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Recent Posts
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Depression and Alcoholism
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What Drugs Don’t Show up on a Standard Drug Test
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Why Controlled Drinking Never Works
12 May 2017
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12 May 2017
General Guidelines You Can Expect in a Halfway House
After deciding to change our path and transition into sobriety, one thing is for sure, we are going to be uncomfortable at times. It’s like learning everything for the first time. The one thing we know best, (using) is gone…
5 May 2017
Selfishness; The Common Behavior in Addiction and Sobriety
There seems to be a common misconception that when one stops drinking and using, that we will out of nowhere become these perfect people. I think as alcoholics and addicts, we have an inner need for perfection, thus, this thought…
5 May 2017
What’s the Deal with a Higher Power?
Hello, I’m an alcoholic and I had a huge problem with God and the so called higher power when I first got sober. Sound familiar? Cool, you’re like me. Doesn’t sound familiar? Even better, you go! You might know the…
28 Apr 2017
Willingness in Sobriety: The Key to Long-Term Success
If there’s one thing that I know for certain, it is that when I finally became willing to turn myself over to the program, my entire life changed. When the people in the rooms say that all we need is…
28 Apr 2017
What to Do on Your Last Day of Rehab
If this is your first go around (and hopefully your last!) in the world of substance abuse treatment, let me be the first to say, Congratulations! You are a fierce, awesome, bad ass warrior, and you are doing a huge…
24 Apr 2017
Which Program of Recovery is Right for You?
If you are anything like I was when I first made the attempt at getting sober, then you probably understand the difficulty that some people have with accepting the groundwork of 12 step programs. For me, coming from an agnostic…
24 Apr 2017
Gratitude in Action; Why a Grateful Alcoholic Will Never Drink
Gratitude; it is the essential quality of any program of recovery. It is a trait that needs to be maintained in order to remain sober and happy, no matter what. Listen, I totally get it, when I first got sober…
11 Apr 2017
The Third Step in Alcoholics Anonymous; A Faith That Works
The third step is such a vital step in the process of starting to recover and just going through the 12 steps in general. “Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of god…
5 Apr 2017
The Dangers of Telling War Stories
If there is one thing we in the Anonymous rooms know for sure, it is how dark it can get out there when we aren’t sober. That being said, one of the many gifts of meetings and working a program…
31 Mar 2017
Benefits of Music Therapy for Sobriety
There is no doubt in the power that music has over mankind. It stirs us, brings back memories, it allows us to release our aggression, or sadness, or joy, or grief. The power of music has been entwined with mankind…
