Robert Pardon, Author at Recovery Guy

Being Mindful Of My Mind

Mar 4, 2020

Why should I focus on the mindfulness approach in overcoming my addiction? How can I embrace my thinking to help ensure personal success?

Episode #83 – Tuesday The Fix: Healthy Relating leads to Healthy Relationships

Mar 3, 2020

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“The need to belong refers to the idea that humans have a fundamental motivation to be accepted into relation-ships with others and to be a part of social groups. The fact that belongingness is a need means that human beings must establish and maintain a minimum quantity of enduring relationships. These relationships should have more positivity than negativity and be meaningful and significant to the relationship partners”.

What is Mindfulness Based Treatment and What Role Does it Play in Helping the Addicted Recover and Work as a Relapse Prevention Model

Feb 26, 2020

“Mindfulness training, a method of self-observation based on ancient Buddhist psychological models of human suffering, has recently shown promise in the treatment of addictions. Remarkably, the early Buddhist models might be able to further inform our current understanding of addiction and offer novel treatments that outperform traditional options. While Buddhist meditations were not originally designed to specifically treat substance dependencies, Buddhist psychological models show considerable overlap with the current models of addiction, and Buddhist practices aim explicitly to eliminate the causes of craving”.

Are We Responsible?

Feb 21, 2020

One of the most famous quotes on being responsible is found in the program of Alcoholics Anonymous and it is in titled “The Responsibility Statement”. This statement reads “I am responsible. When anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help, I want the hand of AA to be there and for that: I am responsible.”

Episode #82 – Friday The Checkup: 7 Lovely Logics

Feb 20, 2020

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My View Of Me And The Power It Has

Feb 19, 2020

When I first came to recovery I was told that I only had to change one thing. Not too bad, right? Who can’t change just one thing? This certainly piqued my interest, so I decided to ask them what that one thing was. Their response was humorous and challenging at the same time. That one thing was EVERYTHING.