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Telling Your Story: Act 1

This is Part 1 of 2. Read Telling Your Story: Act 2 – How to Write Your Story – The Short and Sweet Version here.

October 27, 2020

Delusion Confusion: Let’s Get Real

There is no power in delusion. Yet, we keep a lot of delusions around. The reason we keep them is that sometimes they seem to

October 19, 2020

5 Authors Of Brutally Honest And Surprising Memoirs

Thanks to Sheila O’Neill for including me in the 5 Authors Of Brutally Honest And Surprising Memoirs. Join the discussion on Facebook.

September 30, 2020

Trust Your Reality

I’m sure you’ve been bombarded by all kinds of information given the world that we live in right now. Whether on the news or social

September 29, 2020

Finding Trust Again

One of the hardest aspects of being a trauma and addiction survivor is being able to recover to the point where we can learn to

August 28, 2020

Recognizing 15 Years of Sobriety – Guest Post at AA Agnostica

Originally Posted at DavidBBohl.com on August 22, 2020. Today I celebrate an anniversary of 15 years of sobriety from alcohol. I cannot state any revelations

August 26, 2020

Recognizing 15 Years Recovered Today

Today I celebrate an anniversary of 15 years of sobriety from alcohol. I cannot state any revelations at this milestone, except to say that I’ve

August 22, 2020

What’s in the Language?

One of the most painful aspects of trauma and/or addiction is that becoming personally acquainted with it often shows us just how separate we are

August 18, 2020

Happy Birthday Relinquishment Day to Me!

It’s my birthday today, and a significant one at that – I’ve turned 60, which is a nice round number and one that I get

August 12, 2020

I Don’t Have a Hole in my Soul

I got physically sober in a hospital setting, which was followed by a residential treatment stay. There, I was introduced to a 12-step program, which

August 3, 2020

Are You Screening for Trust Issues?

Many people in recovery have suffered a unique trauma that was often a cause of their addiction. Usually, that trauma stems from childhood and the

July 20, 2020

Don’t Stay Stuck

There are certain emotions that are more damaging to our well-being than others. Those emotions are guilt, fear, and shame. Yet many of us inexplicitly

June 19, 2020

Feeling Sorry for Yourself vs
Feeling Sorry for Yourself

It’s a given that the stories of people with trauma are tragic. It’s how we deal with those tragedies that decide on how successfully we

June 12, 2020

AA Beyond Belief Podcast: Adoptees and Addiction

Does relinquishment and/or adoption make one more susceptible to addiction? Are they froms of trauma? What should relinquishees in recovery avoid, and what should they

June 6, 2020

Solutions, Not Problems

Like an addiction, recovery too is stigmatized. Not a lot of people share with the world that they’re in recovery from addiction or trauma. Unlike

June 2, 2020

About Fear

One of the most prevailing emotions during this pandemic is fear. The threats that seemed so abstract before are now fully realized and real. People

May 22, 2020

It’s Not You – It’s Your Trauma

I’ve seen a lot of entrepreneurial and non-for-profit initiatives happening ever since the outbreak of COVID-19, and the lockdown. People are helping each other with

May 19, 2020

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

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DAVID B. BOHL

Relinquishee, Adoptee, MPE
Author, Speaker.