The Freedom Model Online Program
The Original Non 12 Step Approach to solving Addiction
Are you struggling with alcohol or drugs?
Do you want a solution that doesn’t include meetings, rehabs, endless therapies, or replacement drugs?
Would you like to solve your addiction in the privacy of your own home and on your schedule?
If so, then enroll in The Freedom Model Online now and join the thoudsands who've gained Freedom from Addiction by using the Freedom Model for Addictions.
The Freedom Model is the replacement for the ineffective addiction treatment industry that has been failing the world for decades. Here's what you're getting today:
The Freedom Model Online Program: 65 video lessons taught by Freedom Model co-developers Mark Scheeren and Michelle Dunbar, The Freedom Model textbook, workbook, audiobook, and worksheets
The Freedom Model for the Family Online Program: 12 video lessons taught by Mark Scheeren and Michelle Dunbar, The Freedom Model for the Family textbook, audiobook (to be available 1/2023)
Monthly 2 Hour Live Q & A Webinar: A completely private, interactive forum where you will be able to ask questions about The Freedom Model and how you can apply it to your life.
New Weekly Video Quick Lessons from certified Freedom Model Coaches
Addiction Treatment and 12 Step Deprogramming Seminar Series
Freedom Model Newsletter featuring trending topics on addiction, the latest in addiction research, reviews of movies, shows, or books with addiction in the storyline.
*** At any point you can upgrade your online experience and get one-on-one coaching sessions via video conference with a certified Freedom Model Coach. Call 888-424-2626 or go to The Freedom Model Coaching page for more information.
Mark Scheeren, Michelle Dunbar and Steven Slate – Authors of The Freedom Model for Addictions, Escape the Treatment and Recovery Trap
Co-Founder and Co-Author of The Freedom Model, Addictions Researcher, and Instructor
Addictions Researcher, Instructor, Co-Author, The Freedom Model, and also the Author of Freedom Model for the Family
Research Fellow at Baldwin Research Institute, Instructor, and Co-Author of The Freedom Model
Mark Scheeren, Michelle Dunbar and Steven Slate – Authors of The Freedom Model for Addictions, Escape the Treatment and Recovery Trap
Co-Founder and Co-Author of The Freedom Model, Addictions Researcher, and Instructor
Addictions Researcher, Instructor, Co-Author, The Freedom Model, and also the Author of Freedom Model for the Family
Research Fellow at Baldwin Research Institute, Instructor, and Co-Author of The Freedom Model
COURSE OVERVIEW (You must enroll to see course videos)
Introduction
Meet Mark Scheeren
Meet Steven Slate
Meet Michelle Dunbar
Preface
Mind And Brain Lesson
Lesson 1: Constructing the Binge
Lesson 2: The Fantasy and the Inevitable Reality
Lesson 3 : Ending the Binge Cycle
Lesson 1: Addiction Treatment Creates “Addicts”
Lesson 2: Nobody Needs Treatment
Lesson 3: Addiction And Recovery Are Opposite Sides Of The Same Coin
Lesson 1: Timing Is Everything
Lesson 2: Cornered Into Perpetual Recovery
Lesson 3: Indirect Processes of Change
Lesson 1: Are You Denying Addiction Exists? What Is The Freedom Model And How Can It Help Me?
Lesson 2: How Do I Quit Drinking/Drugging? How Do I Deal With Withdrawal? How Do I Resist Cravings?
Lesson 3: Is Addiction Genetic? Can I Really Moderate?
Lesson 1: Primary Reasons For Use
Lesson 2: Secondary Reasons For Use
Lesson 1: Causes Vs. Reasons
Lesson 1: What Are Learned Connections?
Lesson 2: Mental Illness And SUD (Substance Use Disorder/Addiction)
Lesson 1: What Is The PDP?
Lesson 2: Happiness Is Subjective and A Mixed Bag
Lesson 1: Everything Changes Once You See Yourself As Addicted
Lesson 2: Expectancy Response - Placebo Effect
Lesson 1: The Playground Effect
Lesson 2: Cognitive Dissonance
Lesson 3: Learning From Our Culture
Lesson 1: Constructive Self-images
Lesson 1: Mental Autonomy And Free Will
Lesson 1: Are You Going To Be A Person In Recovery
Lesson 2: Living Free
Lesson 1: What Does Success Mean To You?
Lesson 2: You Are Free
Lesson 1: You Are What You Think
Lesson 2: Direct Preference Change
Lesson 1: You Don’t Have To Quit
Lesson 2: Categorical Thinking
Lesson 1: What Is A Preference, And How Do You Change It?
