john makohen's Blog, page 8
February 17, 2025
February 12, 2025
What Living on the Streets Taught Me About Resilience and Recovery
From rock bottom to resilience — how surviving the streets taught me the raw truth about addiction, survival, and rebuilding a life worth…
February 11, 2025
What Is Resilience & Why Is It More Than Bouncing Back?
Resilience Redefined: Why True Strength Is More Than Just Bouncing Back
February 9, 2025
February 7, 2025
Why AA’s Higher Power Narrative Fails to Address Addiction
Breaking free from the one-size-fits-all recovery model and finding what actually works for YOU
February 5, 2025
The Spiritual Roadblock: Why AA’s Religious Overtones Don’t Work for Everyone
AA’s spiritual framework, rooted in its religious origins, can alienate non-religious individuals, making recovery feel exclusive rather…
What Substance Use Counselors Need to Know about the 4C’s of Addiction
Addiction isn’t just about bad choices or a lack of willpower-it’s a relentless cycle fueled by the 4Cs: Craving, Compulsion, Consequences…
February 4, 2025
Mindfulness for Addiction Recovery: Find Balance and Healing
Ditch the Dogma, Embrace Awareness: How Mindfulness Reshapes Addiction Recovery
