Building Recovery Podcasts

This is the introduction to the whole approach. Explaining the difference between this approach, based on neuroscience, and more traditional medical based approaches is not easy. This introduction helps you to make a start in understanding the difference, as well as the effectiveness of the Alternative to Rehab approach.

In this podcast we learn to work with the first of the four stages of recovery. The planning stage is probably the least considered in what is often a desparate state of urgency.people affected by addiction and dependency tend to want to get started straight away in active treatment but I have found that planning your recovery is one of the most important steps. You would never walk into an estate agents and look at photographs of houses and say “I’ll take that one”. So here we plan and ask the right questions.

It may seem obvious to you that you are ready to stop, after all, why are you reading this! You may feel that you must stop, but bear with me. It may not be as obvious as it seems. There are good reasons why you should be asking this question now. In this podcast, we go through the most important ones.

In this audio message we go into more detail about the MOT. What it means and how it works. In our approach MOT stands for ‘Moment of Temptation’. It is something all people affacted by addiction must face, understand and deal with if they are to build an effective and permenant recovery. In this episode we will look at the neuroscience of this moment and what this amazing new approach has taught us about how to manage yourself. 

In this podcast we learn to work with one of the most powerful metaphors in our recovery. It dosen’t matter whether you are a parent or mot, you will be able to use this method to help you keep your recovery number one in your focus.

Like all these A2R methods, this one is deceptively simple, but very powerful.

In this podcast we learn to work with one of the most powerful metaphors in our recovery. It dosen’t matter whether you are a parent or mot, you will be able to use this method to help you keep your recovery number one in your focus.

In this podcast we look at one of the most important questions when considering your new building. Is this the right place to build? It includes questions about location and neighbours. Who you are moving away from, and who you are moving closer to.

In this podcast we look at another vital question when it comes to building something long lasting and fit for purpose.  In my years of running rehabs and designing treatment programes, I have found that the biggest problem I have seen people misunderstand is that the new building has to be your own design. This is not as obvious as it might sound. People who have suffered with addiction often leave a long trail of destruction that they are very keen to put right. This can lead to building something that somone else designed

In this podcast we learn to work with one of the most important issues anyone faces when attempting to build a recovery. The issue of relationships. This question is connected with location in this approach and will be discussed in that context.

In this podcast we learn to work with one of the most powerful metaphors in our recovery. When it comes to self managment, impulse control, personal responsibility, as well as the more complex question of the complex nature of the human condiion, you need to learn about the position of Captain. Of the good ship you!

In this podcast we learn to work with another of the most powerful metaphors in our recovery. This process is one of the most important en it comes to shifting away from a ‘disease model’ of addiction and moving towards a neuroscience based approach. This is why action comes last and is thought of more as an effect rather than the cause of recovery.

This is part one of the podcast.Part two follows.

In this podcast we continue to work with one of the most powerful metaphors in our recovery. This is part two of the AAA model. Which I call the growth process. 

Here we ask another important question as part of your ground floor phase. Which rooms are you neglecting? This question will remind you of the rooms in your design and encourage you towards balance.

Here we ask another important question as part of your ground floor. Solidity means coping with normal pressures of life without your brain intervening. Considering this question carefully could save you a lot of time and heartache later on. Remember, your building must be solid!

Here we ask another important question as part of your planning. Location means thinking about who you need to move away from, and who you need to move closer to. Remember, your building must be  in the right place!

Here we ask another important question as part of your planning. Location means thinking about who you need to move away from, and who you need to move closer to. Remember, your building must be  in the right place!

Well here we are at the final stage. This short message sets up the fourth stage and what it will include.

As we move into our future we need to be as clear as possible what our aims are. This serves a dual purpose as the advantage of clarity and the continual check that you are building something that is your vision, not someone elses idea of who you should be.

At this stage it is important that we develop a practice of keeping up with the new challenges that present themselves at every new level. This session invites you to ask yourself what they are for you. 

At this stage it is important that we develop a practice of keeping up with the new challenges that present themselves at every new level. This session invites you to ask yourself what they are for you.