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The Freedom Model for Addictions

Written by: Steven Slate, Mark W. Scheeren, Michelle L. Dunbar
Narrated by: Baldwin Research Institute Inc.
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Do you want an addiction - a lifelong diagnosis - or do you want to see yourself as having a habit that you can solve completely? Your answer tells you if The Freedom Model for Addictions is the answer you have been looking for.

The Freedom Model debunks the addiction disease concept as well as the idea that “recovery” is needed after you’ve decided to abstain or moderate your use. Much of the content within the book may surprise you, maybe even shock you. For example:

  • Did you know addiction is not a disease?
  • Did you know the brain disease theory is not based on sound science and is actually a myth?
  • Did you know that addictions are habits, just like many other habits, and that as such are quite easy to break once you know the facts?
  • Does your gut tell you that treatment is just another money grab from those who are vulnerable and that something is drastically wrong with the rehab industry as a whole?

If so, you’d be right - rehabs don’t work, and The Freedom Model tells you exactly why and how this Western cultural institution came to gain such power over people’s lives. For those immersed in the 12-step culture or in the rehab culture, this book provides a path out of those institutions, and into a much more empowered state of mind.

The Freedom Model is an approach that deconstructs the construct of addiction and recovery and all that surrounds these beliefs. By doing so, you can be completely free to move on in your life without those constructs holding you back and keeping you needlessly trapped in an endless addiction/recovery/addiction cycle. The Freedom Model renders addiction and recovery as completely obsolete and unnecessary in both your personal life and as cultural constructs that keep the masses blind to the solutions that exist within the individual.
©2017 Baldwin Research Institute, Inc. (P)2021 Baldwin Research Institute, Inc.
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By Far the BEST Book I Have Ever Read On the Topic

This book is without even the slightest doubt in my mind the BEST book I have ever read on the choice of addictions. I have read close to 100 books, including BOTH big blue books from NA / AA. Comparing this to those is like comparing light to darkness! IF you want the full picture about the disease model Vs the freedom model, add this to your collection. If you would rather be TRAPPED in the victim mentality that most of current psychology bandies about in regards to substance use disorder, then just do what most do. Which is the standard of treatment care in all of the world pretty much. However when you want to really KNOW with proper science to back it all (instead of mere beLIEfs) try something new. The reading voice/quality is superb. The only thing maybe a little rattling at times is the cadence/inflection that the reader gives, he sounds more than a little peeved off. Yet with how the topic has been done the dastardly, and with how many lives are on the line. Who can blame them? There is a lot of money involved in programs across the world to address "recovery" yet each of them would be SUPERBLY more effective if they understood fully the principles being expounded in this manual / guide! Honestly, I have gone through the book once quickly so far...now I will go through it again. Most likely give key sections even more reads than that! This is an ultra valuable book for anyone who wants to learn more about the subject material. In fact I would rate it as the MOST USEFUL book I have so far gotten from audible as well, and I am nearing 100 books in my library. Do yourself a favor, give it a go! Make sure you park your beLIEfs at the door as well, because otherwise it COULD be a bumpy ride, hah! Honestly, I hope this review has assisted someone, because it took me hours to deliberate whether to purchase this. If I had of known how much I would get out of it, there would of been zero hesitation!

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