The problem with any single label for a complex issue is that it implies a level of understanding or agreement that probably doesn’t exist. This is true for all labels and it is especially true for addiction. If I say that you are an addict and you then agree with me that, it will sound [...]
What is Smart Recovery? SMART Recovery's 4-Point Program® helps people recover from all types of addictive behaviors, including: alcoholism, drug abuse, substance abuse, drug addiction, alcohol abuse, gambling addiction, cocaine addiction, and addiction to other substances and activities. Smart Recovery’s purpose is to support individuals who have chosen to abstain, or are considering abstinence from [...]
Yoga and Meditation Effects on Recovery Rates Study Many studies have observed the effect of yoga and meditation on the fight-or-flight response, which is the body’s natural reaction to stressful and life-threatening situations. While this response is a survival mechanism, intended to save you from immediate physical danger (such as being attacked by a wild [...]
The Star Matrix © is an assessment system based on research and understanding that there is more than one path to dependency on mood altering substances and therefore more than one way to conceptualize the problem. There are multiple components that affect the most important question in all substance abuse disorders. That question is “why?”. [...]
Utilizing the Enneagram in Assessment Modeling The Enneagram may be a very old model for understanding the varieties of human personality development. Like all models it is not true, but it may point toward some truth. Personality measurement and resulting models are notoriously problematic and fraught with peril especially when used as a metric instrument [...]
The Star Matrix Assessment Update and 2019 Goal For the Intensive we have developed the Star Matrix model as an assessment tool. The Star Matrix takes the dualistic question “Am I an addict?” and asks for a much more nuanced evaluation of the problem. The one question becomes many: “Is there a genetic predisposition for [...]
At the Addiction Research Foundation, we conducted an online survey that was pushed through social media. We at the point where we started noticing that women and men attended self help meetings at a different rate wehad close to 1000 respondents. Of these respondents close to two thirds were women. While women were more likely to respond to an online survey they were less likely [...]
% (percentage) Family 53.1 Spirituality 49.4 Friends 43.3 Exercise 30.6 Meditation 23.3 Nutrition 20.4 Leisure 20 Journaling 11.8 Religion 11.8 This Table illustrates the most commonly reported types of activity in order of frequency, with the top three being family, spirituality, and friends that people use to support their recovery outside of self help [...]
