Thinking about a slip requires intervening on our own behalf. Ever since Pavlov studied conditioned responses in rats and dogs, science has uncovered what many sensed but never articulated, we are all creatures of habit. By ringing bells with intermittent rewards or punishments, he caused his lab animals to run towards anticipated pleasures like foodContinue reading “Avoiding Onramps to a Slip”
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Talking the Talk vs Walking the Walk
Those of us who are traveling on the road to recovery are fortunate to have found new directions and purpose. However, just because we have undertaken the task of turning our lives around does not mean that our efforts will be rewarded easily or that obstacles and pitfalls will magically disappear once we have madeContinue reading “Talking the Talk vs Walking the Walk”
Replacing Regret With Resolve
How many times have you thought or uttered the words “I woulda, shoulda, coulda?” If we lived perfect lives, we’d get everything right the first time, be free from mistakes, and never have to clean up messes, personal or otherwise. I hate to dash anyone’s hopes, but the last time I looked, I was unable to findContinue reading “Replacing Regret With Resolve”
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