Practice versus Knowledge

August 31, 2015 by C. Scott McMillin

Most people in stable recovery got there the hard way, through major alterations in the way they live.

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Solid at the Core

June 8, 2015 by C. Scott McMillin

When you give in to panic, you find yourself with two problems rather than one: The thing that’s scaring you, and the fact that you’re panicky and can’t reason clearly.

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Not-So-Early Recovery

May 7, 2015 by Cecile

But no matter how difficult a challenge or how great a triumph it is for us to get from there to here, life’s still going to keep throwing more problems at us.

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The Colors of Serenity

April 16, 2015 by Cecile

We were using the same kind of language to talk about it: Focusing, centering, in the moment, relaxing, stress-reducing, peaceful.

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Good Practice Over Bad Habit

February 12, 2015 by C. Scott McMillin

Faded drawing of man's head in profile, on old-looking, stained paper. The "brain area" is filled with gears.

If you’re not fighting your own conscience, you feel better about yourself, and conflicts with others diminish, too.

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Another Debate, Same Subject

February 9, 2015 by C. Scott McMillin

The coffee is just not that tasty. Yet they were getting something out of it that was important to them.

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Lifestyle Balance Model for Recovery

January 26, 2015 by Alexandre Laudet, Ph.D

This is where ‘recovery work’ comes in, in the form of acquiring healthy strategies to successfully handle (i.e., without resorting to substance use) stressful situations and resulting emotions.

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Do-It-Yourself Repairs

January 8, 2015 by C. Scott McMillin

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By focusing on the welfare of someone else, James had gotten the full benefit of the Ninth Step.

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Resolution or Resolve?

January 1, 2015 by Cecile

What I like about resolve is that it has no sell-by date. Resolve focuses on progress, not perfection.

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Recidivism Trap

December 29, 2014 by C. Scott McMillin

As if he were proud of it — as if his list of treatment ‘failures’ represented a weird sort of achievement.

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