Category Archives: Inspiration

3 Common Misconceptions About Sex Addiction Treatment

Posted on June 15, 2020 by roubicekandthacker

Over the past few years as I have seen men and women come and go from the Lifestar program, I have heard a number of similar mindsets echoed from both those that stay, experience growth and success and ultimately graduate, … Continue reading →

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The Way Out is Together

Posted on May 22, 2020 by roubicekandthacker

If you Google, “If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together”, you’ll get tens of pages or either articles or images saying this is “an African proverb”. No one really knows who … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter To Those Currently In Recovery

Posted on April 23, 2020 by roubicekandthacker

Dear Human, I hear you might be going through a rough patch right now. Perhaps that’s an understatement. You might have lost your job. You might be caring for a loved one. You might be caring for many tiny humans. … Continue reading →

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Connecting in a Time of Separation

Posted on April 21, 2020 by roubicekandthacker

One of the mantras of LifeStar is that “the antithesis of addiction is connection”. But it can be extremely difficult to experience that much needed connection during this time of social distancing and isolation. While it is extremely important to … Continue reading →

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The C’s of Addiction Recovery

Posted on November 25, 2019 by roubicekandthacker

C’s. Most people strive for A’s. If this were school, I’d recommend you strive for A’s, but recovery is real life, not school. In recovery you need C’s more than A’s. Let me explain. Recovery from addiction isn’t something you … Continue reading →

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How Are You REALLY Doing?: Checking In With Yourself

Posted on May 1, 2019 by roubicekandthacker

I would imagine one of the most-asked questions in a person’s life is some variant of “How’re you doing?” or “How’s it going?” And how do we usually respond? All together now: “Good!” That “good” could be a pat, polite … Continue reading →

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How to Survive the Holidays

Posted on December 19, 2018 by roubicekandthacker

My groups and I have had some interesting conversations recently about self-care, specifically when it comes to the holidays. Now there are numerous articles written about staying healthy during the holidays, but I’d like to offer my input about how … Continue reading →

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On Being Self-ish

Posted on November 13, 2018 by roubicekandthacker

Self-ish (adj.) lacking consideration for others; concerned chiefly with one’s own personal profit or pleasure. Self (n.) a person or thing referred to with respect to complete individuality; a person’s nature, character, etc. Recently, (okay for the past few years), … Continue reading →

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Dealing With Emotional Turbulence

Posted on October 26, 2018 by roubicekandthacker

If you’ve ever flown, you’ve likely experienced it. It can happen on any flight. Turbulence is the shaking of the plane due to air pressure or weather conditions outside. The aircraft might shake a bit, or rock about in jolts, … Continue reading →

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Connections in Recovery

Posted on October 19, 2018 by roubicekandthacker

“Your connections to all the things around you literally define who you are.” – Aaron D. O’Connell, Physicist, Creator of the first Quantum Machine Connection is the key to both overcoming addiction and establishing trustworthy relationships. One cannot overcome pornography … Continue reading →

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