Why Anxiety Regulation Matters More Than Diagnosis
The heart of recovery is not abstinence or identity but the ability to regulate anxiety, as addiction arises from the nervous system's struggle to find relief, and lasting change depends...
Why Anxiety Regulation Matters More Than Diagnosis
The heart of recovery is not abstinence or identity but the ability to regulate anxiety, as addiction arises from the nervous system's struggle to find relief, and lasting change depends...
Addiction Isn’t Just a Bad Habit, It’s an Ongoi...
Addiction often begins as habit and grows into compulsion through reinforcement, but by replacing harmful behaviors with mindful, supportive practices, we can unlearn these patterns, ease the anxiety of change,...
Addiction Isn’t Just a Bad Habit, It’s an Ongoi...
Addiction often begins as habit and grows into compulsion through reinforcement, but by replacing harmful behaviors with mindful, supportive practices, we can unlearn these patterns, ease the anxiety of change,...
What We Carry: The Legacy of Coping
Inherited coping patterns from childhood, often shaped by parental addictions or compulsions, can lead to attachment disorders and emotional avoidance in adulthood, but with awareness and mindfulness, these cycles can...
What We Carry: The Legacy of Coping
Inherited coping patterns from childhood, often shaped by parental addictions or compulsions, can lead to attachment disorders and emotional avoidance in adulthood, but with awareness and mindfulness, these cycles can...
Character Is the Shield
This journal entry describes how recovery replaces acting out with character, showing that true awakening is the quiet ability to pause between impulse and action, choose accountability and kindness, and...
Character Is the Shield
This journal entry describes how recovery replaces acting out with character, showing that true awakening is the quiet ability to pause between impulse and action, choose accountability and kindness, and...
Advanced Control Over Reactivity
This journal entry explains that emotional mastery is not about eliminating triggers but about staying present in the body through breath as sensations arise, allowing awareness to interrupt reactivity and...
Advanced Control Over Reactivity
This journal entry explains that emotional mastery is not about eliminating triggers but about staying present in the body through breath as sensations arise, allowing awareness to interrupt reactivity and...
When a Doctor Tells You to Drink
The journal entry argues that psychiatric medication can be powerful and helpful, but only when prescribed with deep care, ethical responsibility, and an understanding of addiction and nervous system regulation....
When a Doctor Tells You to Drink
The journal entry argues that psychiatric medication can be powerful and helpful, but only when prescribed with deep care, ethical responsibility, and an understanding of addiction and nervous system regulation....