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Doing it Better?

I’ve noticed something on social media that’s reminded me of something that used to happen in the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous: people boasting about the

June 7, 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

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

It’s What We Do About Fear and Failure That Matters

With the “New Reality” we’ve been forced to accept comes many new expectations. It’s easy to feel discouraged or downright depressed abandoning those expectations we

May 5, 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

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

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

Shelter-in-Place: Terrible Idea or Necessary Evil?

In many states, during the coronavirus outbreak, businesses have been ordered to close after being deemed non-essential. Liquor stores, however, have been deemed essential and

March 25, 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

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.