Podcasts about freedom model

In this episode, we reveal plans to replace 12-step programs with The Freedom Model and a global coaching network—become a Certified FM Coach today!

Mark and Michelle explain how The Freedom Model aligns with and can enhance religious faith through autonomy, free will, and positive drive.

Can you follow The Freedom Model while attending AA/NA for community? Mark & Michelle discuss balancing autonomy with healthy relationships.

Mark and Michelle explore love's aspects and apply Freedom Model ideas to strengthen relationships and improve life.

Mark and Michelle use The Freedom Model to overcome various behaviors, like smoking and gambling, after leaving 12-step programs.

The Freedom Model aims to change global addiction treatment by offering an alternative to the flawed disease-based approach.

Persistence in The Freedom Model is about genuine change, not rigid recovery protocols or denying what you love.

Mark and Michelle discuss the intense process of writing "The Freedom Model" to help solve PMO addiction, detailing its history and evolution in their workshops.

Is there a solution to addiction? Addiction treatment providers and nearly all addiction help models will tell you that there isn't. The Freedom Model will show you there is!

Mark and Michelle discuss the differences and similarities between problematic substance use and behavioral “addictions”,

For our 200th Episode Mark and Michelle tell the story of how The Freedom Model began in the late 1980s, how they met, and how they walked out of the cult of recovery and developed The Freedom Model.

So you have found The Freedom Model and it changed your life, but someone you love is still struggling; how can you help them? What can you do for them?

When learning The Freedom Model, there can be a tendency to get some of the information and begin your experimentation with abstinence and moderation. We explain why this kind of “experimentation” is not helpful, and can actually reinforce the beliefs that are keeping you stuck.

Coach Blu interviews Michelle Dunbar Mark Scheeren. They have created a mindset called the freedom model. Addict to Athlete revolves around the foundation of this style of recovery. They discuss their backgrounds and how the ideas came to fruition.  Addiction Solution podcast TheFreedomModel.org The Freedom Model Book Facebook Freedom Model Group

Coach Blu interviews Michelle Dunbar Mark Scheeren. They have created a mindset called the freedom model. Addict to Athlete revolves around the foundation of this style of recovery. They discuss their backgrounds and how the ideas came to fruition.          Addiction Solution podcast   TheFreedomModel.org  

We have gotten many requests to talk about other behavioral “addictions” wondering if The Freedom Model can help.

We often get this question from people in the recovery society; “How does The Freedom Model help people?” Mark and Michelle discuss why it's so difficult for people in the recovery society to understand The Freedom Model and what it means to actually move on from addiction.

Addiction disease proponents often accuse The Freedom Model of preying on vulnerable “addicts” for a profit while AA and 12 Steps are "Free".

Craig Pretzinger is back with another insightful episode! This time he discusses the concept of achieving agency freedom and emphasizes the need for agency owners to build a successful and self-sustaining agency. He delves into the changing insurance landscape, explaining why the old ways of agency freedom no longer work. Craig also talks about the importance of focusing on growth and investment, not just immediate income, to create long-term equity in the agency, and introduces the “five pillars” that help create a sustainable and successful agency!Tune in to unlock the secrets of achieving freedom and building a predictable and sustainable agency with the Insurance Dudes!The Insurance Dudes are on a mission to find the best insurance agentsaround the country to find out how they are creating some of the top agencies. But they do not stop there, they also bring professionals from other industries for insights that can help agents take their agencies to the next level. The Insurance Dudes focus on your agency's four pillars: Hiring, Training, Marketing and Motivation! We have to keep the sword sharp if we want our agencies to thrive. Insurance Dudes are leaders in their home, at their office and in their community. This podcast will keep you on track with like minded high performing agents while keeping entertained!About Jason and Craig:Both agents themselves, they both have scaled to around $10 million in premium.  After searching for years for a system to create predictability in their agencies, they developed the Telefunnel after their interviews with so many agents and business leaders.  Taking several years, tons of trial and error, and hundreds of thousands of dollars on lead spend, they've optimized their agencies and teams to write tons of premium, consistently, and nearly on autopilot!LEARN MORE BY Registering for TUESDAY's LIVE CALL With The Insurance Dudes!GET YOUR FREE INTERNET LEAD CHECKLIST TODAY!

