Don’t Underestimate The Effects Of Drug And Alcohol Addiction By: Stan Popovich Nowadays, you hear of people who deal with drug and alcohol addiction and other mental health issues who refuse to get the help they need to get better. Some of them go to rehab and don’t take advantage of the help that is … Read more
“Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.” — Warren Buffett No matter whether you believe addiction is a disease or a habit of sorts the recreational use of alcohol or drugs often if not always occurs prior to the onset of abuse or dependence. I … Read more
I recently read an article in the NY Daily News on Ray Lucas the former NY Jet QB, about his addiction to pain pills. The article raised the question: “Do traditional recovery models work for athletes who become addicted to painkillers during the course of their careers? This is one of the main challenges the … Read more
I wrote an article on Adolescent treatment yesterday and received two personal email messages. The first writer felt I was a bit crazy with my desire to have my child only with other teens that were in treatment for the first time. Here is what he wrote: “But more importantly, I want to make sure … Read more
The reason for living is giving! — Tony Robbins I believe that each and everyone of us has a good heart. I am sure that each and everyone of us has dropped coins or a buck in a homeless persons cup throughout the years. If a friend asked you for $20 for food I am sure … Read more
My Suggested Reading List! I have been asked often, “what do you suggest I read”? I always offer a few suggestions and hope I matched the person with the best possible solution. In my Freedom Recovery Workbook I added a reading list. These are in no particular order simply how they came off the top … Read more
“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
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
I was recently blessed with the honor of becoming a Guest Blogger on a site primarily for family members of the alcoholic. If you would like to read it please visit: The Immortal Alcoholic! Quite a while ago I wrote a post on Parents, I use it in my workbook as well. There is such … Read more
Where success is concerned, people are not measured in inches or pounds or college degrees, or family background; they are measured by the size of their thinking. — David Schwartz How we think is everything. There is so much incorrect thinking going on when it comes to recovery. People are often misinformed specifically on the … Read more