Recovery books Archive
Have Some Fun
0 Comments Published July 29th, 2008 in Addiction, Adult Children of Alcoholics, Al-Anon, Alateen, Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholism, Codependent, Denial, Emotions, Family, Gamblers Anonymous, Happiness, Recovery, Recovery books, relationshipsWe were created fully human. We were given emotions, desires, hopes, dreams, and feelings. There is an alive, excited, fun loving child in us somewhere! Let it come out! Let it come alive! Let it have some fun
Life is a Mystery
0 Comments Published July 28th, 2008 in Addiction, Adult Children of Alcoholics, Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholism, Codependent, Gamblers Anonymous, Gambling, Happiness, Higher Power, Judaism, Recovery, Recovery books, SpiritualMany people in early recovery from addiction, alcoholism, gambling and codependency are challenged by philosophical questions such as posed here.
The Best Part of Wine
0 Comments Published July 27th, 2008 in Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Craving, Drinking, Drugs, Family, Food problems, Males, Recovery, Recovery books, WomenThe Abstinent Approach to Healthy Wine Consumption In the Sober Kitchen
by Recovering Chef Liz Scott
No doubt since you put down that last drink, you have noticed that researchers are continually discovering good and healthy things about drinking, particularly red wine. Most recently, a compound called resveratrol, which is present in grape skins [...]
Self-Sabotage (ACOA)
0 Comments Published June 11th, 2008 in Adult Children of Alcoholics, Al-Anon, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Recovery booksSelf-Sabotage Syndrome in
the Workplace By Amy
Eden I just began reading
Janet Geringer Woitiz’;s
book, “The Self-Sabotage
Syndrome: Adult Children
in the Workplace,” and it’;s
pretty good. I’;m surprised
to find a book that focuses
on the issues of adult
children as they are played
out in the work place. But,
it makes sense to do so.
How much time do we
spend at work? Most of
every day of every week
of most of our lives. The
tone of the book is a lot like
her New York Times
bestseller, “Adult Children
of Alcoholics.” They’;re
published by HCI, which
publishes most of the
literature
Double Trouble in Recovery
2 Comments Published June 6th, 2008 in Addiction, Alcoholism, Anxiety/Stress, Depression, Dual problems, Emotions, Recovery, Recovery books, Self-help, Sobriety, SpiritualWe admitted we were powerless over mental disorders and substance abuse
The Spirituality of Imperfection
0 Comments Published May 27th, 2008 in Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholism, Recovery, Recovery books, Self-help, Sobriety, SpiritualThis intelligent and wide-ranging book has an undeniable appeal to anyone with the yearning to understand more deeply the nature of spirituality.
The Promises of Drinking or Drugging
0 Comments Published May 24th, 2008 in Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drinking, Drinking days, Drugs, Have a laugh, Recovery, Recovery books, SobrietyThe Promises…of Alcohol and Drug Addiction
If we are casual with this phase of our development, we will be drunk before we are halfway through.
We are going to know a new imprisonment and a new misery.
We will relive the past and won’t be able to shut the door on it.
We will comprehend the word CONFLICT [...]
9 Approaches to Humility
0 Comments Published May 19th, 2008 in Recovery, Recovery books, Sobriety, Spiritual The Power of Humility
Recovery, for me, was not just getting sober. Recovery also involved finding a new spiritual philosophy.
I was often reminded of the slogan; ‘The man I was, was a drinker. The man I was would drink again.’ I had to change. And false humility was my primary character defect. [...]
10 Masturbation Myths
1 Comment Published May 17th, 2008 in Addiction, Adult Children of Alcoholics, Alcoholism, Codependent, Males, Recovery, Recovery books, Relationshups, Sex addiction, Sexuality, Women Dismiss the stigma attached to masturbation.
People in early recovery from alcoholism, addiction and codependency are often advised to avoid new relationships that involve emotional ups and owns. These people may also be fearful of masturbation to relieve the natural urges and processes of being human.
This article puts to rest some of the [...]
Fight, Flee or Flow to Recovery
0 Comments Published May 15th, 2008 in Anxiety/Stress, Denial, Depression, Emotions, Males, Recovery, Recovery books, Spiritual If you can’t fight and you can’t flee, flow. - Robert Eliot
Too often, we men have lived with a single answer to every situation: win. We saw our friendships in competitive terms, so we couldn’t let our guard down. We looked at life as a challenge to be conquered rather than something to [...]