Americans are killing themselves with drugs like never before. More Americans died from opiate overdoses in 2016 than were killed in the Vietnam and Iraq wars combined. One out of every eight Americans suffers from an alcohol-related disorder, a 50% increase over the previous decade. The American…
The insidious American Hologram, and how it influences recovery. Brief Overview of the EpisodeThis episode is mainly about two things: an apology for the long gap in these podcasts, and the American Hologram. We all tend to measure ourselves by criteria that aren't even real any longer, and it's universally harmfull, but especially so to […] The post RIC 006: The American Hologram appeared first on Pete Soderman.
Brief Overview of the EpisodeIn this episode I tell the story of the events that precipitated my own decision to quit drinking, and some of the concerns I had. I then suggest a couple of exercises for those still in the contemplation stage of the stages of change. In this episode I tell the story of […] The post RIC 005: Crystallization of Discontent appeared first on Pete Soderman.
Brief Overview of the EpisodeWhy should we have to plan for the change process? Why can't we just charge ahead and take things as they come? How do we go about planning for change, what is the process, and how do we decide what specific changes to make? These are the questions I answer in this […] The post RIC 004: Planning For the Change Process appeared first on Pete Soderman.
Brief Overview of the EpisodeIn this episode I discuss the Stages of Change as developed by James Prochaska and Carlo DiClemente. While not everyone passes through all of the stages, it still provides at least something of a road map to guide us through the recovery process. Briefly, they are:PrecontemplationContemplationPreparationActionMaintenanceTerminationTo these, I usually add Relapse […] The post RIC 003: The Stages of Change appeared first on Pete Soderman.
Brief Overview of the EpisodeThis episode provides a foundation of how learning, especially addictive learning is accomplished by our brain's neuroplasticity without any direction from us. As we move about our environment, we change over time, we can't help it. We can't help it, but we CAN direct it, and that's what this session is […] The post RIC 002: Why Cognitive Recovery Will Work For You appeared first on Pete Soderman.
Brief Overview of the EpisodeThis is very much an introductory episode to the Recovery in Chaos podcast. In it, I explain why I named the podcast as I did, and a bit about my background and journey in recovery. I also explain what the word "recovery" means, in a clinical sense. I forgot to mention in […] The post RIC 001: A Process of Change appeared first on Pete Soderman.
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