When you understand The Freedom Model fully, then solving addiction becomes easy, and maintaining an addiction free lifestyle is effortless.

In this episode, We give you The Freedom Model's perspective on brain chemistry and addiction.

In this episode, We give you The Freedom Model's perspective on brain chemistry and addiction.

Listener topic request: Why do some people gain an understanding of The Freedom Model but occasionally drink or use drugs heavily?

Mark Scheeren and his colleague, Michelle Dunbar, developed the Freedom Model of Addiction. Listen as Claudia and Bev discuss this, agreeing on some things and disagreeing on others. It's always interesting to listen to different points of view. Both Mark and Michelle have struggled with addiction. Is addiction a brain disease? Can someone recover? Is medication always needed to stop using substances? Do people with addiction have to stop using all substances for the rest of their lives? Is the hijacked brain idea true? Who created it and why? The Freedom Model research - The Baldwin Research Institute The Freedom Model Website "Here are some really informative opiate/MAT-centered articles written by FM co-author and BRI Research Fellow, Steven Slate on his site www.thecleanslate.org" https://www.thecleanslate.org/the-facts-buprenorphine-treatment-for-opioid-use-disorder-is-widespread/ https://www.thecleanslate.org/how-the-new-york-times-and-everyone-else-keeps-getting-one-major-fact-about-opioid-addiction-and-treatment-wrong/ Mark Scheeren's co-author and BRI Research Fellow, Steven Slate's Ted Talk You can contact Mark at info@thefreedommodel.org Information on opioid MDL settlement dollars - $54 billion and counting Disclaimer: The information that has been provided to you in this podcast is not to be considered legal or medical advice. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-doctor-patient-forum/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-doctor-patient-forum/support

For our 160th episode of The Addiction Solution Podcast, Mark and Michelle answer The Freedom Model skeptics and critics directly.

“Dry January” has become “a thing” over the last decade. What is it? Is it Helpful? In this episode The Freedom Model delves into this and more!

Many people struggle with heavy drinking or drug using more when they are alone. This habit can be more difficult to break because of the perceived benefits.

One of the criticisms of The Freedom Model we hear is, “You guys say The Freedom Model is the only way!?? Isn't that just like AA?” No, and here's why!

Listen, Think, Question, Observe & Become Aware: Feel FREE to Disagree, Is Addiction even Real or Just a Choice ? Redefining Addiction, the Stigma, Labels and the whole Recovery Addiction Paradigm. How much does Addiction effect your Thinking ?

Landon Starbuck is a national thought leader, speaker, writer and advocate countering Human Trafficking; specifically child trafficking and child exploitation. Landon is the Founder & President of Freedom Forever; a non-profit dedicated to protecting children from trafficking & exploitation and preserving freedom for all. Landon left the music industry as a Billboard charting singer/songwriter after uncovering the exploitation within the entertainment industry. She continued making music as an independent artist and donating 100% of her sales to fight modern day slavery.    Now, she dedicates her life to advocacy; combatting the trafficking and exploitation of the most vulnerable. She inspires young women to find their true identity and power through purpose, not sexualization. Her heart for service, working with survivors and prevention education led her to start her own non-profit where she brings to light many aspects of exploitation that are hidden.    In addition to running her non-profit, Landon serves on the board of Operation Lightshine, an anti-trafficking organization in Tennessee that works with law enforcement to rescue kids from trafficking and exploitation. She also serves on the Advisory Council for Lynn's Warriors in New York, is a partner with The National Center On Sexual Exploitation and a member of The Coalition To End Sexual Exploitation. In 2021, she directed the largest coalition mobilizing activists across the country in a rally & march at our southern border to expose the record level of human trafficking and exploitation occurring there. Tucker Carlson (FOX), Breitbart, OANN and more covered the unprecedented demonstration Landon led at the border. Landon has led counter trafficking activists across the country who understand the importance of preserving freedom for all in the fight against modern day slavery. Landon is unique in her authentic, common sense approach to education and prevention in combatting the demand within our culture via The Freedom Model.    For more information, please visit: landonstarbuck.com   LISTEN NOW AT: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-blacksmith-chronicles-podcast/id1485445641   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4OmhF96FBZ7wz6umnfiMnT   Destiny Image:  https://destinyimagepodcastnetwork.squarespace.com/#/the-blacksmith-chronicles/   Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/84241b46-96c3-4aed-a483-a003fd5ea74c/the-blacksmith-chronicles-podcast   Ryan Johnson — www.ryanjohnson.us RJM YouTube Channel — https://bit.ly/34Vxbgl Ryan Johnson Ministries Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/officialryanjohnsonministries The Blacksmith Chronicles Podcast Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/RJMinistries Instagram — ryanjohnsonministries EMAIL — info@ryanjohnson.us TikTok — @officialrjm

