The question, "Am I an alcoholic or addict?" often arises in the minds of those grappling with substance abuse.

The treatment center industry is broken. Out of the Affordable Care Act werewolfed a $45 billion dollar-a-year industry built on the...

Are you struggling with alcohol addiction and feeling like there's no hope for recovery? Have you tried everything from cutting back to...

Well, goodbye 2021 and hello 2022. Good, bad, ugly, and indifferent, 2021 is not a year any of us will soon forget. Here are the big...

The short answer? No, Cali Sober isn't the same as sober sober, but it doesn't mean it's bad. Demi Lovato's appearance on the Joe Rogan...

Braving the Journey this week talks with Tyler Matheny. Tyler is one of the cofounders of YANA - an exclusive community of sober and...

We’ve heard this from so many people over the years it’s crazy. The more a person is exposed to recovery, but fails to recover, the more...

For many people this seems like a loaded and unsolvable riddle, but it's not as complex as it seems. Before we dive into the answer, we'd...

While we’re all pretty much over Corona Virus, staying and keeping others healthy is still really important, so what do you do once...

In order to adequately answer this question we need to first define our terms as to what an alcoholic or addict is. While the DSM-V gives...

The New York Times recently ran an article entitled, "Alcoholics Anonymous vs. Other Approaches: The Evidence Is Now In" showing that new...

Preface: This post is filled with opinion. With that being said, if you read something that differs from what the Big Book or your...

Disclaimer: Work all the steps, in order, with a person that has done likewise if you choose a 12 Step Program as your path to recovery....