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 How to Beat Your Addictions Like Rocky Beat Apollo
By John Williford
In Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Perseverance
Posted July 1, 2016

How to Beat Your Addictions Like Rocky Beat Apollo

Duke brings his voice down to a whisper and quietly tells Apollo, “….he’s all wrong for us, baby.” Apollo snorts and avoids Duke’s eyes. “I saw you beat that man…..like I never saw no man [...]

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 How to Find Joy in the Journey (Even When Things Feel Like They Suck)
By Nate Hilpert
In Acceptance, Addiction, Progress
Posted June 27, 2016

How to Find Joy in the Journey (Even When Things Feel Like They Suck)

I had been looking forward to my time with Mike for months. He’s the real life sensei: Yoda to Luke, Gandalf to Frodo, Mr. Miyagi to Daniel, Dumbledore to Harry, Mickey to Rocky. He’s facilitated [...]

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 We Choose Our Pain, and We Can Choose Our Freedom
By Nate Hilpert
In Addiction, Hope, Pain
Posted June 20, 2016

We Choose Our Pain, and We Can Choose Our Freedom

I met a millionaire whose older brother was in jail for dealing drugs and murder. They had almost identical beginnings: they both grew up in the same battered woman’s shelter and mixed the [...]

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 The Undetected Poison of Procrastination (and its Cure)
By Nate Hilpert
In Addiction, Depression, Habits
Posted June 13, 2016

The Undetected Poison of Procrastination (and its Cure)

I don’t think I’m going to make it… The leather recliner felt like quiet quick sand. Exhaustion wrapped its arms around my gut and tried to swallow me whole. I could feel discouragement creeping [...]

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 Why Your Habit is Not the Problem (And What To Do About It)
By Nate Hilpert
In Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Habits
Posted March 21, 2016

Why Your Habit is Not the Problem (And What To Do About It)

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 A Costly Trade You Might Not Know You’re Making
By Nate Hilpert
In Addiction
Posted December 2, 2015

A Costly Trade You Might Not Know You’re Making

He felt over the ring box in his pocket a thousand times that day to the airport. She drove; he imagined: the warmth of the sand as he knelt down, the sound of those four words spilling out of [...]

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 An Unsuspected Trap in Your Recovery That Might Be Keeping You Stuck
By Nate Hilpert
In Addiction, Freedom, Habits
Posted October 9, 2015

An Unsuspected Trap in Your Recovery That Might Be Keeping You Stuck

“This is literally the last cigarette I’ll ever have, I swear.” We all rolled our eyes. Our friend, Daniel, was a habitual quitter. I mean, he was really good at it because he quit smoking almost [...]

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 Jake Luhrs on Creating HeartSupport — Steve Brown Podcast
By Jake Luhrs
In Abuse, Addiction, Podcast
Posted August 19, 2015

Jake Luhrs on Creating HeartSupport — Steve Brown Podcast

When Jake Luhrs heard from fans about their struggles–addictions, abuse, depression, self-harm–he couldn’t leave them to struggle alone. Join Jake on Steve Brown, Etc. as he [...]

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 When our Struggles become Stockholm Syndrome
By Jake Luhrs
In Abuse, Addiction, Healing, Recovery
Posted March 4, 2015

When our Struggles become Stockholm Syndrome

In 2009, seven years after her abduction, Elizabeth Smart testified that the man who kidnapped her would rape her three or four times a day, keep her tied up with a cable around her leg, and [...]

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 My Gateway Drug
By Amanda Casanova
In Addiction, Faith, Lies, On Grace
Posted July 25, 2014

My Gateway Drug

I pushed open the heavy door from the girl’s locker room and slid my back against the wall to sit on the floor. I was in high school and had just finished a tough cross country practice. I [...]

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