Lesson 2: The Problem With Replacement
Lesson 3: Don’t Make Your Change Unnecessarily Conditional
Lesson 1: Drug, Set, And Setting
Lesson 2: You Can’t Need What Doesn’t Help You
Lesson 1: An Emotion Is An Evaluation
Lesson 2: Drugs And Alcohol Can’t Think For You
Lesson 3: Constructing The Illusion 15 Minutes
Lesson 1: The Origins Of The License To Misbehave
Lesson 2: The Illusory Benefits Of Lowered Inhibitions
Lesson 1: Exploring The Concept Of Pleasure
Lesson 2: Substances and The Not-so-simple Pleasure Center
Lesson 1: Don’t Make A Hasty Decision; Consider Your Options
Lesson 2: A New Choice Called Moderation
Lesson 1: The Hidden Costs
Lesson 1: A Happier Vision
Lesson 1: The Foundation Of Moving On
Lesson 2: Open Your Mind To The Possibilities
Lesson 3: Building A Direction By Swinging The Bat
The Freedom Model Book - PDF Version
FM Life Movements Workbook
The Binge Construct Workbook
FM Program Workbook
Opening Credits
Dear Freedom Model Reader
About the Authors
Foreword
Preface
Chapter 1: How to Escape the Addiction and Recovery Trap
Chapter 2: "You Have to Want It to Work"
Chapter 3: The Quick Answers
Chapter 4: Why Do I Keep Doing This? Why Do I Prefer It?
Chapter 5: Causes vs. Reasons
Chapter 6: Learned Connections
Chapter 7: The Positive Drive Principle
Chapter 8: The Addict/Alcoholic Self-Image
Chapter 9: Learning the Addict Self-Image
Chapter 10: Constructive Self-Images
Chapter 11: Mental Autonomy and Free Will
Chapter 12: Leaving the Cage of Recovery
Chapter 13: Success
Chapter 14: Reclaiming Your Freedom and Happiness
Chapter 15: Motivators vs. Deterrents
Chapter 16: Forging a Lasting Preference Change
Chapter 17: Questioning Drug Effects
Chapter 18: The Illusion of Emotional Relief
Chapter 19: Lowered inhibitions and the License to Misbehave
Chapter 20: Pleasure
Chapter 21: The Benefits of Adjusted Substance Use
Chapter 22: The Hidden Costs
Chapter 23: A Happier Vision
Appendix A: The Myth of Loss of Control
Appendix B: The Brain Disease Model of Addiction
Appendix C: Addiction Isn't Chronic
Appendix D: Heroin and the Myth of "Addictiveness"
Appendix E: People Can Moderate - If They Prefer It
Afterword
End Credits
The cost is $450 for the first month, and 49.95 each month thereafter. You can cancel your subscription at any time.
The program consists of more than 65 video lessons. Each lesson ranges from 15 minutes to 30 minutes in length. The Freedom Model team will be updating videos and adding new lessons periodically as they continuously evolve their program based on the latest research, just as we have for the last 32 years.
Yes, it can be. To guarantee full confidentiality when signing up for this program we recommend that you create a unique login for this program only. Do not login using your Google, Facebook, or LinkedIn accounts.
You can print out a receipt confirming that you purchased this program, but as you’re doing it from home on your own, we cannot provide written documentation attesting as to whether or not you are actually doing the coursework. If you need help with work or legal issues, we recommend calling 1-888-424-2626 and discuss those needs to see what program options will work better for you.
No, The Freedom Model Online Program contains research based information to help people to make lasting changes to their substance use habits.
In 1989 career researcher and mathematician, Jerry Brown, who at the time had been abstinent from alcohol and drugs and in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) for more than 10 years, set out to learn how people resolved their addictions. He had seen firsthand that the AA program seemed to have abysmal rates of success. He met a young man named, Mark Scheeren at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting and the two hit it off. Both were curious and skeptical about AA, and began their research to see what parts of AA, if any, were helpful and what parts were not. They scoured the research that had already been done and was being conducted on addiction and alcoholism, and also opened a retreat where people could come and stay and learn how to resolve their addictions and move on with their lives. They eventually abandoned all of AA’s teachings completely as they saw through their research and experiences helping people that there was nothing in that program that helped people to resolve their substance use problems, and in fact, much that hindered it. The Freedom Model evolved over the course of 3 decades from that starting point.
Yes, The Freedom Model Program has helped thousands of people who are dual-diagnosed to solve their addiction and move on with their lives.
If you are drinking alcohol, using benzodiazepines such as Xanax, Valium, Ativan, Klonopin, etc., or opiates, and you would like to stop, we recommend that you consult a medical professional to be evaluated for medical detox.
You can call The Freedom Model team at 1-888-424-2626 and learn about your options to learn The Freedom Model in private, one-on-one classes via Zoom or at our beautiful St. Jude Retreat.