I should really start this article by asserting the fairly obvious fact that the similarities far outweigh the differences when it comes to talking about men’s recovery issues versus women’s recovery issues. Of course, some would say that there isn’t (or shouldn’t be) any differences at all. Fine, but deep seated questions of biology and …
KEY POINTERS FOR MEN IN EARLY RECOVERY & SOBER LIVING, PART 1 Read More »
Having run primary stage addiction treatment centres for 10 years and spending nearly 10 years in community drug services before that I can attest to the fact that one of the main ‘distractions’ that derails early recovery for men (and women) is ‘falling in love’. But whilst this is a problem that afflicts both men …
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An Alpha Sober House Client Talks About Performance Enhancing Drugs (PED’s) Growing up I always thought being a man meant muscles. Walking into the gym at 15 years old I remember listening to the sound of that deep grunt of my older cousin benching 140kg. My eyes would light up as he would stand up …
MEN’S ISSUES IN RECOVERY, PART 3: PERFORMANCE ENHANCING DRUGS (PED’s) Read More »
The whole Alpha Team were rolling the other day at Team Quest (our favourite BJJ gym in Chiang Mai) when we encountered two rather good grapplers. We only found out later that one of them was ranked number 15 in the world UFC Bantamweight division. He was an absolute gent (as most pros tend to …
THE ALPHA SOBER HOUSE TEAM ROLLS WITH UFC BANTAMWEIGHT Read More »
If you are worried that a sport like Muay Thai sounds a bit too strenuous and dangerous for you, or because you’re too unfit (and frankly too worried) to engage in it, then this blog should put your fears to rest. After years of addictive acting out, many of us are in pretty bad shape. …
So you’re two months into treatment and you’re not quite ready to go home. You’ve heard of a thing called transitional living or extended care. In layman’s terms these facilities are usually referred to as sober living facilities or even just a ‘sober house’. But where do these terms come from, and what do they …
FROM DETOX TO SOBER LIVING HOUSES: THE STAGES OF ADDICTION TREATMENT EXPLAINED, PART 1 Read More »
As we saw in the last blog post, detox and rehab fall under ASAM’s level 4 of care. Level 4 (residential) is the highest or most intensive level of care, with Level 1 ‘outpatient counselling’ being the lowest. Many rehabs incorporate detox facilities on site and we explored what sort of drugs require detox and …
FROM DETOX TO SOBER LIVING HOUSES: THE STAGES OF ADDICTION TREATMENT EXPLAINED, PART 2 Read More »
Those who have followed recent posts from our sober house will know that we believe in bodywork or ‘somatic experiencing’ as a crucial modality for working with addictions. Bodywork is as important as talk therapy when you are in treatment for addiction or in early recovery from drug and alcohol issues. We have previously written …
BODYWORK IN OUR CHIANG MAI SOBER HOUSE: BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU & RECOVERY FROM ADDICTION Read More »
As we have explored in previous posts there are numerous modes of physical culture that can be useful for people in early recovery, whether they are staying in a sober house, a primary drug and alcohol rehab, or simply accessing outpatient counselling or mutual aid groups like 12 step meetings in the community. Getting physical …
BODYWORK IN OUR CHIANG MAI SOBER HOUSE: PRACTICING QI GONG IN ADDICTION TREATMENT Read More »
Back in February, when the world was waking up to Corona, we were, it’s fair to say, pretty worried here in Thailand. After all, Thailand is very close to China, with just a 200-mile slice of Laos to separate the two countries. Chinese tourists also make up some 20% of the 32 million visitors every …
RUNNING A SOBER HOUSE IN THAILAND DURING COVID-19 Read More »
