If you really want to quit drinking… it starts long before you stop. Most people never fix the life that makes quitting possible. Quitting drinking isn’t just about willpower. It’s about building a stable life first—one where you’re not surrounded by drinking buddies, chaos, or old habits that pull you right back in. In this video I talk honestly about why I quit drinking, how I enjoyed it but didn’t use it as a crutch, and why so many people fail when they try to stop. The truth is simple: until you get control over your life and your environment, quitting alcohol becomes a revolving door. If you’re trying to quit, thinking about it, or just curious why it’s so hard, this video will give you the perspective nobody else is talking about. Please be sure to check out my main channel Ouachita Mountain Living for more great topics! ⁨https://www.youtube.com/@ouachitamountainliving And if DIY projects are your bag, check out my new channel / @dogmansmountainworkshop quitting drinking, stop drinking advice, sobriety tips, alcohol free living, alcohol addiction help, drinking habits, how to quit drinking, sober lifestyle motivation, breaking bad habits, self improvement for men, mental clarity alcohol free, alcohol recovery tips, dogman podcast, life stability and habits, why people drink, environment influences drinking #quittingdrinking, #sobrietyjourney, #alcoholfreelife

In “The Four Agreements,” don Miguel Ruiz reveals the source of self-limiting beliefs that rob us of joy and create needless suffering. Based on ancient Toltec wisdom, The Four Agreements offer a powerful code of conduct that can rapidly transform our lives to a new experience of freedom, true happiness, and love.

This video from The Four Agreements Online Course presents the first and most important of the agreements: “Be impeccable with your word.” The other three agreements are more support for the first agreement – they help you to unlearn the many habits and routines that cause you to suffer. But the ultimate goal is the first agreement because the word is your power of creation — it’s what you use to create your story. Everything you know, your entire virtual reality, is created with the word. The objective of the fourth lesson is to become aware that your word is the most powerful tool you have as a human, and that power can be used in more than one direction. Impeccability of your word leads to happiness, and misuse of your word leads to suffering. QUOTES from don Miguel Ruiz: “The first agreement is the most important one and also the most difficult one to honor. It is so important that with just this first agreement, you will be able to transcend to the level of existence I call heaven on earth.” “When you’re impeccable with your word, you never use the word against yourself in the creation of your story. You never betray yourself; you never gossip about yourself. You take responsibility for your actions, but you do not judge or punish yourself for anything.” “The word is a force you cannot see, but you can see the manifestation of the force, which is your life. You know that you’re using the word against yourself when you’re suffering with guilt, sadness, anger, or fear. You know that you’re using the word impeccably when you’re happy.” QUESTIONS for you: Have you ever stopped to consider what a word is and what a word does? How are you using the power of your word when it comes to creating your life story? Do you gossip about yourself or gossip about other people?

This lesson from the Online Course presents the second of The Four Agreements: Don’t take anything personally. The key to this agreement is the awareness and understanding that each of us lives in our own world, our own movie, our own story. The way we see the world is according to the agreements we have made. Our opinions and points of view come from our own belief system, from all the knowledge we have stored in our memory, and it’s no one’s truth but ours. Immunity in the interaction we have with the secondary characters in our story is the gift of the second agreement. When we have the awareness that all people live in their own world, there’s nothing to prove to anyone. When other people are speaking, we respect whatever they say. We listen and we understand all the words, but the words no longer affect us. Read the book, take the course, and unlock the power of these deceptively simple agreements. QUOTES from don Miguel Ruiz: “Taking things personally is a set up for suffering. It makes you easy prey for other people’s emotional poison; they can hook your attention with one little opinion and feed you whatever poison they want.” “When we take things personally, we feel offended, and our reaction is to defend our beliefs and create a conflict. We make a big drama out of something so little.” “When you truly understand this and take nothing personally, it doesn’t matter who gossips about you, who blames you, who rejects you, who disagrees with your point of view. Whatever people say doesn’t affect you because you are immune to their opinions and their emotional poison.” QUESTIONS FOR YOU: Do you take things personally, feel deeply hurt or angry, and say things that you later regret? Do you lie awake at night reliving unpleasant conversations or situations in your life that make you feel angry, anxious, and upset? Read the book, take the course, and unlock the power of these deceptively simple agreements.

This video from The Four Agreements Online Course presents the third agreement: “Don’t make assumptions.” The objective of this lesson is to become aware that most assumptions are nothing more than stories we tell ourselves when we don’t know the truth. Almost all of the needless suffering in our lives is rooted in making assumptions, taking things personally, and misusing our word. We listen to the voices talking in our heads. One assumption leads to another assumption. We jump to conclusions, take our story personally, and react by sending emotional poison with our word. QUOTES from don Miguel Ruiz: “Making assumptions is just looking for trouble because most assumptions are not the truth; they’re fiction.” “Most of our assumptions are made unconsciously because we have agreed to communicate this way. We have agreed that it is not safe to ask questions. If we just ask questions, we won’t have to make assumptions. It’s always better to ask and be clear.” “Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness, and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.” QUESTIONS for you: Are you aware that almost everything you tell yourself is an assumption? Are you in the habit of making assumptions, taking them personally, and creating a conflict for nothing? Read the book, take the course, and unlock the power of these deceptively simple agreements.

