Nick ShepleyMar 26, 20193 min readMY MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE: That pesky addict is in controlI understand that my contentment and fulfilment lies in the process of surrendering my will to the Universe and accepting what comes my...
Nick ShepleyMar 15, 20193 min readAddicted to my ego: Why being Number One is not good for meby Paulie Keeping Hello my name is Paul and I am an egomaniac. There - I've said it now. But what does it mean? Well, basically it means...
Nick ShepleyMar 6, 20194 min readTerry Hall and Keith Flint: Music Makes Me A Better ManI have been moved today by two unrelated events – the death of The Prodigy’s Keith Flint, and Terry Hall sharing awareness of the impact...
Nick ShepleyMar 4, 20194 min readSchool Report: A Portrait of the Artist as a Frightened ChildWhile I was recently clearing out my mum’s attic I came across all my end of term school reports from ten years of primary and secondary...
Nick ShepleyFeb 27, 20193 min readThe five things every recovering addict needs to know about relapses By Tom Chadwick RELAPSE is an extremely common hallmark of addiction. Many addicts go through a pattern of abstinence followed by...
Nick ShepleyFeb 15, 20194 min readWant better mental heath? Get active!This week, the Living Room Cardiff's expert in sport, fitness and addiction, Sian Edwards speaks has shared her insights into mental...
Nick ShepleyJan 22, 20193 min readHelping Myself to Help Myself (Who Am I?)At the living room on Saturday we had an interesting conversation about perseverance and the ability to impose routines and discipline...
Nick ShepleyJul 4, 20183 min readHow to Live With Triggers - What Doesn't Kill You Makes You StrongerA topic of discussion commonly arising in recovery group therapy is the constant reminders and triggers that recovering addicts...
Nick ShepleyJun 28, 20182 min readTyrant fathers and addictionJoe Jackson, the father of music legend Michael Jackson died this week, nearly a decade after his son, the most famous victim of...
Nick ShepleyJun 17, 20184 min readCandle in the Wind Why, 54 years after her death, is Marilyn Monroe still with us? Why does this voluptuous pin up blonde, an icon of sexual desire in a...
Nick ShepleyApr 27, 20183 min readNi fyddwch byth yn dadlau eich dibyniaeth Pam na alla i reoli fy yfed? Nid yw pobl nad sy’n alcoholigion yn gorfod gofyn y cwestiwn hwn iddyn nhw eu hunain. Nid yw’r syniad o yfed...
Nick ShepleyApr 25, 20183 min readWhy do recovering addicts need groups?A better question might be 'why do human beings need groups?' Since mankind first emerged on the plains of sub-Saharan Africa millennia...
Nick ShepleyApr 19, 20182 min readYou will never out-argue your addictionWhy can't I control my drinking? Non alcoholics never have to ask themselves this question. The idea of controlled drinking never occurs...
Nick ShepleyApr 11, 20182 min readThe inner debates that addicts haveHow does addiction keep a person using, drinking, gambling or acting out? There are many ways, but one of the most powerful can be found...
Nick ShepleyMar 28, 20182 min readPublic disgrace: a perfect distractionIf we can think of society as a living organism, then its media acts like a nervous system, sending important information to the parts of...
