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The Dangers of Boredom

One of the most difficult aspects of shelter-in-place orders is boredom. Anyone on social media can attest to that—people are posting funny memes that talk

May 15, 2020

Nonessential Addiction

Substance Use Disorder (SUD) is a progressive, chronic condition. There is no cure for it, and the only way to ensure recovery from it is

May 13, 2020

Guest Column at AA Agnostica – Acknowledge Your Reality

Thanks to AAAgnostca for sharing my post Acknowledge Your Reality The only “good” thing about COVID-19 is that with the current measures of social distancing,

May 11, 2020

Happy Mother’s Day Moms

Mother’s Day can be a very confusing time for adoptees/ relinquishees. Why? Because our lives are complex. Our relationships, or lack of relationships, are complex.

May 8, 2020

Take Care of You and Yours

If you’re like many people, you’ve probably learned a few things about yourself during this time of a mandatory lockdown. Whether good or bad, some

May 2, 2020

Guest Column at AA Agnostica – It’s Not You, It’s Them: How Zealots Threaten Your Safety

Posted on April 29, 2020, at AA Agnostica.org: It seems to me that now, more than ever, religion and religious beliefs have been at the

April 29, 2020

Get Calm and Carry On: Patience, Endurance, and Persistence Required

Like many of us, I’ve been spending a lot more time on social media lately because of the pandemic, and I’ve been noticing a troubling

April 27, 2020

With Us or Against Us? No, This is NOT the Time to Fight

An on-line Facebook group that got a write-up in a major newspaper for its admirable ambition spiraled down in the space of three weeks. It

April 20, 2020

Blue Mind and Relinquishees/ Adoptees

Q: What is Blue Mind? A; Blue Mind: A mildly meditative state characterized by calm, peace, unity, and a sense of general happiness and satisfaction with

April 15, 2020

Exercise in Trust: Who and What Can You Believe Today?

There is a lot of information coming at us. And now that so many of us are no longer going to work, we spend lots

April 9, 2020

My Secular Sobriety Videocast/ Podcast: How to Deal WIth and Thrive in a Trauma-filled COVID-19 World

I was honored to be the guest today of John and Ben at My Secular Sobriety. The general topic was How to Deal wIth and Thrive in a

April 5, 2020

Guest Column at AA Beyond Belief: HOW TO DEAL WITH TRAUMA AS IT’S ON-GOING

It is official: we are all in collective trauma. There is really no point in being competitive about it, although, for economic reasons, many people

April 5, 2020

It’s OK to Feel Sorry for Yourself

It should be good news that we find helping others easier than asking for help… but unfortunately it isn’t. At least not in the case

April 2, 2020

COVID-19: Navigating a Pandemic –
5 Articles to Help You Build Resilience

Here are 5 articles that can help you navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and build resilience. After all, you need to be ok physically and psychologically

March 30, 2020

Reality Check? Reality Accepted!

NEW NORMAL. NEW REALITY. We are all in this together, and there’s no way out. This is our reality check every day now, as we

March 23, 2020

Yet Another Epidemic? Yes!
Albeit a Quiet Epidemic

Before there was COVID-19, there were whispers about another epidemic slowly eroding the human population. Unlike COVID-19, however, that epidemic didn’t get anyone to social

March 20, 2020

Note: Social Distancing Equals CONNECTING During DISTANCING

No one has predicted this. No one. But we’ve all seen movies and read books, and it’s hard not to panic as real life starts

March 19, 2020

NEEDED NOW MORE THAN EVER: Solution-Focus vs Problem-Focus:
Build Resilience by Leveraging the Positive (not Emphasizing the Negative)

With all that’s going on in today’s world (as I write this the U.S. Federal Funds interest rate stands at 0%, U.S. and world financial

March 16, 2020

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DAVID B. BOHL

Relinquishee, Adoptee, MPE
Author, Speaker.