This video from The Four Agreements Online Course explores the fourth and final agreement: “Always do your best.” The first three agreements are in the realm of the virtual reality, but the fourth agreement is in the realm of the physical. Do. Take action. “Always do your best” is the agreement that allows the other three agreements to become deeply ingrained habits because you take action and keep practicing until you master the action. The fourth agreement helps you to become a master artist. By taking action, you transform yourself; you transform your story. And by doing your best over and over again, you eventually transform your life. QUOTES from don Miguel Ruiz: “In your everyday moods, your best can change from one moment to another, from one hour to the next, from one day to another. Your best will also change over time, and as you form the habit of practicing The Four Agreements, your best will become better than it used to be.” “Always do your best, but don’t overdo. If you overdo, you spend more energy than is needed and go against yourself. If you do less than your best, you subject yourself to self-judgment, guilt, and regrets.” “By always doing your best to honor The Four Agreements, your love and self-respect will grow, and you will be amazed to see how your life is transformed.” QUESTIONS for you: Are you in the habit of doing your best, or do you try to get by with as little effort as possible? Are you in the habit of overdoing, depleting your energy, and going against yourself? Read the book, take the course, and unlock the power of these deceptively simple agreements.

Get access to my FREE resources 👉 https://drbrg.co/3wXZM5Y Just so you know, my full line of high-quality supplements is available on Amazon — search Dr. Berg Supplements. What is missing from addiction recovery? Watch this video to find out. Timestamps: 0:00 What is missing from addiction recovery 0:27 Problems with blood sugar 0:43 Symptoms of blood sugar issues 1:50 Why you should run on ketones 2:18 How to heal insulin resistance 3:35 How to replenish nutrients In this video, I want to talk to you about the biggest thing that is missing from addiction recovery. If you’re recovering from alcohol, for example, you have to realize that alcohol acts like a carbohydrate in the body. However, alcohol itself isn’t a carbohydrate, which means that you’ll have the fluctuations of blood sugar issues. The symptoms of these blood sugar highs and lows are: • Anxiety • Exhaustion • Moodiness • Cravings • Dizziness • Confusion When you are at something like alcoholics anonymous, for example, you are going to replace alcohol with carbs and sugars—think doughnuts, cookies, and sweetened coffee. What we’re really dealing with are nutrient deficiencies. Addictive substances pull nutrients out of your tissues. As your blood sugar fluctuates, you develop something called insulin resistance. When you have insulin resistance, you have a difficult time absorbing nutrients in the first place. So not only is the alcohol (or other substance) causing nutrient deficiencies directly, it also causes nutrient deficiencies by contributing to insulin resistance. The best things to help combat these problems are: • Keto • Intermittent fasting • MCT oil • Nutritional yeast • Trace minerals • Vitamin C Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio: Dr. Berg, 56 years of age is a chiropractor who specializes in Healthy Ketosis & Intermittent Fasting. He is the author of The New Body Type Guide and other books published by KB Publishing. He has taught students nutrition as an adjunct professor at Howard University. He no longer practices, but focuses on health education through social media. Follow us on FACEBOOK: fb.me/DrEricBerg ABOUT DR. BERG: http://bit.ly/2SBJEAo Disclaimer: Dr. Eric Berg received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1988. His use of “doctor” or “Dr.” in relation to himself solely refers to that degree. Dr. Berg is a licensed chiropractor in Virginia, California, and Louisiana, but he no longer practices chiropractic in any state and does not see patients so he can focus on educating people as a full time activity, yet he maintains an active license. This video is for general informational purposes only. It should not be used to self-diagnose and it is not a substitute for a medical exam, cure, treatment, diagnosis, and prescription or recommendation. It does not create a doctor-patient relationship between Dr. Berg and you. You should not make any change in your health regimen or diet before first consulting a physician and obtaining a medical exam, diagnosis, and recommendation. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Thanks for watching. I hope this video helps you have a better understanding of what you can do to help you or a loved one get through addiction recovery.

