alcoholism Archives - David B. Bohl

Why it is Essential to Build Recovery Capital

I posted at BeaconConfidential.com a piece that talks about Recovery Capital and why developing it is essential for successful healing and recovery. Read more about

May 1, 2023

Identity Development: Sometimes Healing Happens in Mysterious Ways

The process of Identity Development is important to all human beings, and although associated with adolescence, it is a profess that for a number of us is

April 25, 2023

Recovery Management can be THE Difference Maker In Healing and Recovery

I posted at BeaconConfidential.com a piece that explains how and why Recovery Management (RM) can make a difference between successful healing and recovery and continued

April 24, 2023

Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation: FAMILY OF ORIGIN SEPARATION TRAUMA AND ADDICTION – CARE PLANNING AND RECOVERY MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS

I was honored to speak to the clinicians at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation today, especially as a graduate of the Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate

April 19, 2023

Bill W was a Relinquishee

Imagine being an 11-year-old boy and having your childhood shattered after being abandoned by both your mother and father. The carefree days spent in rural

April 17, 2023

HIGH-VALUE-ADDED CONSULTING AND COACHING:
Case Studies

In the following series I will talk about composite case studies based on clients who came to my practice looking for help with their

April 11, 2023

HIGH-VALUE-ADDED CONSULTING CASE STUDY:
IAN

I met the B. family after the mother (Mary) reached out to me once she read my memoir, Parallel Universes . She emailed sharing that

April 5, 2023

ANNOUNCING: A NEW PARTNERSHIP, A NEW HOPE Click here to read an introduction I wrote to the Adoption Constellation. I have the honor of collaborating

December 30, 2022

Announcing: A New Partnership, A New Hope

Addiction and Adoption Constellation Support Group Meets every other Tuesday at 5:30 pm PST, 8:30 pm EST Register Here As you know from

December 19, 2022

Trust Exercises to Overcome Hiding in Plain Sight

I often go back to the topic of trust as someone who had spent the majority of his life unsure if it was safe to

November 29, 2022

Yearning for Connection? You Are Welcome Here

From a very young age, most people strive to belong to a group. Whether it’s their immediate family, peers, or people with similar interests, we

October 5, 2022

Did You Know There Are Two Celebrated Authors from East Troy, WI?

It’s hard to not make it sound as if it’s not my ego that needs stroking, but when I think about my work as an

September 15, 2022

Happy New Season!

For many of us the real new year starts in September. This is the time when kids and young adults go back to school, when

September 8, 2022

The Butterfly Effect: Truth and Transparency in (my) Adoption

“The butterfly effect is the idea that small, seemingly trivial events may ultimately result in something with much larger consequences – in other words, they

August 5, 2022

Adoption Truth: What Every Adoptee Wants You to Know

What every adoptee/ relinquishee wants you to know is that we are not all the same. We have all, however, gone through trauma, whether we

July 13, 2022

The Harm of Positivity

Have you too been feeling this “sweet” pressure to feel good, the way I have lately? I’m talking about the pressure to triumph over negativity

June 30, 2022

A Love Hangover is Better than Any Other Hangover

“I’ve got the sweetest hangover/ I don’t wanna get over” ~ Diana Ross Recently, I was a part of a beautiful event that made

June 15, 2022

HIGH-VALUE-ADDED ADDICTION CONSULTING
Case Study: Margaret Campbell and Family (with children)

In the following series I will talk about composite case studies based on clients who came to my practice looking for help with their emotional-

June 9, 2022

DAVID B. BOHL

Author, Speaker, Addiction & Relinquishment Consultant, Relinquishee, Adoptee, MPE