Showing posts with label twelve steps. Show all posts
Showing posts with label twelve steps. Show all posts

Monday, January 30, 2017

12 Step Recovery: Online AA Meetings & Online NA Meetings






























Online AA meetings and online NA meetings have started to grow in popularity for this very reason. This does not mean you should replace all your meeting attendance online, but it can at least help keep you connected in between your actual meetings. Check out this list  of online AA meetings and online NA meetings that you might enjoy.

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 12 Step Recovery: Online AA Meetings & Online NA Meetings

Thursday, September 22, 2016

Shocking Overdose Video: 2-Year-Old Watches Mom Overdose





























Heroin or fentanyl was found in the mother’s purse. The mother has since recovered after receiving two doses of Narcan. She was then transported to the hospital and is now facing charges of child endangerment. As of now, 10% of drug overdoses that are responded to in Lawrence involve children.

Learn more here.:
Shocking Overdose Video: 2-Year-Old Watches Mom Overdose

Monday, September 19, 2016

Does Doc Gooden Need Rehab?































Dwight “Doc” Gooden, known best for his time as a pitcher for the New York Mets and New York Yankees in the 1980s and 1990s, has had his share of legal troubles and addiction problems.

Learn more here.:
 Does Doc Gooden Need Rehab?

Monday, June 27, 2016

The Connections Between Mental Health and Addiction


































Mental health care has come into sharp focus recently, as has addiction. A recent article in the New York Times takes a look at the close relationship between the two, and how our justice system fits into the equation.

Learn more here.:
 The Connections Between Mental Health and Addiction

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Is The AA Twelve Step Program Effective?


































The first twelve step program, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), has been questioned a lot by society despite being one of the most effective and commonly sought long-term recovery options for alcoholism.

Read more here.: 
Is The AA Twelve Step Program Effective?

Monday, August 3, 2015

#MotivationMonday: Honesty

























When I was drinking it was easier to lie and walk away from people than to be honest and tell the truth. I lost a lot of dear people in my life because of this. And I am not talking about the lies we tell as it pertains to our drinking, I am talking about the lies that we tell people as it pertains to our thinking.

Read more about honesty here.: 
#MotivationMonday: Honesty

Monday, December 29, 2014

Motivational Meditation Monday: Keep Calm & Just Do It!




























"Instead of focusing on all the negative things in your life, like missed opportunities, why not take action and make a change for the better." - Watershed Ashling

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 Motivational Meditation Monday: Keep Calm & Just Do It!

Monday, July 21, 2014

Motivational Meditation Monday: Keep Calm & Smell The Roses


























“Don’t hurry. Don’t worry. You’re only here for a short visit. So don’t forget to stop and smell the roses.” – Walter Hagen

Full meditation: 
Motivational Meditation Monday: Keep Calm & Smell The Roses