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10% Happier, Dan Harris, & Meditating For Recovery

Today I would like to discuss with you a podcast, app, and subscription service called 10% Happier, founded by Dan Harris of ABC’s Nightline & weekend airings of Good Morning America. I am first going to give you a little background into the story behind 10% Happier before I give you my own opinion ofContinue reading “10% Happier, Dan Harris, & Meditating For Recovery”

Finding a Sponsor

In recovery, fellowship is the single most important concept and the most essential tool for remaining sober. Building a network of fellow addicts in recovery allows you to tap into a treasure chest of opportunity; It is extremely common for employment opportunities to arise out of relationships built within your recovery network, genuine, healthy friendshipsContinue reading “Finding a Sponsor”

Things you need to know about cravings & triggers

During the detoxification process and in the first days & months (and years, for that matter) of your recovery, you are absolutely going to experience triggers and cravings that temporarily put you at a much higher risk of relapse during these events. The intensity of such events can be quite high, and for a fewContinue reading “Things you need to know about cravings & triggers”

Guilt & Shame: You are not alone

I heard something that I had never before heard the other day, a man at a meeting made the comment, “Guilt is what you feel as it relates to other people, shame is what you feel for yourself.” As an addict, we carry around a whole lot of both. The madness & insanity that takesContinue reading “Guilt & Shame: You are not alone”

B12 – The Buddhist 12 Step Meeting

Overview & Format When I first started taking my recovery seriously a couple months ago, I really wanted to find a way to keep my mind not only occupied, but genuinely interested in whatever I was doing. An idle mind can put an addict at a significantly increased risk of relapse. From the start, IContinue reading “B12 – The Buddhist 12 Step Meeting”

Intensive Outpatient Programs: My Experience at Sun Behavioral Health in Erlanger, KY

On January 27, 2020, I graduated from an Intensive Outpatient Program (I.O.P.) at the Erlanger, Kentucky location of Sun Behavioral Health, which was essentially therapist-led, group therapy for patients suffering from substance abuse that may or may not be accompanied by a dual-diagnosis of another mental health issue. This particular program required attendance three daysContinue reading “Intensive Outpatient Programs: My Experience at Sun Behavioral Health in Erlanger, KY”

Things you should know about meetings…

An overview of the most common 12-step programs If you have been through any amount of treatment, you will be very familiar with the attempts of facility staff members to convince patients to attend the twelve-step meetings that are typically offered at several times throughout the course of each day. The frequency of meetings varyContinue reading “Things you should know about meetings…”