Addiction and Recovery

In a previous blog I talked about the value of renunciation. Renunciation is an act that cultivates freedom and joy. How does renunciation apply to recovery? Renunciation is one of […]

These days renunciation gets a bad rap. People think of it as deprivation. This could not be further from the truth. Rather than deprivation, renunciation is liberation. It is liberation […]

Healing and recovery are about cultivating joy. After all, it is joy which we want to realize in our lives. It is joy that enables our purpose to savor life. […]

Freeing yourself of addiction is difficult, but possible with effort, support, guidance, and practice. It requires first seeing clearly how addiction harms you and others. Understand in your bones that […]

People disagree about what are addictive behaviors. If a behavior meets the definition of addiction (compulsion, loss of control, continued behavior despite harmful consequences), then the behavior is a behavioral […]

External triggers are people, places, things, and situations that awaken cravings. They differ from internal triggers, which are negative emotional states such as anger, fear, or boredom. Common external triggers […]

“Environment is of supreme importance. It is greater than will power.” Paramhansa Yogananda Recovery requires a positive environment. If you have a hip fracture, you first need surgery in a […]

Life can get messy. Either we create messes for ourselves or messes are put upon us. For most of us, it is a combination of both. No one lives a […]

Many who suffer from addiction, depression, anxiety, and other psychiatric issues do not love themselves. Instead, they are harshly self-critical. They have suffered injury to the sense of their innate […]