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No Pain, No Gain: Super-Charged Recovery

Hey y'all, All of our lives, our subconscious, or EGO, tries to protect us from pain. Whether it's as simple as avoiding the hot eye of the stove or as complicated as trauma wounds. We are programmed to avoid pain and seek pleasure. If you have turned to crystal meth as a coping mechanism, cha...

Jan 20, 2025

Healing Religious Trauma After Meth

This little light of miiiiine... I'm gonna let it shiiiiiine... This little light of miiiiine... I'm gonna let it shiiiiiine... Imagine a darling 5-year-old Dallas standing in a group of children at church, arm stretched high into the air, pointer finger up. I learned in Sunday School that Jesu...

Jan 16, 2025

There is No Hope For You.

I was known in the Tina community as the 'wildcard'. A Russian dealer with one leg dubbed me with that title. (He follows me, so I hope he enjoys the shout-out) I took dangerous risks, often leaping before looking. But on this particular night, I was scared out of my mind. I had one hand on ...

Jan 13, 2025

Healing Sexual Shame After Meth.

Listen to the Podcast HERE Watch the Podcast HERE Podcast Study Guide Understanding Shame and Sexual Identity Dr. Davidson emphasizes that shame differs fundamentally from guilt. While guilt relates to specific actions we regret, shame cuts deeper - it's the belief that we ourselves are inhere...

Jan 09, 2025 addiction crystal meth lgbtq msm sexual shame shame

Meth Recovery Made Simple.

The most frequent question I'm asked through my DM's is: How did you do it? How I broke free from daily IV use of crystal meth could be a layered and complicated answer. But it isn't. I chose the path of least resistance. I set up my life so that there was no room for choice. From the day I s...

Jan 07, 2025 addiction lgbtq queer recovery sobriety

Leather, Rubber, Skin-head! What's Your Flavor?

I was considered vanilla before I entered the Tina scene. I was actually pretty vanilla while in it, as well. Even while under the influence, I still held on to a more romantic fantasy. I wanted sensuality and expressions of love. My fetish didn't go over too well with other guys. As I stated i...

Dec 28, 2024

From the Vault: Wide-Eyed Christmas

On Christmas morning, 2017, my kids came into my bedroom, where I was buried in blankets, drifting in and out of sleep. I had been in bed for more than three days. I looked out from under the blankets to see two wide-eyed kids. They asked me if I was okay and if I wanted to come watch a movie. ...

by Dr. Dallas Bragg — Dec 28, 2024 addiction recovery holiday

She Almost Lost Her Son to Meth Addiction

"Anyone with six months clean?" It was key tag time at the Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meeting. I looked proudly at my royal blue prize and hugged a few necks. Before I sat down, someone asked me to share what's been working for me. I replied, "Psilocybin and Ayahuasca ceremonies have both changed t...

by Dr. Dallas Bragg — Dec 28, 2024 addiction addiction recovery recovery

How Many Masks Are You Wearing (aren't you tired?)

Noticing my hand visibly trembling, I gripped my pen and squeezed. I could feel my chest pounding, too. A bead of sweat plingo-ed down my spine. Using my periphery, I strained to catch any sign that the person next to me at the boardroom table noticed my body language. I adjusted my position in t...

by Dr. Dallas Bragg — Dec 28, 2024 addiction addiction recovery chemsex recovery

Cold Full Moon: Keep Your Guard UP!

I've braced myself for panicked phone calls, emergency texts, and disappearing clients. I see an uptick in relapses in my clients every time a full moon hits on a weekend. Don't be a part of this statistic. The Cold Full Moon is approaching, reaching its peak on December 15th, and with it comes a...

by Dr. Dallas Bragg — Dec 28, 2024 addiction addiction recovery recovery

Tantra Over Tina: Rediscovering Sex and Intimacy

When Tina spit me out on the other side of active addiction, I felt gutted. Emotionally, physically, spiritually, mentally, financially, and especially sexually. I was the husk of the man I was, completely hollowed out as if by a gigantic excavator that carried my identity away. My entire beingne...

by Dr. Dallas Bragg — Dec 28, 2024 addiction addiction recovery recovery

Recovery Begins (and ends) with the Tongue

Stop going to meetings. Don't call your sponsor. Fire your therapist and coach. Burn your gratitude lists. Put down the book and scroll on your phone. Throw away your journal. None of your recovery efforts matter if you perceive and speak through a negative filter. You think the circumstances of ...

Dec 28, 2024

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