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David's Latest Blog Posts
- Learning From the Experts, Part 2 (August 10, 2021)
- Learning From the Experts, Part 1 (August 9, 2021)
- 100 Blog Posts and an Upcoming Break (July 13, 2021)
- Learning From Wired In To Recovery (July 12, 2021)
- Recovery Stories Weekly, Issue 6 (July 11, 2021)
- Recovery as an Organising Construct – Bill White Interviews Larry Davidson (July 10, 2021)
- How Do I Know a Treatment Service is Recovery-Oriented? (July 9, 2021)
- ‘The Four Stages of Recovery’ by Mark Ragins (July 8, 2021)
- Learning About Addiction Treatment, Part 9 (July 7, 2021)
- Learning About Addiction Treatment, Part 8 (July 6, 2021)
- An Illustration of the Manner in Which Factors Facilitating Recovery Interact (July 5, 2021)
- Recovery Stories Weekly, Issue 5 (July 4, 2021)
- Alcohol Dependence (July 3, 2021)
- Learning About Addiction Treatment, Part 7 (July 2, 2021)
- Learning About Addiction Treatment, Part 6 (July 1, 2021)
- On the Nature of Healing: Judy Atkinson (June 30, 2021)
- Factors Facilitating Recovery: A Summary (June 29, 2021)
- ‘Women: Drinking and Recovery’ by Dr David McCartney (June 28, 2021)
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Random Story
Beth’s Recovery Story: ‘Becoming Beth’
A fullly-fledged dependent drinker by age nineteen, Beth has gone on to become a recovery coach and writer in order to help other people escape from addiction. (7,328 words)
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Untangling the Elements Involved in Treatment
Our research focused on interviews of people in a prison treatment programme revealed insights into the elements that operate in the treatment process, and how they might interact to facilitate a person’s path to recovery from addiction (1,700 words).
Random Film
“We Shall Remain”
WE SHALL REMAIN was created to address the effects of historical trauma in our tribal communities. Many times, these untended wounds are at the core of much of the self-inflicted pain experienced in Native America. Much like fire, this pain can either be devastatingly destructive or wisely harnessed to become fuel that helps us to […]
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Mike’s Tunes
Recovery can be lonely at times, so Mike has selected a number of his favourite inspirational songs from YouTube. Mike is 42 years in recovery and you can read his Recovery Story on this website.
Random Healing
Describing Healing: Professor Helen Milroy
I came across a beautiful description of healing in the Forward of the fascinating book Traditional Healers of Central Australia: Ngangkari. I quote this description here, although I have altered the paragraphs “Healing is part of life and continues through death and into life again. It occurs throughout a person’s life journey as well as […]
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