Not Just A Motivation For Growth "We learn that pain can be a motivating factor in recovery." Basic Text p.29 "Pain - who needs it!" we think whenever we're in...
Be Who You Are In recovery, we're learning a new behavior. It's called Be Who You Are.For some of us, this can be frightening. What would happen if we felt...
SILENCE! A POWERFUL RELATIONSHIP TOOL By Pamela Brewer, MSW, Ph.D., LCSW-C QUESTION: What can bring feelings of sadness and fear; anxiety and anger; rejection...
MANAGING CHANGE by Pamela Brewer, MSW, Ph.D., LCSW-C Change is usually a scary thing. Change you choose and change you don’t choose can be equally scary....
The steps-in English--- the quick and dirty version!!!! Step 1- I can't..i give up...i detach!! Step 2- He/she it can (Higher Power) OR..there has to be a...
Hope for Today - October 2 I often heard, "You'll never amount anything.You'll end up barefoot and pregnant. Colleges don't except dummies like you." These...
Coping with Families There are many paths to self-care with families. Some people choose to sever connections with family members for a period of time. Some...
Denial I've been recovering many years. I've used denial many times. It has been a defense, a survival device, a coping behavior, and, at times, almost my...
Signs of Inner Peace A tendency to think an act deliberately, rather than from fears based on past experiences. An unmistakable ability to enjoy each moment A...
Hope for Today - October 3 Have you ever had the opportunity to watchpreschoolers put together a puzzle? If a piece doesn'tfit immediately, they often push and...
The reason why birds can fly and we can't is simply that they have perfect faith, for to have faith is to have wings. --James M. Barrie As children, we are...
Anxiety is that range of distress, which attends willing what cannot be willed. --Leslie H. Farber There are hundreds of ways in which men try to will things...
Hey you all I got a GREAT story Today I got REALLY tested on how much I **love me/ accept me/ forgive me* listen to THIS!!!! This am, I go to sam’s club to...
Hope for Today - October 5 I did not choose an alcoholic mother and a workaholic father, who were unable to express love. I did not decide to have an older...
Amends Without Expectations "Projections about actually making amends can be a major obstacle both in making the list and in becoming willing." Basic Text...
Forgiveness is another word for letting go. --Matthew Fox Learning forgiveness - both granting it to others and accepting it for ourselves - is one of the...
Practical and Precise Definitions: The Abusive Personality Disorders [When I wrote Tears and Healing, my focus was mainly on borderline personality disorder....
There is a divine plan of good at work in my life. I will let go and let it unfold. --Ruth P. Freedman We are never certain of the full importance or the...
Depending On Our Higher Power "As recovering addicts, acoas, or codas, we find that we are still dependent, but our dependence has shifted from the things...
A New Pattern Of Living "We suspect that if we do not use what we have, we will lose what we have." Basic Text p. 75 Addiction gave a pattern to our lives, and...
There are two kinds of slaves, the prisoners of addiction, and the prisoners of envy. --Ivan Ilich No emotion brings us more personal pain or wastes more of...
Order "We emphasize setting our house in order because it brings us relief."Basic Text p. 93 Focusing on what others are doing can provide momentary relief...
Sometimes it's worse to win a fight than to lose. --Billie Holiday Our struggles with other people always take their toll on us. They often push us to behavior...
Payoffs from Destructive Relationships Sometimes it helps to understand that we may be receiving a payoff from relationships that cause us distress.The...
Hope for Today - October 10 Sometimes I need to work Step One backwards.I don't always recognize when I'm powerless, but Icertainly notice when my life...
Unconditional Love A. How well do you unconditionally accept yourself? I have a really hard time unconditionally accepting myself or feeling ok with myself...
Why do we get so confused Why do we allow all the abuse Identity shredded away Like tissue paper By each little question Each little comment All perceived...
Inner Child work a. How would you describe your inner child? I think maybe there are different forms of my inner child. Or maybe I just see her differently...
Meditation for the Day "First be reconciled to your brother and then come and offer your gift to God." First I must get right with other people and then I can...
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