Daniel “Freedom Recovery” Program Do you want to take your life in recovery to the next level? Want to motivate your clients, group or loved ones? Prepare them to get to work on and in their recovery? Dan Callahan has the gift to move people into action. Recovery works!!! However, for the majority of people, there … Read more
“Striving for perfection is the greatest stopper there is.… It’s your excuse to yourself for not doing anything. Instead, strive for excellence, doing your best.” – Sir Laurence Olivier In How it Works, we read that we are striving for progress and not perfection. The authors clearly recognized that we are not saints and that we … Read more
Things to Know About Addiction When I read “Success Principles’ by Jack Canfield for the first time I was amused and impressed by his belief that as he wrote the book there were a number of success principles and that instead of refining them into “The 21 Success Principles” or some other variable, he was … Read more
Transformations When I first heard of Transformations I thought to myself, “what a great name for recovery”. To transform from one state, addicted, to a new state, happy joyous and free! What a great concept and extremely clear vision for the pathway to recovery! Transformations is a South Florida Treatment Center located in Delray Beach … Read more
I would like to introduce you to a friend, Brian O’Shea, he is the co-founder of Caring Interventions. He knows what he is doing because he has been doing it for two decades plus, I trust him and know that he is a man of principle and integrity. My friend Brian O’Shea: What is distinctive … Read more
CMR Recovery Residences Once again one of my favorite things to write about, recovery services dating back to the early days of the Twelve-Step Fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous. CMR Recovery Residences, for those of us from Long Island, “Charlie Murphy’s’! Founded in 1942, CMR is now operated by Charles Jr in the gorgeous north shore … Read more
Capstone Treatment Center When I first learned of Capstone Treatment Center I went to their website to poke around. I am not a big fan of the videos on websites that run automatically. But I must say that this video caught my attention quickly. Adrian Hickmon, PhD the Executive Director is discussing chemical dependency and … Read more
Freedom Recovery Workbook I am a true believer in changing the way you think as you recover. Not just the BS you get out of run of the mill addiction counselors that are sober and think they know what time it is. Using confrontational tactics was and still is a friggin tragedy. Getting and staying sober … Read more
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. — Lao Tzu I have learned over the years that life is about Love. In the Bible it says “God is Love”, Universalists say the creator is Love, East and West philosophers indicate that Love makes the world go round. … Read more
I have a special place in my heart for recovery centers that started back in the early days of Alcoholics Anonymous. These centers had one thing on their agenda, “save men and women from alcoholism”! They sought to treat alcoholism the way no others up to that point in history ever could. They boasted success … Read more