A catalyst, immersionist, chronic malcontent, empath, conscientious persister, solitudinarian, itinerant introvert, and often complexly hypervigilant, David B. Bohl is also a relinquishee and adoptee, a
Before fighting your demons challenges, you need to know your demons challenges. Perhaps one of the biggest challenges for someone who has the double-whammy of
If you listen to enough stories of people with addiction, you’re going to hear the story of using alcohol or drugs to deal with nerves
In the past few months, many of us have been forced to really slow down. Whether we’ve lost our jobs, had them suspended, were told
It baffles me when in these modern, healthier (?) times, we are still supporting a culture of drinking to the extent we are. Recently, I
Serenity seems to be hard to come by lately with all that has been going on. We’ve spent months locked up inside with people or
The Winter Solstice allows us a unique opportunity: to actually CELEBRATE the darkness of the day. Where I live, we’ll experience only 9 hours and
“Many attempts at change fail because people hope to leap directly from the good intention to the final conclusion”—was an inspirational quote I read regarding
Back when I first got sober, I knew that I was giving up a certain lifestyle that no longer suited me. I wish I could
In the past few months, the number of people falling victim to addiction has increased in numbers – to truly epidemic proportion. As we fight
Once in a while, I’ll come across someone who got sober without the help of Alcoholics Anonymous or any other program. Often it was a
Thanks to the Indiana Adoptee Network for hosting me at their weekly Adoptee Happy Hour, and to all those who took time out of their
Additional Reading How Can We Best Support Relinquishees? (adoptees, fostered and orphaned individuals) David B. Bohl https://davidbbohl.com/how-can-we-best-support-relinquishees/ Relinquishment/Adoption and Addiction/Recovery: I am Much More Than
Please join me this Friday, November 20th, at 7:00 PM Eastern, 6:00 pm Central, 5:00 pm Mountain, 4:00 pm Pacific, as I present at the
Perhaps one of the most controversial aspects of recovery and one that keeps me up at night from time to time is the concept of
For many people, quitting drugs or alcohol might seem like a sentence – no more carefree boozy afternoons, no more unpredictable fun with friends, no
Many thank yous to Amanda at This Adoptee Life for including my narrative in This Adoptee Life’s Adoptee Stories section. Adoptee Story: David B. Bohl
The first time most of us hear about Blind Spot is while learning how to drive. There is an area that is obscured from our
