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Brainwave Entrainment and How it Can Enhance Addiction Recovery
Music has always been something I’ve used to change my mood. In my drinking days, it tended to be heavy rock and blues, as it seemed to resonate with the darkness I felt during those years. Now that I’m sober, I tend to listen a lot more to house, as it aligns with a more…
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The Hidden Link: Psychic Entropy, Addiction, and the Path to Mental Resilience
Save me from the incessant monkey We all experience intrusive thoughts from our restless monkey minds, and on some days, they feel especially overwhelming. My partner and I recently returned to the UK after spending a month in Kenya. I’ve often found that traveling can be incredibly stressful—the bustle of a busy airport, followed by…
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Identity Shifting as a Powerful Recovery Tool
Whether you think you can or you can’t you’re right Henry Ford’s famous quote may seem a tad cold when talking about recovery. But I know from first hand experience he is right. In my own struggles with alcoholism, I was forever saying I would quit but never made a firm resolution (a pact with…
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Turning Setbacks into Strength: Understanding and Overcoming Alcohol Relapse
Ooops!…I did it again There is nothing more soul destroying that relapsing after a period of sobriety. The temptation to just say fuck it and go on an all out bender can be overwhelming. Alcohol relapse is a common, yet challenging, aspect of recovery. Many people find themselves struggling with the cycle of recovery and…
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Life After Alcohol & Finding Other Ways to Fill the Void
Introduction Life after alcohol has been a journey characterised by ups and downs. For me, one recurring theme has been learning to become comfortable with the void. What do I mean by the void? For me it’s what Buddists refer to as Dukkha – or unsatisfactoriness with life. The main cause of inherent human ‘suffering’.…
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How to Get in Touch With Your Intuition
We’ve all had times when we feel something but can’t explain it. Maybe you feel good or bad about a job offer. Or, you feel something strong about a new person. That feeling is your inner sense working. It’s a strong tool that many people forget to use. In today’s world, we get overwhelmed with…
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What is Holosync Meditation?
Introduction I was invited to try a 5 day trial of Holosync nearly 2 years ago. I was initially dubious about the idea of listening to binaural sounds to help me with meditation. Being someone who has practised for nearly two decades, I was sceptical as to how Holosync could actually benefit me. Despite this,…
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Lasting Change Can Only Come From an Internal Identity Shift
Be careful of what you focus on I have an insidious enemy that has accompanied me in my 50 year journey in this life. My mind. It is the primary reason I ended up drinking myself to death in a grotty bedsit, instead of living the glamorous life of a commercial airline pilot. By the…