Matt DeMasiThe Healing and Hurting of HeartstopperHelping the 14 y/o in me feel heard, seen, and loved — while allowing them to hurt and cry.6 min read·May 4, 2022--1--1
Matt DeMasiA Slip Is Not Always a Fall: Rethinking RelapseThe myth that every slip in addiction recovery is a relapse must end.5 min read·Mar 18, 2021----
Matt DeMasiStop Saying Addiction Disease is “Invisible.” It’s Killing People.Addiction disease is just as visible as a heart attack. We need to open our eyes to actually look and listen.5 min read·Feb 12, 2021----
Matt DeMasiHow I’m Learning to Leave My Anxiety Fuel Tank on EmptyI can’t remember when I started feeling it exactly, but I don’t remember a time without it. Anxiety. That ever-present tightness in my…5 min read·Dec 30, 2020----
Matt DeMasiThe 5 Why’s: How to Turn Resolutions into CommitmentsResolutions don’t work. It’s time to turn them into Commitments and more specifically, commitments to yourself.5 min read·Dec 18, 2020----
Matt DeMasiI Can’t Hear You, My Addiction is Talking Too LoudlyWhat can we do to quiet the loud, obnoxious voice of addiction?4 min read·Dec 17, 2020----
Matt DeMasiThe Miracle Question in RecoveryUsing the Miracle Question to hone problems into solutions.4 min read·Dec 16, 2020----
Matt DeMasiSubstance Use Isn’t the Problem. Addiction is the Problem.Substance use is a symptom of addiction disease. And therein lies the actual focus of recovery support.3 min read·Dec 11, 2020----
Matt DeMasiWhy We Need to Stop Using “Addiction Treatment”The focus is all wrong and it is hurting people.4 min read·Nov 25, 2020----
Matt DeMasiHoliday Blues 2020Why COVID May Make the Holiday Blues Even Worse and Tips to Help3 min read·Nov 13, 2020----