Listen as Daniel & Bobby C Discuss there Transition In & Out of AA by Researching New Information & Gaining Insight into Different ways of Looking at the Addiction Recovery Industry. The Freedom Model has Helped Point/Uncover this New Way of Thinking

This episode is focusing on the introduction of a Real Freedom Model, Financial Freedom Number, and just discusses it. If you Play with this idea please download my free e-book on financial freedom also you are welcome to my VIP Facebook Group Community to achieve Real Freedom. Download E-Book https://bit.ly/Real_Financial_Freedom Join my VIP Facebook Group https://bit.ly/RFM-VIP-FB-Group Yours Truely, Sandeep Kule Real Freedom Coach https://linktr.ee/sandeepkule

Is lying to people about addiction justified? No - which is why The Freedom Model will always speak the truth, regardless of popular opinion.

LANDON STARBUCK – Today, we are going to talk about the epidemic of Child Sexual Exploitation, Trafficking and Abuse. This is truly a battle between good and evil. But, if parents can see themselves as Freedom Warriors and take action, we can stop the madness!                               Meet Landon Starbuck. Landon is a Freedom Warrior. She is a speaker, writer, and the Founder and President of the non-profit Freedom Forever which counters the epidemic of Child trafficking and exploitation. She left the music industry as a Billboard charting singer/songwriter after personally experiencing and uncovering the exploitation within the entertainment industry. Now, she dedicates her life to this fight for children. She has developed the Freedom Model to solve this horrific problem and encourages Parents to get in the fight for their kids' lives! Let us know your takeaways. Post on social, tag UFA (@UnstoppableFreedomAlliance) and @landonstarbuck and check her website at freedomforever.us for more resources. Check out our website where you can find tools and resources to help you join in the fight for life! https://unstoppablefreedomalliance.com

Chris Scott interviews Mark Scheeren, the co-author of The Freedom Model for Addictions. They go over Mark's personal story of addiction, the making of the book, and alternative ways to gain back your power from addiction. 

The Freedom Model for Addictions, it states that emotions don't happen to you, they happen by you. Learn what this statement means and why it's important.

The Freedom Model Team's goal is to change the way people with substance use problems are helped worldwide, from FEAR based to FREEDOM based!

