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Memo to Self: Protecting Sobriety with the Science of Safety

Kevin McCauley (Actor, Director) Rated:
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Genre Documentary
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Contributor Kevin McCauley
Language English
Runtime 1 hour and 27 minutes

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In this film, Dr. Kevin McCauley re-lives his own precarious early sobriety - negotiating hazards such as hostile prosecutors, treatment programs with divided loyalties, and his own craving brain. Following the advice of the Addiction Medicine experts who helped him, he replicates the sobriety habits and success of recovering pilots and health care professionals. By framing addiction not as a problem of moral choice but as a safety/risk management challenge, Dr. McCauley explains how recovery is neither rare nor random - with the right kind of support, it can even be expected. This film will prove a valuable tool for therapists, counselors, recovery coaches and clinicians to introduce audiences to the concepts and practices of Recovery Management, and for people in early recovery and their families learning how to survive the first year of sobriety.

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.52 x 5.35 x 0.55 inches; 3.2 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Kevin McCauley
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Color, Widescreen, Digital Sound
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 27 minutes
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Kevin McCauley
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ The Institute For Addiction Study
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01ACJ2V9G
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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  • Jade4now
    5.0 out of 5 stars Invaluable as a resource for teaching relapse prevention.
    Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2024
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    This video follows “pleasure unwoven” which is another excellent film putting to rest the old ideas about addiction being a moral problem vs a disease. Memo to self builds on his first film with risk management as a paradigm shift away ideas such as failures of will power or punishment as explanations and responses to addiction. A must see for anyone who struggles with relapse or loves someone who is.
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  • Grateful Girl
    5.0 out of 5 stars The perfect partner to "Pleasure Unwoven"
    Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2016
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    I did not think it was possible to top "Pleasure Unwoven." But Dr. McCauley and his team have definitely done so with "Memo to Self"! Before purchasing the DVD, I was a little concerned that it might just be a repeat of Pleasure Unwoven. I am happy to report that it picks up where that DVD left off and gets into the meat of the journey of recovery. I especially appreciate Dr. McCauley's frankness about his own addiction and the path he traveled (with multiple relapses) to his own recovery.

    There is something about the beautiful scenery and Dr. McCauley's frank and sometimes humorous approach that really resonates with me. Watching this DVD has given me additional resolve to continue "trudging the road of happy destiny" to finally reach the promised land of HAPPY recovery. It just seems to make all the "work" of recovery more "worth it."

    I cannot say enough good things about this approach to our illness and totally recommend it for anyone who is addicted or anyone who knows and/or loves someone else who is addicted and cannot understand our strange behavior ("Why don't they JUST QUIT?"). Thank you so much, Dr. McCauley, for this magnificent update and source of solid information and hope!
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  • Teddy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great information on Recovery Context and Neuroscience
    Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2018
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    I have been watching Memo to Self by Dr. Kevin McCauley, and found the following very interesting:

    For the past 40 years both the Navy and Commercial Airlines found that offering a punishment free and self reporting program for pilots to recover from alcohol addiction led to a 92% abstinence rate during the monitoring period and an 85% lifelong abstinence rate. These numbers are much higher than programs involving punishment. Pilots struggling with addiction were temporarily removed from flying until they established a strong recovery plan. They returned to the air with careful monitoring, and then were free to continue flying without any damage to their career. This program came from the Navy and Commercial airlines choosing to reject a zero tolerance worldview of addiction in favor of seeing addiction as a systemic safety issue. These programs use the pilots' passion for flying as a motivator instead of punishment. Creating a culture of safety acknowledges that there is vulnerability in recovery for both the addict and loved ones. However, without vulnerability and risk management recovery cannot happen.
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  • AmazonPrimer
    5.0 out of 5 stars BEST ADDICTION RECOVERY VIDEO SERIES OF ALL TIME!!!
    Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2017
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    In "Pleasure Unwoven", Dr. McCauley settles once & for all the question of whether addiction is a disease by medical definition... IT IS!
    (My ab-fave point was his revelation of the Periodic Table of Addictive Elements, which he apparently created!!)
    In this incredible sequel, he shares his personal experience with addiction more fully, tells us of a 50-year-long addiction treatment program that can boast an incredible 85-95% success rate for getting addicted pilots, doctors & college students through 5 years of abstinence-- which is now known to be that Golden Point on the addiction timeline, where their likelihood for life-long sobriety is all but assured.
    Most importantly, Dr. McCauley spells out clearly the 10 elements required for a personal addiction recovery plan which is all but GUARANTEED TO KEEP YOUR ADDICTION AT BAY FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!!!
    8 people found this helpful
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  • Elizabeth Collins4
    4.0 out of 5 stars was what I expected
    Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2024
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    was what I expected
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  • Mark D. Crable
    5.0 out of 5 stars How Does An Addicted Brain Work, And How Do We Get Past Addiction?
    Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2018
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    For those who have recovered or who are attempting to recover from addictions, Kevin McCauley offers his own life learnings on how to learn and succeed. He explains what is happening in our brains and how to build defense mechanisms against potential relapse.

    Kevin is also very honest and human. He relates his personal experience in overcoming addiction and lets us know that he was not perfect when he tried to get clean either.

    What he shares that is most important is that through persistent, organized effort, we can move beyond addiction into a better life. Then we may have insights that can assist others who are still struggling.
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  • Grace O'Malley
    5.0 out of 5 stars Another terrific McCauley video!
    Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2016
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    An excellent sequel to Pleasure Unwoven. I work as a therapist with chemically dependent patients in a hospital setting, and this video is receiving as good or better a response than Pleasure Unwoven. People are very interested to learn more of Dr. McCauley's personal journey as well as the most current information about the science of addiction and the challenges of recovery. He is a wonderful writer and presenter which makes the video easy to watch. This video does an excellent job of illustrating the psychological challenges faced by people who have become addicted and yet it offers tremendous hope.
    Well done, Dr. McCauley!!
    8 people found this helpful
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  • Michael P. McGee
    5.0 out of 5 stars Clear, Direct, Practical, Uplifting
    Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2017
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    Wonderful work. Kevin McCauley beautifully weaves together his own experience, brain chemistry (for lay people), Navy protocol, fascinating interviews, and gorgeous scenery. The result is a very entertaining and very useful work. One believes that the Navy's checklist approach for pilots (excuse me ... aviators) can work for others. Recovery is hard. McCauley makes it a little easier.
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