*Unbroken Brain* Explains Why ‘Tough’ Treatment Doesn’t Help Drug Addicts
From npr.org, an interview with Maia Szalavitz, author of Unbroken Brain. Szalavitz was addicted to cocaine and heroin from the age of 17 until s…
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3 Steps for Making Real Relating Possible – with Tara Brach
Whether you decide to practice these steps as part of your ongoing self-care, or to help you open to your Loved One in times of non-use or during a wi…
Can You Get Over an Addiction?
...Research also shows that half of all addictions — with the exception of tobacco — end by age 30, and the majority of people with alcoho…
The Time We Have Left (in Jelly Beans)
An experiment with jelly beans demonstrates in a concrete and thought-provoking way, the preciousness of the time we have.
Can He Successfully Moderate? There’s Only One Way to Find Out …
The founders of AA suggest that attempts at moderation provide the best litmus test for alcoholism. In their view, drinkers that are able to cut back …
You Raise Me Up
Watch this stunning interpretation of Josh Groban's song "You Raise Me Up." Whether it's a person, an experience, an idea, or y…
Missing the Mark on Addiction
Massachusetts Doctor and Addiction Medicine Specialist Dr. Ruth A. Potee has written an editorial for the Greenfield Recorder abou…
This is your cue! Learn when to step in …
As you follow the AiR program, you will be making effort each day to (re)build a bridge between you and your loved one. Do not worry if bridges have b…
Mean What You Say! (Lessons from Two Toddlers)
It is astonishing how even babies can be passionate about what they say. Watch these be-diapered twins engaging in a deep and animated discussion…
If You Feel It, Sing It
This crooning, piano-playing pup provides a good dose of comic relief, which we all need, daily! But perhaps there is another message we can rece…