The rehabilitation from alcohol and drug dependence for individuals afflicted has been around for well over a century here in the United States. Of course the challenge of alcoholism and addiction has been plaguing mankind for much longer than that however, rehabilitation as it is today has revolved and evolved from a religious perspective, to … Read more
I read an article on the state of the $25 Billion addiction treatment industry yesterday in Treatment Magazine. They discussed the fragmentation of the industry and how it works against itself in spite of itself. Personally I have witnessed many agency target the names of their competitors for paid Google searches. Seems pretty dirty to … Read more
And we have ceased fighting anything or anyone— even alcohol. — Big Book, p. 84 The Big Book was written with exceptional insight into the human condition. Throughout the books first 164 pages and specifically in chapter three, “More on Alcoholism” Bill is a wordsmith. He uses suggestion, possibility and the analogy of the “Jaywalker” … Read more
Success leaves clues. — Tony Robbins If you have read my blog, book, articles and or workbook you probably know that the basis of the recovery process is making sure that an individual looking to recover has every possible advantage working “for them” and not “against them”. I want to stack the deck in their favor. … 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
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
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
“The one important thing I have learned over the years is the difference between taking one’s work seriously and taking one’s self seriously. The first is imperative, the second is disastrous.” – Margot Fonteyn I was out of work and sober over two years. At the time it was a difficult time in the country, … Read more
By every form of self-deception and experimentation, [real alcoholics] will try to prove themselves exceptions to the rule …. Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th ed., pg. 31 Alcoholism and addiction are cunning, baffling and powerful! Quite frankly, for those of us that have the “Creature” it owns us when we are in it! We justify, rationalize and … Read more
If we skip [step five], we may not overcome drinking. Time after time newcomers have tried to keep to themselves certain facts about their lives. Trying to avoid this humbling experience, they have turned to easier methods. Almost invariably they got drunk. — The Big Book It was 1988, I had struggled with two issues … Read more