EPISODE · Aug 22, 2025 · 12 MIN
How The Steps Stop Addiction!! Recovery can be Long Lasting and People Can Regain their Lives
from The 1% in Recovery Successful Gamblers & Alcoholics Stopping Addiction · host Hugo V
Text and Be HeardThe gambling industry's tentacles reach deeper with each passing football season. This year, as betting platforms multiply and advertising saturates every media channel, we're witnessing a perfect storm for addiction. Sports channels, streaming services, fantasy leagues, and in-game betting options form an ecosystem designed to extract maximum money from vulnerable individuals.What's truly alarming is the network of complicity. State governments promote gambling under the guise of funding education. Media giants from Disney to Fox profit from gambling advertising. The money trail leads everywhere except to protecting ordinary citizens. While we have protective laws for driving, drugs, and weapons, gambling—a weapon turned against people—continues with minimal regulation and maximum promotion.After 25 years studying recovery processes and becoming a Steps Scholar (much like biblical scholars), I've reimagined the traditional 12 Steps to address their limitations into The 12 Steps Explained. Recovery begins with understanding how addiction lies to us and disconnects us from our authentic selves. Effective recovery acknowledges our universal need for help and guidance. Addiction's greatest power lies in isolation, keeping us from our true nature. The path forward involves identifying our genuine desires—for recovery, love, wellbeing, healthy relationships, and a meaningful future. By building character traits like honesty, hope, and courage while making the most of each 24-hour period, lasting change becomes possible. Join our Recovery Freedom Circle on Facebook where we support each other through this journey of rediscovery and transformation. Remember: recovery is beautiful, and your emotional intelligence is your greatest asset in this battle.Support the showRecovery is Beautiful. Go Live Your Best Life!!Facebook Group - Recovery Freedom Circle | FacebookYour EQ is Your IQYouTube - Life Is Wonderful Hugo VRecovery Freedom CircleThe System That Understands Recovery, Builds Character and Helps People Have Better Relationships.A Life Changing Solution, Saves You Time, 18 weekswww.lifeiswonderful.love Instagram - Lifeiswonderful.LoveTikTok - Lifeiswonderful.LovePinterest - Lifeiswonderful.LoveX - LifeWonderLoveLinkedIn - Hugo Vrsalovic LinkedIn - The 1% in Recovery
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Text and Be Heard The gambling industry's tentacles reach deeper with each passing football season. This year, as betting platforms multiply and advertising saturates every media channel, we're witnessing a perfect storm for addiction. Sports channels, streaming services, fantasy leagues, and in-game betting options form an ecosystem designed to extract maximum money from vulnerable individuals. What's truly alarming is the network of complicity. State governments promote gambling under the ...
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