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...]
Organic Supplement Helps To Restore Mental Tranquility And Motivation
I'm very transparent on this website about my experience with quitting drinking and building a healthy lifestyle from scratch. There's a lot that went into my transformation. However, none of it would have been possible if I had not discovered … [Read more...]
Removing Barriers To Innovation In Addiction Recovery
As with a refugee crisis or a hurricane, the collective knee-jerk reaction to America's addiction epidemic is to demand billions of dollars of federal assistance. The issue transcends ideological boundaries: every political figure, from Nancy Pelosi … [Read more...]
Brain Inflammation And Alcohol Relapse
Inflammation is the immune system's response to infection, injury, or stress. Localized or temporary inflammation - such as when you sprain your ankle, or fight off an infection - is not a bad thing. However, persistently elevated levels of … [Read more...]
Start Feeling Better After Quitting Drinking For $15 Or Less
Lately, I've tried to put myself in the shoes of someone who is trying to quit drinking - or who has recently quit - and come across this website. There is so much information here on the physical component of alcohol recovery that it can be … [Read more...]
My Coconut Kava Cocktail Recipe
I've written repeatedly that I often feel best with nothing in my system - not even coffee! - and that's true. But because I am a human being, sometimes I want something that tastes great and elevates my spirit. As anyone knows who's read … [Read more...]
Vitamin B12 And Alcohol – Nutrient Deficiency And Repair
The relationship between vitamin B12 and alcohol is well known, especially since prolonged alcohol exposure severely depletes stores of this vitamin. This article will discuss the importance of vitamin B12, symptoms of deficiency, and how to repair … [Read more...]
The Business Of Recovery – An Eye-Opening Documentary
Every few months, I have to squash the urge to write a 10,000 word essay about the broken addiction recovery industry. I discovered last night that about half of my critique is already contained in a one and a half hour long documentary, called … [Read more...]