Not all supplements for alcohol recovery produce immediate effects, but L-theanine for alcohol withdrawal stands out for its ability to induce immediate relaxation. Months after I quit drinking, I discovered that L-theanine helped to end my … [Read more...]
Alcohol Is No Substitute For Imagination
As physical addiction to alcohol progresses, often imperceptibly, we begin to manufacture rationalizations for why we need to drink in the first place. We fill our minds with reasons that seem absurd in retrospect. In the video below, I'll give my … [Read more...]
7 Ways To Stop Worrying
In this video, I'll discuss the strategies that helped me to stop worrying. For a very long time, I used alcohol to put my worries to rest. They simply came back in the morning, 10 times worse. I'd argue that the best way to stop worrying once … [Read more...]
How Functional Medicine Is Disrupting The Establishment
Thanks to the explosion of health-focused websites, podcasts and YouTube channels, personalized health optimization now occupies the spotlight. This is very good news. Healthcare politics aside, a philosophical reboot of the assumptions underlying … [Read more...]
The #1 Exercise That Transformed My Body And Mind
I'd always been an athlete and an amateur weight lifter, but as I drank heavily for a decade, my gym sessions suffered. I would go to the gym, do the elliptical machine for 15 minutes, do some curls or tricep extensions, and then feel so defeated … [Read more...]
How To Use CBD For Alcohol Withdrawal
The use of CBD for alcohol withdrawal and other addictive disorders has become a hot topic lately, thanks to cutting-edge research involving CBD oil for alcoholism in rats. Since staying on top of new research is one of my favorite things to do, I … [Read more...]
My Evening Routine For Alcohol Recovery
In this video, I'll discuss the evening routine that I began after I quit drinking. For years, I would get home from work, open a bottle of alcohol, and sit in front of the TV. I would do this even if I had just spent an entire evening out eating … [Read more...]
Alcohol And Antidepressants – Everything You Need To Know
This article will provide an overview of alcohol and antidepressants, exploring their effects and interactions. Many of my alcohol recovery coaching clients have been prescribed antidepressants, some of them for years or even decades. I find it … [Read more...]
How I Quit My Job To Live My Obsession
This website began as an attempt to motivate people who could relate to the horrors of my heavy-drinking my past. I had no idea that my newfound mission would eventually turn my old "real jobs" into mere stepping stones. That this ultimately came … [Read more...]
How I Stopped Missing Alcohol
If there's one thing I've learned since quitting drinking, it's that beliefs can become self-fulfilling prophecies. If you believe that alcohol is the only path to pleasure, then you're bound to become hooked on alcohol again eventually. Why? … [Read more...]