Leaving Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or another 12 step recovery program can be scary, confusing, and lonely, but you are actually in good company! Most people (95%) don’t stay in…

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In this episode, Mark and Michelle discuss the how the dramatization of addiction over the years has led to many believing they are fighting a battle within themselves between…

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In this episode, Mark and Michelle discuss the topic of overthinking addiction and substance use. Throughout the years, many self proclaimed gurus, entrepreneurs…

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Beginning in April, 2022, The Freedom Model is launching a membership site you can join. You will be able to work through The Freedom Model Online Program and receive…

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Many people struggling with addiction find themselves asking the question. Do I need to go to drug rehab? To answer such a question, one must first know what drug rehab is…

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The crux of the addiction disease theory is that substance users cross a line where their substance use becomes involuntary. In other words, they continue to drink or use drugs…

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In this episode Mark Scheeren and Michelle Dunbar tell the story of how they slowly left the cult of Alcoholics Anonymous. Having grown up in AA, it took them several years to…

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There are not too many things worse than feeling like you’re in a battle with yourself within your own mind. It’s time to stop calling addiction a battle! It isn’t but this…

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When people seek help for addiction, they usually have a belief that someone or something outside of themselves must fix them. They’ve been told they are powerless…

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Trying to solve a substance use problem can be challenging enough without having to constantly deal with the opinions and demands of others. Becoming overly concerned with what…

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