Many treatment centers are now offering yoga for addiction recovery for their clients, from detox through sober living. This can be a beneficial tool, but
Category: 12-Steps
Step 4 of AA is intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be. Up to this point in the 12 steps, we’ve done nothing more than
Step 3 of AA is something I’ve seen hundreds of people struggle with. It’s so hard that many people just can’t get past it at
Overcoming fear can seem impossible, especially if you suffer from Generalized Anxiety Disorder like I do. Sometimes fear feels so completely overwhelming that we’re paralyzed.
Step 2 of AA takes a lot of people out. Step 1 is the hardest step. It’s a bitch. But step 2 of AA can
Religion and politics remain controversial topics that good etiquette would suggest you leave out of Thanksgiving and Christmas Dinner conversation. However, though 12 step meetings
13th stepping is when someone with a lot of time sober (2 years+) hooks up with newcomers (people with little sober time—think 3 months or
Step 1 AA: “We admitted we were powerless over alcohol (and drugs)—that our lives had become unmanageable.” I’m sure we’ve all heard this in meetings
In the recovery community, we have to grapple with this question all the time: are 12-step groups cults? The answer is complicated. As far as