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Just Where Is The Bottom?

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The Rooms Aren't A Dating Pool

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The Destruction of Distractions

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Don't Mask It, Deal With It Part 2

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Don't Mask It, Deal With It Part 1

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The Truth Will Set You Free

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The Tell Before The Tell

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Learning To Swim Without The Lifejacket

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When Sobriety Breaks Up The Family

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Sober Isn't The Finish Line - Peaceful Is

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Why The 12 Steps Are Important

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The Comparison Trap

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It Was an Accident, Not a Relapse — Here's Why That Matters

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Sobriety Doesn't Fix Character

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Have You Crossed A Line?

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Why Addicts Sometimes Want to Destroy Themselves

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Alcohol and the Hijacked Brain: Why They Can’t Think, Remember, or Decide Like They Used To

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The Addiction Identity Crisis

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The Enemy In The Parking Lot

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Intervention: Lifeline or Landmine?

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Why Relapse Is Not Failure: Learning From Our Mistakes

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Not Your 70s Weed — What Today’s THC Levels Mean

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Dry Holiday In A Wet World

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At The End Of Your Rope - When Addiction Stops Working

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How To Recognize Trauma

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When You Feel Like Giving Up

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Coping With Burnout

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Why the Steps Matter: The Blueprint for Lasting Recovery

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Dealing with Sadness in Addiction — Learning to Feel Without Drowning

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Hidden in Plain Sight — Why You’re Trying to Hide Your Addiction

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THC: The Hidden Hook — Understanding the Addictive Dangers of Modern Marijuana

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What To Do When Tragedy Strikes

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Why Addicts Resist Seeing Trauma as the Root

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The Hidden Grief In Addiction

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Why Do I Keep Sabotaging My Own Recovery

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Isolation Is Addictions Best Friend

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The Issues That Can Cause Discomfort

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Step 9: A Very Particular Part Of Recovery

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The Push And Pull Of Discomfort

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Addicts and Loved Ones Suffer Bitterness

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Finding A Good Therapist Is Important

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The Brain Changes On The Journey To Recovery

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Step 12: How To Spread The Good News

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Do You Know How To Self-Sooth?

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Change Your Perspective, Change Your Addiction

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Alice In Wonderland Can Teach Us Something About Our Addiction

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The Trauma Response Trifecta

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Where To Return As A Prodigal Child

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The Enemy Wants Your Soul

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What Is It Really Like Going To Rehab?

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Separate The Problem From The Addiction

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Getting There Because Of You

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Is This Rock Bottom?

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Just How Long Is This Gonna Take?

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Be Responsible For Your Own Recovery

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The Stages Of Recovery

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When You Order Salvation You Must Receive The Goods

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It's The Small Things That Matter

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How To Pick A Sponsor

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The Stoics Can Teach Us Something About Recovery

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Connectivity Is The Key To Recovery

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Help, I've Fallen And I Won't Get Up!

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Relief From The Past

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Accident, Experiment, Or Relapse

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Determination Is All You Need To Get There

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Accountability And Responsibility, What's The Difference?

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Step 5: Deflation Of The Ego

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Addiction Is Not A Choice, But A Decision Is

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Purposeful Remembering

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The Stages Of Denial

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Right Fighters: Are You One?

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Special Guest: Donnie

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Special Guest: Jon

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How To Make An Aftercare Program

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Defining Recovery

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Boundaries, Boundaries, Boundaries!

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You Need To Change Your Behavior To Change Your Thinking

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A Culture Change Away From Enmeshment

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What Is The Opposite Of Addiction?

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Our Troubling Times

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That Crazy Switch In My Head

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What Is Abuse?

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What Is PAWS?

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Make Your Recovery As Visible As Your Addiction

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What Are Aftercare Programs All About?

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Are You Being Authentic In Recovery?

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Diagnosis Is A Tricky Business

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Don't Be A Social Handyman

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Is Your Marriage Being Destroyed By Addiction?

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Moving At The Speed Of Pain

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Are You Buried Or Are You Planted?

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Healing The Addicted Brain

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Are You A Professional Dependent?

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Step 12: Spreading The Good News

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Your Greatest Weakness Is.........?

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THC Use In Recovery

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Stop The Abuse Of Enabling

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The Institute Of Higher Unlearning 2: New Things To Learn

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The Goldilocks Syndrome: Resistance to Treatment

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Harm Reduction: Is It A Mystery Or A Myth?