BE A CHANNEL OF PEACE: CONNECTING THIS SIGNIFICANT WEEK
BE A CHANNEL OF PEACE: CONNECTING THIS SIGNIFICANT WEEK This week marks a significant time of spiritual observance and beloved faith traditions for so many. For Christians, this is Holy Week leading up to Easter Sunday. For the Jewish...
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Thank You Medical and Health Care Professionals! – THURSDAY THOUGHT
We owe a world of thanks to medical and health care professionals working throughout these difficult days with great courage and dedication in hospitals and medical facilities throughout the country. In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, families in...
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Thank You Medical and Health Care Professionals!
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the tireless work of medical and health-care professionals has shaped public consciousness with great gratitude for their amazing efforts. Every single day their selflessness, their service mindset and their courage bring hope and...
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ONLINE SUPPORT FOR YOU & YOUR FAMILY: IT WORKS! – Thursday Thought
Online meetings and sources of recovery support are available during these days when social distancing is in place. These meetings and support sources are helping individuals and families struggling with substance use disorder. Information about Zoom 12-Step fellowship meetings...
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ONLINE SUPPORT FOR YOU & YOUR FAMILY: IT WORKS!
Over the last week or so I have had the privilege to hear from many people sharing their struggle with the challenge of substance use disorder in their families during this challenging time. A young man with just a...
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You have strength & strategies for all of it. – THURSDAY THOUGHT
We whose lives are impacted by the family systems disease of addiction are no strangers to dealing with the challenges of the fear and unpredictability that is impacting the rest of the world right now. In fact, we have...
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You have strength & strategies for all of it.
The chaos, disruption, unpredictability and fear brought on by this Corona virus are most certainly not unfamiliar feelings to all of you. Because as families dealing with addiction, you know this territory from the inside. And, most importantly you know how to meet this avalanche of uncertainty with the...
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DATE NIGHT, POPCORN AND AN INSPIRING RECOVERY MOVIE – Thursday Thought
We live at a time when the shame and stigma surrounding the illness of substance use disorder is being publicly confronted. When we consider how far we have come in this epic fight, it is interesting to take a...
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DATE NIGHT, POPCORN AND AN INSPIRING RECOVERY MOVIE
Who knew Walmart’s $5 movie bin could provide an inspiring, true recovery story on stay-at-home date night? That’s what happened Saturday night when my husband and I watched Unbroken: Redemption, the Part 2 of 1936 Olympic distance runner Louis Zamperini’s story of...
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Don’t Quit Five Minutes Before the Miracle
Gwen* was a joyful woman I met in a 12-Step fellowship Beginners Meeting almost 30 years ago when I was newly in recovery. She was leading the meeting, with a little over a year sober, and rebuilding her life. She...
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