Personal choice and empowerment
A Diverse and Welcoming Support Community Rob Freundlich, SMART Recovery Meeting Facilitator When I recognized and accepted my sex-related addiction in March 2015 (2 1/2 years ago), I started looking...
View ArticleHurricanes Can’t Stop SMART Recovery Conference from Rising Strong!
Things were a little touch-and-go as to whether SMART’s 2017 Annual Conference: Rising Strong would be able to occur in Ft. Lauderdale on September 22-24. But much like the conference theme and SMART’s...
View ArticleGetting a Fix: Preventing Opioid Addiction
A three part video series The SMART Blog editors received the following press release and link for a video addressing the opioid situation. The video does not directly pertain to SMART but could be of...
View ArticleBook Review: Alex Korb’s The Upward Spiral
Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression, One Small Change at a Time. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, 2015, 225 pp. Review by Ted Alston, facilitator Bad feelings and bad habits...
View ArticleHow to improve your sleep while in addiction recovery
Sleep disorders are a common struggle in recovery from addiction Guest blogger, Alisa, Nestmaven.com According to a study in the Journal of Addiction Medicine, the incidence of insomnia is five times...
View ArticleLife is Good (continued)
Unexpected benefits of recovery (part 2) There have been many unexpected benefits of my recovery. The most important of these has been the unconditional love and support of my family. Many months after...
View Article✥Special Edition✥ Unavoidable Holiday Celebrations
5 Tips For Avoiding Drinking By Dr. Reid Hester, Director of Research at CheckUp & Choices It’s that time of year: office parties, holiday invites and celebrations with plenty of opportunities to...
View ArticleSMART Recovery Travels to Alaska!
by Sam Lester aka Sam29, Onsite and Online Trainer; SMART Volunteer I just returned from an Onsite Facilitator’s Training I conducted in Fort Yukon, Alaska on behalf of SMART Recovery. When I started...
View ArticleHow SMART Works Well in African American Communities
How SMART Works Well in African American Communities Where a Spiritual Orientation Suggests Only 12-Step Programs Are Suitable By Barry Grant, Ph.D. SMART Recovery was recently questioned about the...
View Article[BOOK REVIEW] Get Your Loved One Sober: Alternatives to Nagging, Pleading,...
Review provided by Henry Steinberger, Ph.D. To help people seeking sobriety for their loved ones, Get Your Loved One Sober offers a revolutionary program: The Community Reinforcement And Family...
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