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1). Accepting Help Makes Me Cringe - How About You? Asking for help – and accepting it – can be a difficult thing for people in recovery. We’re more comfortable giving help than getting it. Accepting help puts us in touch with those uncomfortable feelings of trust, neediness, and being beholden to someone. Are you able to sit with those uncomfortable feelings a bit and allow a relationship to develop between you and the other person? 2). Are we ready to get older? How we take care of ourselves when we’re younger, and the preparations we make, will help determine how well – or how poorly – we fare in old age. 3). Authenticity in Action We are drawn to people who are being authentically themselves, even when we can see their faults. There is something very appealing about someone who is true to who they are, rather than altering their behavior to suit others. What are the characteristics of an authentic person, and what can we do to be more authentically ourselves? 4). Contemplating change - or stuck in contemplation? Making any kind of a change can be challenging. So challenging, in fact, that we can find ourselves doing all sorts of things to avoid taking action. How do we recognize when we’re stuck, and what can we do about it? 5). Gene-based nutrition in recovery Binge eaters, people who have gained weight after treatment for alcohol or drug addiction, and former tobacco users tend to have low levels of the neurotransmitters dopamine or serotonin. They might be able to benefit from a food plan that includes certain focus foods that fit their phenotype. 6). How to Get into Alignment with Your Goal We often make goals for ourselves that are unrealistic or unsupported. When we don’t succeed, our self esteem plummets and we just give up, or try again without taking into account what didn’t work. This time, instead of setting yourself up for more failure, maximize your opportunity for success by aligning your whole self with your goals. 7). STOP! AND NAME YOUR INTENTION How often are you confronted with something you want to do, or need to accomplish, but find it hard to stop, focus, and sit down to actually do it? Here’s a technique to help you clear your mind and focus your intention, if you’ll let it. 8). The Art of Change Why is it so difficult for us to make lasting changes in our behavior? If we understand the “stages of change” we are more likely to be successful.