Tuesday, July 8th, 2025
Using “So What?” as a Tool of Recovery
Scott Brassart In recovery, no matter how well we plan and prepare, life happens. We constantly encounter challenges and obstacles. Some days it seems like one darn thing after...
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2025Addicts: Your Journey to Recovery
Robert Weiss PhD, LCSW, CSAT If you’re reading this blog, you probably identify with the idea of repeatedly trying, maybe even promising, but then failing to permanently step away... -
Tuesday, June 17th, 2025Feed the Right Wolf
Scott Brassart There is an old proverb (credited to many different sources) about a man with two wolves living inside him. One wolf is filled with shame, anger, fear,... -
Wednesday, May 28th, 2025Sex and Porn Addiction Do Not Discriminate
Right discipline consists, not in external compulsion, but in the habits of mind which lead to desirable rather than undesirable activities. For active sex and porn addicts, addictive behavior... -
Tuesday, May 27th, 2025Why Is Intimate Emotional Connection Such a Struggle for Addicts?
Scott Brassart As a boy, my family taught me certain dysfunctional lessons. One of these lessons was that I was not allowed to express (or even have) thoughts and... -
Tuesday, May 20th, 2025Is Addiction Inevitable?
Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out. Some people are inherently vulnerable to addiction and some people aren’t. Consider alcohol. Nearly... -
Friday, May 16th, 2025Recognizing Sex and Porn Addiction
Sobriety costs nothing. Addiction taxes the soul. The core signs and symptoms of sex and porn addiction are the same regardless of age, race, gender, social history, and psychological... -
Tuesday, May 6th, 2025Recovery: Because I Had No Other Choice
Recovery: Because I Had No Other Choice Scott Brassart Relatively recently, I celebrated 23 years sober from addictive sexual behaviors and 21 years sober from alcohol and drugs. But... -
Saturday, May 3rd, 2025The Pain That Drives Our Disorder
It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where we stumble, there lies our treasure. Addictions form primarily because early-life traumas have...