The current popular thinking on addiction is that it’s caused by “underlying issues” including trauma, emotional problems, and mental health issues. This thinking is not…

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This topic is a listener request! Are there benefits to feeling shame? If shame is a choice why would people choose to feel it? Does feeling shame help you to change your…

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Why do you have to bash the 12 step model and AA so much? You should just tell people what you do. Freedom Model co-developers Mark Scheeren and Michelle Dunbar explain…

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According to AA’s internal data, approximately 5% of people who attend one AA meeting are still attending at the end of 1 year. Of those there are a certain percentage that…

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Addiction treatment and recovery can trap people for years and tragically, some people never make it out! This is an emotionally charge episode of The Addiction Solution as…

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Is AA a cult? How about the addiction treatment system in the US? Is it possible the entire addiction treatment industry is built on a cult? Mark Scheeren and Michelle Dunbar…

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Fear and shame seem to be the default motivators that many people try to use to get themselves to stop drinking and using drugs, and other habits they want to stop.

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No one gets addicted to doing something they don’t like to do but many people who struggle with heavy substance use become confused as to why they keep doing it.

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Anytime we say that addiction isn’t a disease, it always ticks people off! The first few chapters as well as the appendices of our book The Freedom Model for Addictions…

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There is a strong belief in our society that people who’ve struggled with heavy substance use need support to stay abstinent; and that they need support specifically from…

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