Healing Your Narrative with Andrew Hahn
You’ve probably heard of someone who’s suffered from chronic pain, gone to doctors, ran all the tests necessary, and surprisingly, none of the doctors could actually diagnose the problem. Andrew Hahn, Founder of Life Centered Therapy, explains how chronic pain,...
One Day at a Time with Arlina Allen
Arlina Allen has been sober since 1994 after living a wild life of drugs, alcohol, and sex. Her tagline at the time was – “If it was in a bottle, a bag or blue jeans, I was doing it!” Alina had quite a rough childhood. She started seeing a shrink at age 9, drinking at...
Trauma is Relative: A Story of Depression, Alcoholism, and Inspiring Recovery
Recovery is not one size fits all. It is also not a one-and-done situation. Rather, recovery is a process and a journey. When someone gets sober and begins recovery, they are just starting to walk down the path of healing. Many of their previous feelings and...
Treating the Underlying Causes of Addiction
Sometimes you have to fight fire with fire. That cliche is true even (and sometimes especially) when dealing with addiction. Today’s guest is a prime example. David Poses is the author of The Weight of Air: A Story About the Lies of Addiction and the Truth of...
A Story of Addiction, Recovery, Terrible Loss, and Incredible Healing
Journaling has grown in popularity over the past few years. People have found its power as a method of getting their emotions down onto a page and helping them see their lives a little differently. Harriet Hunter is a writer who used journaling in this exact way...
How Perfectionism and Shame Can Lead to Addiction: Wanja Joy’s Story of Recovery
Hiding--many addicts do it. It’s what keeps them locked in prisons of guilt and shame. It’s how they convince even themselves that they don’t have a problem. It’s the very thing that prevents them from getting the help that they so desperately need. Wanja Joy...
How Changing Your Mindset Can Help You Heal from Child Abuse and Addiction
Addiction is often the result of pain in our early years of life. Whether it’s passed down through genetics or an attempt to escape the pain, many addicts can point to a hard childhood as the source of their addiction. This is why it’s so important to recognize our...
Steve Melen’s Story of Cancer, Addiction, and the Resiliency that Helped Him Overcome it All
When we go through extreme pain, it’s easy to feel like we’re all alone. We doubt that anybody has felt the level of pain that we are currently experiencing. Life begins to feel hopeless and we start believing that there is just no reason to carry on. However, there...
Understanding the Potential of Nontraditional Medicine in Addiction Treatment
In the realm of addiction treatment, it’s important to understand that you can only master your health and find joy in your life once you’re able to balance the power of your mind, your body, and your higher self. If you're just living in your physical body, doctors...
It Will Never Happen to Me!
Children of an addictive home internalize a lot of toxic shame where they lose the ability to believe in their own worth and value. For some people, it has never been instilled in them, to begin with. But there is an emotional connection between the addict and...
