You Can Learn to Resist Urges “Self-control is what you build up, develop, create and learn by controlling your behavior repeatedly. ~Hank Robb Self-control is a skill. It’s not something you’re born with, it is something that requires work and practice. Have you ever said to yourself “I just don’t seem to have any self-control [...]
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October 31st, 2012
Recovery Celebration, November 3th, 2012
Guest Speakers + Online Auction = FUN! In celebration of the 14th anniversary of SMART Online, SMART Recovery® is excited to again host its annual fall FUNdraising event, featuring a line-up of outstanding speakers and a fabulous array of auction items donated by SMART Recovery volunteers and participants. Speakers include recovery experts, book authors, professors [...]
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Tags: addiction recovery, Bill Knaus, Bob Meyers, Hank Robb, Henry Steinberger, Jonathan von Breton, Michael Edelstein, Tom Horvath 
Comments OffOctober 16th, 2012
Don’t Believe Everything You Think
Managing Thoughts in Addiction Recovery by Hank Robb, PhD,ABPP Thoughts and beliefs Make yourself have this thought: “I am a banana.” My guess is that even though you may have had the thought, you weren’t believing that thought. We can have lots of thoughts such as, “I must have my favorite food and if I [...]
September 4th, 2012
Let’s Do Something Stupid!
Challenges of Addiction Recovery by: Hank Robb, PhD, ABPP Everybody has a voice inside his or her head that sometimes says, “How about doing something stupid?” The “stupid thing” varies from time to time, person to person, and place to place, but that voice is always “just around the corner.” You’re not “powerless” you’re just [...]
February 21st, 2012
Self Control Strategies To Prevent Relapse
Exercising self control in addiction treatment Hank Robb, Ph.D. How can you exercise more self-control in addiction recovery? How can you implement strategies to prevent relapsing? How can you resist cravings and overcome thoughts? We explore here and introduce you to methods taught in the SMART Recovery ® model . Let’s start by defining some [...]
Posted in Lifestyle Balance, Managing Thoughts, Motivation Tags: addiction recovery, Hank Robb 1 Comment »December 13th, 2011
Are You Leaving? Or Are You Going?
Making Something Important by Hank Robb, Ph.D., ABPP A person was walking down a street and saw two women sitting with wool yarn and knitting needles. Curious, our observer asked, “What are you doing?” The first said, “I’m making one stitch after another.” The second answered, “I’m keeping my child safe and warm from the [...]
October 11th, 2011
Join the Fun! Full Day of Speakers and Online Auction
SMART Recovery® Online Hosts 14th Annual Fall FUNdraiser on November 5th, 2011 Download: Printable Flyer The SMART Recovery Online community is excited to again host its annual fall FUNdraising event, featuring a lineup of outstanding speakers and a fabulous array of auction items donated by SMART Recovery volunteers and participants. Speakers include recovery experts, book [...]
June 7th, 2011
Coping With Discomfort
An Exercise For Building Urge Busting Muscle Discomfort is a fact of life. It is especially a fact of life when you have strong urges to engage in addictive behavior and you resist them. Part of the SMART program includes tools to cope with urges – below we’ve included an exercise that may help you [...]
March 22nd, 2011
Our Psychological Landscape
Hank Robb, Ph.D. speaks on Our Psychological Landscape. “As humans we have the opportunity to live our lives as best we can, to choose the directions we go, to be where we are, to do what’s important.” Our Psychological Landscape from SMART Recovery® on Vimeo. When traveling, it is nice to have a map of [...]
