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March 12, 2020Blog

When Addicts Kill Families

Family Suffering Over the past few decades, experts have increasingly recognized that addiction is a primary, progressive and chronic disease that, if […]

We admitted we were powerless over the effects of alcoholism or other family dysfunction, that our lives had become unmanageable. Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understand God. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. Humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings. Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. Continued to take personal inventory and, when we were wrong, promptly admitted it. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, as we understand God, praying only for knowledge of God’s will for us and the power to carry that out. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to others who still suffer, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. The Twelve Steps are reprinted and adapted from the original Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous and are used with the permission of Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.

March 11, 2020Uncategorized

The 12 Steps of Adult Children of Alcoholics

Adult Children of Alcoholics Knowing only that I was affected by alcoholism, I began my recovery, sometimes in Al-Anon, sometimes in The […]

January 27, 2020January 27, 2020Uncategorized

12 Step addiction treatment

A hundred million people can’t be wrong? Love them or hate them, 12 step addiction treatment is bigger than any other program […]

alternatives to drug and alcohol rehab centres

January 3, 2020January 3, 2020Blog

Self-sabotage in addiction treatment

Self-sabotage in addiction treatment is like a grenade that suddenly and unexpectedly explodes — pushing us away from our deepest wants and […]

Honestly asking the question of Do I have an eating Disorder? is a good place to start progressing in life. If you think you may have a problem, but only try and hide it, you're heading in the wrong direction.

November 28, 2019Blog

How to heal Eating Disorders

How to heal Eating Disorders If you want to know how to heal eating disorders then you’d better know exactly what an […]

November 16, 2019November 16, 2019Blog

12 Rewards of Addiction Recovery

What are the 12 Rewards of Addiction Recovery For Hope instead of desperation (worry, fear). For Faith instead of despair (gloom, depression). […]

September 12, 2019Blog

22 Signs of Codependency will help you understand if you or a loved one suffers from codependency issues. The main consequence of codependency is that codependents, busy taking care of others, forget to take care of themselves, resulting in a disturbance of identity development.

August 6, 2019August 6, 2019Blog

Masks of addiction

We often speak of honesty in addiction treatment. The masks of addiction that people wear, are almost always evident on the faces […]

Childhood trauma leads to love addiction

July 31, 2019July 31, 2019Blog

Love your addiction treatment

It’s very important that you get to love your addiction treatment experience. Not tough it through. Not slog on and grin and bear it. But LOVE IT. And, why not.

July 1, 2019July 11, 2019Blog

Addiction is a Blame Game

When addicts and co-addicts and those with emotional issues (EA) begin to feel the pain that develops over the course of the progression of their perspective illnesses, they will look for something outside of themselves to explain the problems they or others are experiencing. This inclination to blame others represents the core of every addict and co-addict’s DENIAL. We call it Addiction is a Blame Game.