I found the 12 steps of addiction recovery in a way many addicts do: lost, desperate, broken, and looking for change. However, I wasn't drinking daily, using drugs, gambling or overeating. To most, I ...

“This is not an either/or dynamic—it’s both/and.” —Jamie Marich, Ph.D. Over the last two decades, it has become clear that a significant percentage of people who struggle with addiction to alcohol and ...

"The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places." —Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms Kintsugi is the Japanese art of recognizing and celebrating beauty in broken ...

In recent years, reports of the failures of Alcoholics Anonymous have continued, challenging the foundational programming of the 12 steps. With the majority of treatment programs being based on the ...