Author: Alyx Effron

Advanced Insanity At Right Choice Recovery, the facility I work at part-time where I lead gambling-addiction groups several nights a week, ‘advanced insanity’ is a

Consistency Without Collapse Leading a movement like Collectors MD requires a level of consistency that doesn’t always come naturally. The work is steady, often invisible,

Closure Without Permission There’s a hard truth many of us eventually face in recovery: not every wound we caused will be forgiven. Not every person

A New Addiction Crisis Over the past year, I’ve sat in dozens of calls and meetings with councils, coalitions, recovery organizations, treatment centers, technology platforms,

That Pit In Your Stomach There’s a feeling most of us recognize instantly, even if we struggle to describe it. It settles deep in your

Cognitive Dissonance Cognitive dissonance is the quiet tension that forms when what we believe about ourselves doesn’t match what we’re actually doing. In our collecting

Protecting The Next Generation Of Collectors The next generation of collectors is already here, and it’s our youth. They’re opening packs at kitchen tables, watching

A Bigger Umbrella Brings Bigger Questions The news that PSA’s parent company, Collectors, has acquired Beckett landed with a thud across the hobby this week.

End of Year Reflections: Looking Back With Compassion I say this every year, but I can’t believe another year is coming to an end. Every

The Art Of Letting Go Sometimes in life, the healthiest thing we can do is let go. Not because something is bad, but because holding

#RipResponsibly Isn’t Anti-Hobby, It’s Pro-Collector For years, the sports card hobby has asked collectors to normalize things that don’t feel normal—spending more than we planned,

#RipResponsibly: Why This Moment Matters This coming week, we officially roll out the #RipResponsibly campaign—and the timing is not coincidental. We’re entering one of the