Mark Scheeren joins me to share a new model for treating addictions and alcoholism not based on a 12-step model. Mark Scheeren co-founded Baldwin Research Institute, Inc. (BRI) and the Saint Jude Retreats, the first residential non-12 step model for drug and alcohol problems in America. As a BRI Research Fellow, he is the co-author of the revolutionary book, The Freedom Model for Addictions. Mark is the only addictions researcher in the world to have studied individuals with substance use issues by living with the study subjects for a period of twelve years. “This was the only way to truly understand the issues concerning this population and build solutions that actually promoted success. Learn more at https://www.thefreedommodel.org/. Join WAL Plus now for commercial-free shows and our complete archives - JoinWALPlus.com ---- Looking to start a podcast? Download my podcast Podcasting and Platforms now, and check out my recommendations for buying the right equipment. ---- Q Sleep Spray assists in achieving a more restful sleep so you can wake up refreshed. Q SLEEP contains incredible ingredients, including melatonin, 5-HTP, and L-theanine, as well as a proprietary herbal extract, which synergistically promotes restful sleep and helps your mind and body rejuvenate. Buy Now - https://wearelibertarians.com/sleepspray/ ---- Pillowsonic with bedtime private listening in total comfort without earbuds or headsets. Buy Now - https://wearelibertarians.com/pillowsonic/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Freedom Model is offering a brand new service that has been requested by our retreat guests and private instruction students for the past 30 years.

For those influenced by our recovery-centered culture for decades – which includes just about everyone in America today – The Freedom Model opens your eyes to the truth that the conventional view of addiction is patently false and addiction is really just another word for habits based on learned preferences. Addiction is a cultural construct based on a host of myths, junk-science, misinformation, fear, lies, and shaming. All of this is harmful to any individual's belief that they have the ability to change their habits for the better. The Freedom Model rejects these myths, damaging rhetoric, and tactics meant to coerce and create forced abstinence in the user. The Freedom Model helps each person bring their innate power of choice back front and center by challenging all of the pillars of addiction myths our society has constructed. Today, Mark Scheerenm, Chairman of Baldwin Research Institute and author of The Freedom Model for Addictions joins the program to show how embracing freedom and autonomy over one's self can help us shatter our old, outdated, recovery-centered culture in lieu of real results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week I spoke to Rae McDaniel, a non-binary gender and sex therapist who works with transgender/non-binary/questioning folks who feel lost while transitioning their gender identity. Rae is the founder of Practical Audacity, a gender and sex therapy practice in Chicago. They also provide training in trans-affirming care for medical and mental health professionals and they hold a Masters of Education in community counseling. Our conversation covers how learning to communicate directly in sex impacts clearer communication elsewhere as well, the importance of sex education and resources, naming fear rather than ignoring it, approaching gender from a place of curiosity (not only for trans and NB folks but for everyone), and much more. I loved talking to Rae and I'm excited for you to listen. Show notes:- Rae's Media Kit | Practical Audacity | GenderFck- Our Breakup Kits are 20% off this month with offer code: february- There are a couple of spots open in my one-on-one creative consulting! If you want to work with me, learn more here and book a free session with me to see if it's a correct fit - Subscribe to our newsletter to get show notes + essays, etc. sent to your inbox- Follow @letitouttt on Instagram. I'm @katiedalebout Sponsors:Find the best prices on prescriptions now by joining GoodRx. Go to goodrx.com/letitout to see how much you might be overpaying!

Mark and Michelle discuss how they went from identifying as "addicts" in "recovery" to escaping the recovery trap and building the Freedom Model.

Freedom Model co-developers discuss benefits of engaging in other activities while you are working to break your substance use habit.

Freedom Model co-developers talk about that space between recovery and freedom, and their experiences as they fully broke free from the recovery trap.

The Freedom Model team dives into demystifying substance effects. Knowing this is crucial in gaining Freedom from addiction

Learn how The Freedom Model team is expanding our reach to change the addiction treatment paradigm.

The Freedom Model developers discuss Freedom Model International and how it will replace Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).

Understanding our strengths can help us gain clarity in our thoughts, vision and pursuits. We can let our natural strengths shine to guide us on our path of self-discovery. Join me for this episode where I chat with Angela Howard about her Freedom Model and how we can shift our perspective and action so that we can live our best life. Learn more: www.wildheartexpressive.com  Connect with Angela on Facebook @WildHeartExpressive and Instagram @WildHeartExpressive Your support of The Roller Coaster is always appreciated, please make sure to SUBSCRIBE! If you REALLY like what you hear, leave a comment, and share it with your friends! You can find me on: www.therollercoaster.com Facebook @therollercoasterpodcast Instagram @the_roller_coaster_podcast JOIN US! www.necturegrowth.com and follow Necture Growth Network on Instagram @necturegrowth Thanks for joining me today and until next time I'm sending my virtually distant hugs!

