David HamptonJan 31, 20202 minRecovery, Daily Routine, and the Power of IntentionalityAfter Addiction Comes a Vacuum For many of us, the final stages of our addictive behavior found us unable to incorporate any real structu...
David HamptonNov 25, 20193 minThe Partner’s PleaWhat Is the Partner’s Plea? Many of us who have entered the rooms of recovery and accumulated some days and months of sobriety may often ...
David HamptonOct 30, 20192 minFreedom from the Performance-Based LifeWhy We Need to Escape the Performance-Based Life to Recover I recently taught a class on 12-step spirituality for those who are not neces...
David HamptonOct 23, 20192 minWhat Can I Help You With?Asking for Help I recently opened my iPhone and accidentally bumped the Siri button. Although she is generally trying to help me, Siri an...
David HamptonJul 31, 20192 minThe Importance of Recovery Relationships As human beings, some of our most fundamental needs are to know and be known and love and be loved. This is often referred to as part of...
David HamptonJun 27, 20192 minRecovery and the Price of ChangePaying the Price of Change Here is one of the ways I learned about the price of change. A couple of years ago, I hired a personal trainer...
David HamptonJan 9, 20192 minResentment and RelapseThe Connection Between Resentment and Relapse When I first entered the rooms of twelve-step recovery it was an almost overwhelming experi...