Very simply stated,  NoFap (https://www.nofap.com/) is exactly how they describe themselves; a community-based porn recovery website.  Clear enough, right? An easy to understand description that does not even begin to encapsulate all that NoFap truly is. In fact, most discussions about NoFap begin with clearing up some commonly held

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Recovery groups have been meeting in church basements, school cafeterias and private residences since the 1,800’s. Many even pre-dating the famous anonymous programs we all know about.  There is no doubt that these in person gatherings have helped innumerable persons with all types of substance use disorders. But what

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I’m very curious about the question posed in the title. If you would be so kind as to leave your comments below in the “responses” section – positive or negative. Let’s get a discussion going! Now let’s define online recovery. Concepts like begin or research recovery, augment existing or

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Danny Trejo explains how helping another addict lead to his career in the movie business.  With 46 years of sobriety, he found all the good in his life came from helping others.  Watch the video below for more of the story. Watch the video here: LINK    Danny Trejo

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TedX talk forecasts the future. Bernadette Gleeson – We Love This Woman! If we could all help this speech, and others like it,  go viral – instead of having just 1,705 views at press time, we could just shutter ViralRecovery.com… Seriously, we could almost substitute this video for our

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  It seems that “Viral Recovery” is real…   A few days back a young man posted his pictures on Reddit. One of him in the middle of his meth addiction and one now. And not only did the Reddit community respond but it seems the whole Internet has

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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie takes a stand for better addiction treatment. While campaigning for president at a bar in a small New Hampshire community, Christie brought attention to an important problem by explaining how we treat nicotine addicts differently from drug addicts. We wouldn’t deny treatment to anyone

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NBA Star Chris Herren says: “I found my soul on this journey of recovery” Former Boston Celtic Chris Herren tells a powerful story of failure, self hate and drug addiction at TedX. Then he finishes with a beautiful story of his life’s work to spread the message of recovery

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Darryl Strawberry’s Comeback Comes Full Circle. Ask by the interviewer: “Where would do you think you’d be today if you hadn’t met Tracy (his wife of eight years)?” Strawberry responds emphatically, twice, “I would be dead!” We don’t have to fill in the blanks for you on this story.

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Mark Lundholm is a stand up comic who found his calling while attending rehab just outside his hometown of Oakland. Not your average road to recovery, is it? This is how he describes the long and short of his addictive life: By five years old, he was addicted to

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