The Disease Model of addiction states that addiction is an incurable lifelong disease that can be arrested through 12-step work and 'working a strong program' yet it can never be fully recovered from. The Freedom Model states that addiction is not a disease and that the mainstream recovery society programs people with a set of beliefs that have never been proven yet have been largely disproven. Chris Scott interviews Fit Recovery Coach Briana Theroux on these and other related topics.

In this week's episode of The Addiction Solution Podcast, Freedom Model co-creators discuss how people break out of a binge cycle for good.

In this episode of The Addiction Solution Podcast, Freedom Model co-developers talk about building or rebuilding your life when solving an addiction.

Addiction is a cultural construct with vast amounts of misinformation surrounding it. Learn how The Freedom Model can help you solve addiction for good!

In this episode, Freedom Model developers explain some of the factors that can add to a strong preference for heavy use.

What does freedom mean to you?  In your body, your mind and your emotions there are ways to move, think and feel that can liberate you or hold you back.  In this episode Angela Howard discusses the many levels of freedom.  We talk about Somatic Movement Therapy and the powerful way the  body speaks to us if we know how to listen.We talk about what it means to live from your strengths rather than manage your weaknesses.  We talk about the Clifton Strengths which is an assessment of your own personal strengths and which you can take on the website below.  We talk about the power of finding your voice and allowing the authentic expression of who you truly are to be let out fearlessly into the world.  You have a message and it's time everyone heard it!Angela Howard has an undergraduate degree in Psychology and a Masters in International Business and Finance.  She is a somatic movement therapist, life coach and movitational speaker.  She created Wild Heart Expressive in 2020 to motivate and support people in their personal evolution.  Links:Wild Heart Expressive   Use Discount code  75off at checkout for a 75% discount. IG - https://www.instagram.com/wildheartexpressive/. FB - https://www.facebook.com/WildHeartExpressive/Email - Angela@WildHeartExpressive.com

In this episode, The Freedom Model addiction experts explain why interventions and addiction treatment can cause more harm. Find out what works better.

The Freedom Model team takes on a tough but important topic, feeling and believing you're broken which often turns into feelings of complete hopelessness.

Steven Slate author of Freedom Model, The Fredoom Model for addictions : Escape the Treatment & Recovery.  join Monica RIchardson - Host- filmmaker of The 13th Step  documentary, blogger and podcaster.

Many people who first learn about The Freedom Model think it's a program with a goal of achieving moderate substance use, but that's not exactly right.

In a time when a lot of us are dealing with strong, difficult emotions, it can be easy to slip into bad patterns to try and cope and these patterns can spiral to harmful levels and addiction. On top of that, some of the most popular addiction treatments often end up reinforcing the idea that someone's identity is "addict" which only serves to feed the pattern. Michelle Dunbar has a different way of looking at addiction. Through the framework she helped to develop, Michelle and her team empower people struggling with addiction to change the trajectory of their lives rather than giving the power to substances and bad habits. On Today's Episode of A Healthy Curiosity: What addiction means in the context of Michelle's work How her own experiences and those of other family members led her toward the framework she developed The three distinct components of The Freedom Model Why she says the opposite of addiction is diversification What has surprised her along her career of helping people with addiction Michelle Dunbar is the co-author of The Freedom Model for Addictions: Escape the Treatment and Recovery Trap and The Freedom Model for the Family. She is also Executive Director of Baldwin Research Institute, Inc., and The Saint Jude Retreats, not-for-profit research organizations with the mission to change the way people with substance use problems are helped worldwide. Michelle has been helping  people move beyond addiction for over 30 years. Links: Get A Free Sample of The Non-12 Step Addiction Ebook Get The Freedom Model Books for free by using code “freedom100” through the end of 2020 Connect With Michelle Dunbar: Saint Jude Retreats The Freedom Model Ebooks Twitter Facebook YouTube -- Find out how to enroll in the Level Up course (on sale through the end of 2020!) Work with Brodie 1-on-1

Writer and substance and abuse and addiction researcher Mark Scheeren talks about why he got into the field of studying substance abuse and addiction and about his book The Freedom Model.

