A lack of love for the summertime may just be down to personal preference, but it can also be due to an underlying disorder or because we’ve had bad experiences at this time of year. Summer can bring out the worst in us, and this is particularly the case if we have some kind of addiction issue.
In this episode of the podcast, we discuss a wonderful meditation practice that can benefit both the person performing the tea ceremony and those observing it.
There are people who have found ibogaine treatment to be useful in overcoming drug addiction, but it certainly does not appear to work for everyone. There are also potential dangers associated with it that anyone considering it needs to take into account.
Covid 19 has been like a massive storm that has passed through our lives and, at least for some of us, left behind lasting damage. Anxiety issues, depression, and substance abuse may be another obstacle that some of us will need to face.
May is the time of year when one season transforms into another, and this month can also be when you begin your own special transformation.
Easter is when Christians around the globe celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. Recovery offers the chance of a new life following addiction. It is a type of resurrection.
In this episode of the podcast, Penny shares her experience of adversity in recovery. Life continues to happen after we quit alcohol/drugs, and this means we need to face the bad as well as the good. Despite the many tough challenges Penny has faced during her 33 years of recovery, she never regrets ending her addiction.
A coversation between Alastair Mordey and Paul Garrigan.
In this episode of the podcast, I chat with Alastair about the neurobiology and other ways of looking at addiction. Alastair is a speaker and writer on addiction. He was a founder and chief clinical architect of the Cabin Rehab.
There is an oft repeated saying in addiction recovery circles, “if you keep on doing the same things, the same things will keep happening to you”. Spring is a time of hope and renewal
As U2 song goes, ‘nothing changes on New Year’s Day’. This can be a particularly depressing realization for those of us who struggling with some kind of addiction issue. Maybe we can hide the worst of our drinking and drugging over the Christmas period when ‘everyone is at it’, but when the rest of the world goes back to ‘normal’, we can be left feeling lonelier than ever before.
