DAVID B. BOHL

There’s so much more to sobriety than just quitting. I’ve learned that – and continue to do so – over the years since putting down

There’s been lots of debate about addiction being a disease going on for as long as we’ve been identifying it as a problem. If we

As an addictions specialist, one of the questions I often ask myself is: WHO is recovery for? It’s for myself as someone who has a

“Trigger” is a very popular word in recovery circles and it has permanently entered our everyday language – you can read and hear it in

There’s an adage in 12-step groups that says “principles before personalities,” and it’s a simple reminder that everyone in recovery should worry about the recovery

According to two definitions, “dislocation” can mean “disturbance from a proper, original, or usual place or state” or “injury or disability caused when the normal

There’s a misconception that with sobriety your life becomes amazing as you bask in the happiness of clean living and all of your problems seem

One of the biggest enemies of recovery is complacency. There’s nothing wrong with feeling solid and sure in your sobriety, but when too much self-satisfaction

As I’ve written before, substance use disorder (SUD) – a.k.a. addiction – is a complex and complicated disorder – one whose management can sometimes resemble

Maybe it’s the promise of a warmer weather, my first foray to my happy place this spring (my lake retreat), or just a general feeling

One of the hardest aspects of recovery is the issue of trust. I’m talking about two sides of it – gaining it for yourself and

“Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than those you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail

All of us want and need to feel safe and secure. For many of us, fear of abandonment comes from a real trauma – for

You know what? Sometimes I’m just not. Feeling. It. Sometimes, I get tired and bored with talking about trauma and recovery, and I feel very

When you start your recovery from addiction you often hear about different stages that you’re to expect from it. For those of us who attend

Many of us, in recovery and outside of it, have family members and friends who also suffer from substance use disorder. It’s never easy to