The Freedom Model

10/09/2026

Fear of moderation is irrational. However, if you are a believer in the "real addict" or "real alcoholic" identities, then you should be afraid. This is why true freedom requires fully debunking the real alcoholic myth before attempting to moderate. To learn more, get our book, The Freedom Model for Addictions, Escape the Treatment and Recovery Trap.

10/09/2026

FREE Doesn't Always Equal Effective.

10/09/2026

Update on Successful Moderation with The Freedom Model Course release date. Look for it Monday, 10/12/2026.

10/08/2026

AA members act as if no one is dissatisfied with the fellowship. Truth is, 95% of those who attended leave within the first year of attending the meetings. They don't buy in. They know something is amiss. And they are right! Freedom is a much better choice, than lifelong "recovery".

10/07/2026

Get the FREE, Freedom Model App today! Go to the app store and download The Freedom Model sample content and information.

10/07/2026

New Podcast Episode
Ep: 301: Ep 301: AA Doesn’t Charge Admission - But There is a Price

“But AA is free!” In this episode, Mark and Michelle tackle this argument head on. Free doesn’t mean effective or harmless. AA may require little financial investment, but the personal costs in time, identity, relationships, and years spent believing you’re powerless and that you can’t trust your own thinking are huge.

“AA is free” doesn’t mean effective or harmless. In this episode, we cover the real costs: time, identity, relationships, and years spent feeling powerless.

10/06/2026

Which approach makes more sense to you? Believing in a nebulous external force called addiction that you must resist for a lifetime, OR, a habit you've formed that you can reevaluate and change?

10/05/2026

There’s something incredibly humbling about this season of life.

In my late 50s, I find myself standing in a place I never fully understood until I arrived here—welcoming new life into our family while also caring for a parent who is nearing the end of his.

There are beautiful new beginnings happening alongside painful goodbyes. There is the joy of holding a new grandchild and watching the next generation begin their story, while at the same time helping a parent through the final chapters of his.

It’s exhausting. It’s emotional. Some days it’s incredibly hard.

But it’s also a blessing.

Because somewhere in the middle of all of it, I’m being reminded just how precious and fleeting this life really is.

We spend so much of our younger years rushing—building careers, raising families, solving problems, planning for what comes next. And then one day, you realize that these ordinary moments we so easily rush through are actually the moments that matter most.

So right now, I’m trying to be present for all of it—the beginnings, the endings, the laughter, the tears, the exhaustion, and the love.

This season may be one of the most challenging of my life, but I have a feeling it may also become one of the most meaningful. ❤️

10/02/2026

Not everyone has a positive experience in AA or NA or rehab, etc. Many millions over the last century have been abused, gaslight, and provided a deeper sense of hopelessness in the various recovery modalities. It may be time for a change.

10/01/2026

The Freedom Model starts with Moderation as the first topic. Moderate use of drugs and alcohol is a controversial topic. But its one we've studied for nearly 4 decades.