About
A warm welcome to you. The inspiration for this site comes from my daily work. I am an addictions counselor and find great satisfaction in sharing recovery information and help. The thing that I have noticed is that the best way to present complex information is to break it down into simple and easily understood information. I have been told I am pretty good at that.
Who am I? My name is Bill Urell, I have been in recovery for 16 years, and work as an addictions therapist at a leading residential treatment center. I have written a book and authored over 70 articles on various topics concerning addiction recovery.All this is the result of a midlife crisis where I switched careers, bought a convertible and moved South. Currently I specialize in working with older adults who have chemical dependency.
I love the internet and computers, own about 45 websites, a memebership site, and my hobby is internet marketing. My efforts in that area will fund my retirement where can spend even more time on Florida’s beautiful beaches basking in the sun and listening to the surf.
Enough about me. I’d love to hear from you with any ideas, suggestions for content, or questions. You can reach me at billurell@billurell.com or admin@AddictionRecoveryBasics.com
Thank You and Safe Sobriety
Bill Urell
“You usually find whatever it is you are looking for”
Live Well!!!
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Hi!
I’m not into things like being an alcoholic or using addictive drugs. I appreciated much this site for hearing all those who are addicted to such things. It’s a one way of helping them increase their self esteem and live a normal life like they always wanted.
I appreciate you for posting such a wonderful portal. Your site happens to be not just knowledgeable but also very stimulating too. We come across a limited number of professionals who can think to write technical stuff that creatively. A lot of people look for articles on something like this. I searched through several websites to acquire knowledge about this.I will check back often !!
Many people dont know that their insurance will cover addiction recovery programs. Just wanted to mention that.
This is inspiring, thanks!
We are stongly involved in the rehibitation of people suffereing from substance addictions. One of the key factors is to place trust and belife in there people, part of that process is for them to find work. But not just a minimum wage job, they need to feel like they are changin there life and one of the best was to do this is with a good job. We can help…
I once suffered from a substance adiction, and now I own my own company. To be honest I think im a work a holic now – but at least that addiction is getting me some where in life. Thanks for listening
Such good work you do, and so rewarding I would think. Good luck with the retirement, ill see you on the beach!
Great post. I have learned a lot in past few months and I hope one day I will achieve what you have.
On Tuesday, totally out of the blue and much to my surprise, I found myself swearing (oh dear….), and screaming (yikes!) — as i rather violently but very thankfully QUIT a dysfunctional/ addictive relationship.
It really was quite amazing. I went from total denial in one second to completely snapping and finally being true to myself in the very next. Something in me just could not stand it anymore. I was initially horrified by my actions but now think some kind of self-defense mechanism kicked in, forcing me to end it. Thank God for that. Now i just gotta stay quit.
So I am now in the process of unravelling my co-dependency and masochistic addiction and owning the fact that i built my own prison. Thank you so much for being such a great starting point in my recovery!
Thanks admin..Nice Site
This is a great website! Addiction is really a hard battle to fight. Websites like this help those who are in need.
Hey Bob-
I love your site, keep up the outstanding work! Glad we could become friends!
Ryan
Awesome site!!! So much information…Thank you for all of your efforts to provide this for free.