by Paul Tucker | Feb 25, 2017 | AA, Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Detox, Info Articles, NA, Sober Living
Step six is one of the more opaque steps in a Twelve-Step program. Step Six as originally written says: “We are entirely ready to have God remove these defects of character. In The Alternative Twelve Steps, step six says: “Be entirely ready to acknowledge our...
by Paul Tucker | Feb 11, 2017 | AA, Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Alumni, Detox, Info Articles, Interventions, NA
Once we’ve examined our lives and come to an open, and honest, inventory of how our lives are going, it’s time to “face the music.” Step Five is: “Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.” Put another way, Step...
by Paul Tucker | Feb 6, 2017 | AA, Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Company Updates, Detox, Industry News, Info Articles, NA, Sober Living
After surrender, the next of the twelve steps involves taking inventory to start to determine where the addictive urge is stemming from. Step Four reads: “Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.” A second way of phrasing Step Four is: “Search...
by Paul Tucker | Jan 30, 2017 | AA, Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Company Updates, Detox, Info Articles, NA, Sober Living
Once one has hope that there is a solution to the problem of addiction, it’s important for that person to keep an open mind moving forward. The traditional wording of step three, according to AA, is: “Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of...
by Paul Tucker | Jan 20, 2017 | AA, Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Alumni, Detox, Info Articles
Following step one, admitting that one is powerless when faced with one’s addiction and that said addiction has rendered one’s life unmanageable, we come to “hope.” The second step, according to AA is: “Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore...
by Paul Tucker | Dec 12, 2016 | AA, Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Alumni, Detox, Industry News, Info Articles, NA
The Importance of Your Alumni Recovery Group One of the best ways to continue your recovery journey while having supportive people around you is to maintain your relationship with your alumni recovery group. After meeting your recovery milestone, it is important to...
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