There's a Russian fairytale called "The Firebird," in which a hunter is faced with a decision to pick up a feather he finds laying on the path in front of him. His horse warns him that picking up...
What does Bill Wilson have in common with a Toltec Warrior?
This week in my Wednesday Woo! series my I gave a presentation titled "Managing Your Spiritual Energy: A Warrior's Approach To Personal...
One night I was standing in my office with the parents of a girl who was a client in my addiction treatment program. We had just completed her graduation group, which marked her successful...
In 1988 I ended up in drug rehab as a relapsed drug counselor.
It was one of the darkest periods of my life. But it was also the beginning of an experience that changed my life.
The day I...
I thought I'd share a video I made the other day about the role of meditation in addiction recovery.
Throughout my career as a drug and alcohol counselor I've always had a special affinity for...
The other day I did a fun little livestream in my private FaceBook group (@JimSavageRecovery) that took quite an interesting turn—and opened the door for a lot of stimulating discussion...
Over the past several weeks I've had numerous calls from frustrated parents who have been engaged in some form of counseling or treatment with a teenage child where substance use was definitely...
A METAPHOR FOR THE SPIRITUAL JOURNEY
The Journey is a rock musical I initially wrote to simply tell a story about addiction and recovery. But over the years it's evolved into an entire...
What does it mean when we say that someone's drug or alcohol use is a ... "problem?"
The first step towards successful substance use intervention is getting clear about what it...
Last week I shared a video that pointed to what in my estimation is one of the biggest reasons for poor outcomes in substance use treatment. And that's the fact that clients are often...
I got a call the other day from the producer of a TV news show that's going to air a segment on emerging trends in addiction treatment. He said he was given my name as a “leader” in the...
If you have a loved one being treated for a drug or alcohol problem, there's a good chance you've heard—or will hear—one or more of the statements listed below at some point...