Addiction has become a catch all term. The Freedom Model breaks down what addiction is, and what it isn't.

The Freedom Model team topic of cravings as it pertains to drug use and addiction.

The Freedom Model team discusses what it means to truly escape the addiction, treatment, and recovery trap, and move on!

Steven Slate is co author of "The Freedom Model for Addictions: Escape the Treatment and Recovery Trap" and researcher at the Baldwin Research Institute (BRI). We discuss The Freedom Model concept for treating addiction which opposes philosophies like twelve-step meetings and the disease model. The show sponsor is www.apphemp.com. Use promo code TAP15 to support South Carolina's first syringe exchange, Challenges Inc. Learn more at www.challengesinc.org , www.thecleanslate.org , www.thefreedommodel.org

In this podcast, Freedom Model co-authors Mark Scheeren and Michelle Dunbar talk about their personal experiences with deprogramming and also their experiences helping others to do the same.

On this podcast episode I discuss the book The Freedom Model of Addiction. This book was written by libertarians and is an interesting take on alcohol and drug addiction and recovery.

In this episode, we discuss how 12 step programs can lead to ongoing struggles, dangerous binge usage, and emotional problems.

This week we've got a very different perspective on Addiction & Recovery in an interview with Mark Scheeren. Mark is the co-author of The Freedom Model of Addiction, the first non  12 Step methodology to treat addiction and alcoholism. A word of caution; this approach may sound like heresy to 12 Step enthusiasts and advocates and to some extent it very well may be. Indeed I count myself as a strong advocate for the benefits of 12-Step Recovery. Our philosophy on this program is to bring you a wide variety of views, approaches, and experiences on and around Addiction and Recovery. To invoke a 12 Step slogan, take what you want and leave the rest. That said, I encourage you to keep a very instructive quote from the book Alcoholics Anonymous close to your heart as you listen to this interview “There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments, and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance—that principle is contempt prior to investigation”. Mark's primary message is one of personal empowerment, free will, the power of positive motivation, and ultimately making the case that there's more than one way to treat alcoholism and addiction. Listen Up. The Freedom Model: https://www.thefreedommodel.org/ Book: The Freedom Model for Addictions: Escape the Treatment and Recovery Trap Chinese Proverb Featured in the Interview: Be careful of your thoughts, for your thoughts become your words. Be careful of your words, for your words become your actions. Be careful of your actions, for your actions become your habits. Be careful of your habits, for your habits become your character. Be careful of your character, for your character becomes your destiny. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-way-out-podcast/message

In the latest episode of the Addiction Solution Podcast, we announce the development of a new program and the global impact of The Freedom Model. Mark, Michelle and Steven discuss how the revolutionary Freedom Model is changing the treatment industry for the better.  

The co-authors of The Freedom Model for Addictions discuss if those labeled as "alcoholics" & "addicts" can drink normally or moderate.

In this episode, the co-authors of The Freedom Model for Addictions discuss the myths and messages presented in the film, Beautiful Boy.

In this episode, the co-authors of The Freedom Model for Addictions discuss the myths and messages presented in the film, Beautiful Boy.

Alcoholics Anonymous is the most widely accepted and protected cult on the planet! In this podcast Mark and Michelle talk about their experiences being born into AA families and then fulfilling the dire predictions that they would become "alcoholics". From attending thousands of meetings, to forming their own AA groups and holding service positions in their district and area, Mark and Michelle got a unique perspective on the inner workings of AA, and how those who question the dogma are treated. For them leaving AA was a process that eventually led to co-writing The Freedom Model for Addictions with Mr. Steven Slate.

