Author: Alyx Effron

In recovery—whether from gambling, collecting, or compulsive spending—few things are more dangerous than the stories we tell ourselves. They aren’t always loud or obvious. Sometimes they whisper just enough to...

There’s a moment—right before the explosion—when you can feel the temperature rising inside you. Your jaw tightens, your chest burns, and your thoughts start racing faster than you can catch...

In addiction recovery, there’s a concept called harm reduction—an approach that doesn’t always demand total abstinence but instead focuses on reducing the negative consequences of a behavior. It’s often applied...

We rarely see it in real time—but in the throes of addiction, and sometimes even deep into recovery, many of us become masters of distortion, quietly gaslighting the very people...

There’s a moment many of us know too well—the point where everything starts spinning, your chest tightens, and no matter how much you want to think clearly, you just, can’t....