I created this site because there are a lot of people out there who can’t quit drinking alcohol. Many people can’t understand why they do what they do, how to stop, or how to explain it. Trust me, I know. That was me for over twenty years, but now it’s not. I’m hoping I can help by sharing what I’ve learned and what I accomplished using that knowledge.
There’s hope, I promise. And there’s nothing wrong with you.
What I know from experience is that alcoholism is a very complicated, bewildering, and extremely frustrating condition that can absolutely wreck your life. But what I’ve recently learned is that alcoholism is also a normal, albeit destructive, pattern of the brain, which we’re just beginning to understand more clearly. And there is absolutely nothing wrong with you because your body has become addicted to an addictive substance.
You are not diseased, weak, immoral, or defective. You are a normal human with a normal brain. That’s the good news and the bad news.
Alcoholism has a significant physiological component, which has been largely ignored by traditional treatment approaches. When you combine physiology with recent discoveries made about our brains, you’ve uncovered a huge piece of the baffling alcohol puzzle.
And while there’s no “magic pill”, I’ve had some personal success by applying science to sobriety in a way that’s made my journey waay easier.
I can relate to you.
I don’t know if you’re like me, but I felt controlled by alcohol, judged and misunderstood by family and friends, stigmatized by society, and beaten down by myself. I couldn’t begin to explain or understand why I did what I did.
I know what you’re up against, and I want to help. I want to educate and inspire as I guide you through my journey.
I’m gonna be honest with you here. I always doubted whether I could actually quit drinking for good. And I never ever thought I would be content not drinking. I thought that the desire to drink would be with me my entire life, that it was a part of my personality or my genes, and I’d just have to learn how to live without alcohol. That sounded miserable to me, but that’s all I knew for a long time.
You don’t know what you don’t know.
If you’re anything like me, the reason for your drinking, and the solution to it, are within you. It’s so hard to see though, because it’s a part of you. It’s like not seeing the forest for the trees. But once someone points out that forest, it is plainly there and has been all along. Who knew?
The information I present in my blogs represents cutting-edge science–new, relevant, and enlightening discoveries we can use to retrain our brains to stop craving alcohol. And while it can be complicated, I’ve simplified it so anyone can easily understand. I’m no scientist, trust me; if I can get it, you can.
Imagine yourself without this drinking problem.
Can you imagine not needing alcohol? Not wanting it? Being indifferent to alcohol? Really and truly, even when you’re alone? And you actually understand alcoholism? This would be Better Than Sober, would it not?
Do you know what cairns are? They are piles of stones that hikers leave on the trail so other hikers know they’re heading in the right direction. Think of my words as cairns leading you down a path. Sometimes I lead you down a path I have trod in my past, to have you share my experiences. The hope is you will gain something through my struggle. Sometimes, though, I lead you to new revelations about why the struggle happens in the first place. These revelations can make all the difference.
Put on your hiking boots and we’ll do this trail together and see where it goes.
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