The Freedom Model authors weigh in on H.R. 6, the government's new law that is supposed to solve the opioid crisis. Listen as we break down each act within the law and let you know exactly why they will not only be ineffective, but will likely increase the problem.

When people are seeking help once again, they are looking for someone to tell them what to do because that is the purpose of treatment. Even when they are seeking an alternative and contact The Freedom Model, they are still looking for someone or some program to fix them from the outside. After years in treatment and/or recovery, they've come to believe they are unable to control themselves so they believe others must direct their lives. Unfortunately this never works. There is no program or treatment that can fix you.

People have all sorts of beliefs about the powers of substances: to make them more outgoing and fun, relax them, and to pick them up when they're down. And many people will allow drunk or high people to behave in ways they would never allow someone who is sober. They do this because of what is called the license to misbehave. The question is, do substances actually have the power to make you relax and turn a bad mood into a good one? Does alcohol make people relaxed and funny or does it make them angry and violent? Does heroin relieve emotional pain and help people to deal with trauma? Does cocaine make you smarter and more insightful, or does it make you aggressive and hostile? Today all three Freedom Model authors challenge the supposed magical powers of substances and expose the license to misbehave.

When looking for alternatives to 12 step based programs and meetings, people often look for alternative support groups. And while there are a few, the question remains, are support groups actually necessary and/or effective at helping people to change their substance use behaviors? What people fail to realize is that before 1935 when Alcoholics Anonymous was formed, those people who struggled with alcohol or drug problems simply got over their problems and moved on with their lives. The entire premise that people need some kind of support structure or meeting was literally born out of the 12 step movement. Freedom Model co-authors Mark Scheeren, Steven Slate and Michelle Dunbar discuss their personal experiences in support group meetings and where their research has taken them. They talk candidly about whether or not support group meetings are necessary or effective

Host Michelle Dunbar interviews Mark Scheeren, Chairman of the Baldwin Research Institute, Co-founder of The Freedom Model Retreats, and Co-author of The Freedom Model for Addictions. Michelle and Mark discuss the development of The Freedom Model – from its earliest beginnings in the late ‘80's to the present day. The interview covers Mark's early life in AA, and then his decision to leave AA, and his final decision to create the antithesis of AA and treatment for addiction in America. He highlights the founding of the first non-12 step residential model in America, The Freedom Model Retreats, and the book that chronicle's the research and method behind this path, The Freedom Model for Addictions. Mark describes his continued mission to change the way people see and define addiction, and why the research led him to abandon what he calls, the 12-step treatment complex. A must-listen for anyone dabbling with the idea of leaving a 12 step program in their search for greater happiness and success!

Today author Steven Slate joins the show to talk about addiction with Felony Friday host John Odermatt. Steven was drawn to study addiction as a result of his own struggles with drug abuse. Steven and John discuss a controversial book that Steven co-authored with Marc Sheeren and Michele Dunbar, The Freedom Model for Addictions: Escape the Treatment and Recovery Trap. The book calls into questions many commonly held beliefs in regards to addictio [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steven Slate from the Baldwin Research Institute joins me to discuss The Freedom Model for Addictions: Escape The Treatment and Recovery Trap which is a book he co-authored. Instead of telling addicts they are powerful, Steven tells them that they are in control; he discusses these ideas along with his own experiences. Links Mentioned: Book Link: https://www.amazon.com/Freedom-Model-Addictions-Treatment-Recovery/dp/0983471347/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1521226007&sr=8-1&keywords=the+freedom+model+for+addiction Steven's Website: http://www.thecleanslate.org

Join Host Monica Richardson with guests Steven Slate  and Mark Sheeren for a  "live" interview to discuss the opiate problem in the US and what we can do to improve things by helping the person and their families. Steven Slate is an expert in the field of Addiction, and has currently just finished writing a book called The FREEDOM Model. Mark Sheeren co founder of St Judes Retreats.