Andrew Bevan - Voluntary Mentor
Humility on the Path to Recovery
When we hit problems in life, whatever they might be, we need first to acknowledge that we don’t have all of the answers. This is...
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Andrew Bevan - Voluntary Mentor
- Aug 16
- 4 min
The Existence of a Brotherhood
In an earlier blog, we briefly commented on how Special Forces (SF) use meditation techniques as part of training and preparation (see...
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Andrew Bevan - Voluntary Mentor
- Jul 12
- 4 min
Facing Up To Relapse
Relapse is an important topic in alcohol recovery treatment. It’s not inevitable but it can be a serious setback if it happens. It’s...
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Andrew Bevan - Voluntary Mentor
- Jun 14
- 4 min
Suffering and the Search for Meaning
Suffering is part of what it is to be human. The “art of living” (Discourses of Epictetus, 1.15.3) is in large part how we cope with...
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Andrew Bevan - Voluntary Mentor
- May 9
- 4 min
Oneself as Another
We find ourselves in others. We come to know ourselves as others know us. That is how we find our identity in relation to others. It is...
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Andrew Bevan - Voluntary Mentor
- Apr 5
- 4 min
Choose Life
We hear the cry of many, and perhaps we have done it ourselves on occasion – “what is the point of it all?” We do it when we are sick,...
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Andrew Bevan - Voluntary Mentor
- Mar 9
- 4 min
Living Sober Versus Not Drinking
There is a fundamental difference between not drinking and living sober. The former is tough because you focus on being deprived.
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Andrew Bevan - Voluntary Mentor
- Feb 5
- 4 min
Inordinate Desire and Excessive Appetite
Alcoholics can’t stop at just the one drink. Whatever the good intentions, one drink is followed by another until oblivion is reached. It...
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The OAD Clinic
- Jan 10
- 3 min
Psychological Trauma
Since ancient times, trauma has been one of the most frequently used words in medicine. It is Greek in origin, meaning ‘physical wound'....
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Andrew Bevan - Voluntary Mentor
- Dec 13, 2021
- 5 min
Reflections Ahead of the Festive Season
This time of year is especially tough for alcoholics. We need to talk about the particular problems posed and the strategies that we can...
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