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The Science of Habit Change

Why willpower alone rarely works, and what actually rewires behavior over time.

Movement does more for mood and cravings than most people expect.

Poor sleep and relapse risk are more connected than most people realize.

A few practical strategies for parties, holidays, and other high-risk situations.

Not every group works for every person — here is how to find the right fit.

The first month is often the hardest. Here is what to expect and how to get through it.

Thirty days of momentum, and the finish line has been laid down on one of the most reliably drunk nights in the calendar...

The useful thing about Sober October has little to do with October. It is that autumn hands you a routine still in the m...

Thirty-one days without alcohol, and that is the entire rulebook. It began as a sponsored fundraiser and then got away f...

A short exercise in writing back to the versions of yourself who got you here — the one who was struggling, the one who...

A craving behaves a lot like a storm system — it builds, it peaks, and it passes, whether or not you do anything at all....

Everyone braces for the hard days. Almost nobody warns you that a stretch of calm, stable good days can bring a strange...