People in early recovery wonder if they can drink non-alcoholic beer. Here on my thoughts on that.

Treatment helps alcoholics to safely stop drinking. Once stopped, alcoholics need to be engaged in a program and lifestyle that keeps them from starting up again.

I discuss the term "allergy" when it comes to the alcoholic. What is its origin and what does it mean?

Structure is vital to success in early recovery.

People often attend 12-Step meetings and try to rationalize how different they are from others rather than looking at how they suffer from the same disease.

I describe the five year cycle of recovery and how to anticipate the changes you will experience.

Recovery takes time, and you need to be patient. Progress rather than perfection, but the one thing you must do perfectly is to not take that first drink or drug.

Recovery takes time, and you need to be patient. Progress rather than perfection, but the one thing you must do perfectly is to not take that first drink or drug.

My first guest discusses how Al-Anon helped her cope with her husband's drinking. Find out more about Al-Anon at al-anon.org.

My first guest discusses how Al-Anon helped her cope with her husband's drinking. Find out more about Al-Anon at al-anon.org.