LINK TO VOTE: ➡️ https://discourse.nomineesforthepeople.com/t/eric-berg-doctor-of-chiropractic/1700 DATA: https://aparadiseforparents.com/ Robert F. Kennedy is receiving a lot of pushback for his ideas on health and reform. As secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, his ideas would radically change the US healthcare system. In this video, I’m going to share some of the changes I would make to address the current healthcare crisis and improve America’s health. Just so you know, my full line of high-quality supplements is available on Amazon — search Dr. Berg Supplements. 0:00 Introduction: RFK healthcare policy 1:22 Institutional foods 2:35 Subsidized foods 3:54 Vote for me! 4:25 GRAS 5:00 Food fortification 5:35 Tax money and drugs 6:55 End the rounding rule 7:47 Sun phobia RFK has the following goals for healthcare reform in America: 1. Clean up the corruption 2. Get back to science-based evidence 3. End chronic disease He will be actively working against big food companies, big chemical companies, and big pharma, so naturally, he’s getting a lot of pushback. The U. S. spends over 4.1 trillion dollars each year on healthcare, yet we’re at the bottom as far as health. Why? Here's what I think can improve America’s health! 1. Change the institutional foods Prepackaged foods are given to people in nursing homes, prisons, schools, hospitals, and other public institutions. These institutional foods are very low-quality, highly processed foods. The health of the people in these institutions would quickly improve by simply removing the refined sugars, starches, and oils from their diets. 2. Address the subsidized foods Subsidized foods are paid for by taxpayers. Corn, soy, wheat, sugar, and rice are the most highly subsidized foods. Changing the types of foods that are subsidized and investing in small farmers can significantly improve this problem. 3. Changing GRAS “Generally recognized as safe” is a term used by the FDA for products that have been safety tested by their own manufacturers. To avoid conflict of interest, these tests should be conducted by third-party independent companies. 4. Change food fortification Synthetic folic acid and iron fortification of food can cause serious problems for many people. 5. Disallow tax dollars from being used for drugs Every year, 40 billion dollars of taxpayer money is used to pay for medical research to develop new drugs. 6. The rounding rule If a product contains less than .5 grams of an ingredient, it can be rounded down to 0. This is misleading and should be eliminated. People need to be more aware of what's really in their food. Companies also need to be forced to raise the quality of the ingredients in their products. 7. End sun phobia Sun phobia paired with low RDAs for vitamin D is contributing to massive vitamin D deficiency in the population, putting people at risk for disease. Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio: Dr. Berg, age 59, is a chiropractor who specializes in Healthy Ketosis & Intermittent Fasting. He is the author of the best-selling book The Healthy Keto Plan, and is the Director of Dr. Berg Nutritionals. He no longer practices, but focuses on health education through social media. Follow Me On Social Media: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Drberg/ YouTube Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@UCpWhiwlOPxOmwQu5xyjtLDw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drericberg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drericberg/ Spotify Podcast: 🎧 https://drbrg.co/DrBerg-Spotify TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drbergofficial X: https://x.com/dr_ericberg Disclaimer: Dr. Eric Berg received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1988. His use of “doctor” or “Dr.” in relation to himself solely refers to that degree. Dr. Berg is a licensed chiropractor in Virginia, California, and Louisiana, but he no longer practices chiropractic in any state and does not see patients, so he can focus on educating people as a full-time activity, yet he maintains an active license. This video is for general informational purposes only. It should not be used to self-diagnose, and it is not a substitute for a medical exam, cure, treatment, diagnosis, prescription, or recommendation. It does not create a doctor-patient relationship between Dr. Berg and you. You should not make any change in your health regimen or diet before first consulting a physician and obtaining a medical exam, diagnosis, and recommendation. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. #keto #ketodiet #weightloss #ketolifestyle Thanks for watching! I hope this increases your awareness of RFK’s ideas for healthcare reform and the many changes that can improve America’s health. I’ll see you in the next video.

Recovery Life - Adam's Story Recovering from drug and alcohol addiction seems like an impossible feat, but it is a journey marked by remarkable strength, resilience, and transformation. It is a spiritual journey and the individuals who embark on this path not only confront their inner demons but also redefine their lives with newfound purpose and determination. Breaking free from the chains of addiction opens the door to a world of possibilities and self-discovery. Each day in recovery is a triumph, a step toward healing and regaining control over one's destiny. The support networks formed during this journey through therapy, group meetings, or the unwavering encouragement of loved ones, become pillars of strength. Every human needs a purpose and for some people, they need to journey to the depths of hell and back again to find out what their purpose in life is.

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Anna Lembke, MD, is professor of psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine and chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic. A clinician scholar, she has published more than a hundred peer-reviewed papers, book chapters, and commentaries. She sits on the board of several state and national addiction-focused organizations, has testified before various committees in the United States House of Representatives and Senate, keeps an active speaking calendar, and maintains a thriving clinical practice. In 2016, she published Drug Dealer, MD – How Doctors Were Duped, Patients Got Hooked, and Why It’s So Hard to Stop (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016), which was highlighted in the New York Times as one of the top five books to read to understand the opioid epidemic (Zuger, 2018). Dr. Lembke recently appeared on the Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma, an unvarnished look at the impact of social media on our lives. "Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence" (Dutton/Penguin Random House, August 2021), an instant New York Times Bestseller, explores how to moderate compulsive overconsumption in a dopamine-overloaded world. To learn more about Dr. Anna Lembke and her book, please visit https://www.annalembke.com/ Please consider supporting After Skool on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AfterSkool Visit our site at https://www.afterskool.net/ Check out the new After Skool prints! https://after-skool.creator-spring.com/ Or send us an email at afterskool100@gmail.com