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It's absolutely important to address the specific needs and challenges of the recovery process, regardless of gender. Today, we will explore the essential steps toward achieving holistic addiction recovery for men. [Read More \[fa icon="long-arrow-right"\]](https://blog.theretreat.org/holistic-addiction-recovery-for-men) [![](https://blog.theretreat.org/hubfs/Happy%20New%20Year.png)](https://blog.theretreat.org/happy-new-year) ## [Happy New Year!](https://blog.theretreat.org/happy-new-year) \[fa icon="calendar'\] Jan 7, 2022 10:11:39 AM / by [Maj Donovan](https://blog.theretreat.org/author/maj-donovan) posted in [alcohol addiction](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/alcohol-addiction), [Alcoholics Anonymous](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/alcoholics-anonymous), [recovery process](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/recovery-process), [Drugs Adiction](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/drugs-adiction), [Alcoholism Treatment Program](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/alcoholism-treatment-program) [\[fa icon="comment"\] 0 Comments](https://blog.theretreat.org/happy-new-year#comments-listing) Oft times we see the new year portrayed as a newborn child. Reflect for a moment on the wonder that a newborn instills in all of us. Think about the sense of hope and renewal that stirs within you when you see a newborn babe. Who isn’t moved by the site of a newborn resting peacefully within the arms of its loving parent? [Read More \[fa icon="long-arrow-right"\]](https://blog.theretreat.org/happy-new-year) [![](https://blog.theretreat.org/hubfs/billiards-4135567_1920.jpg)](https://blog.theretreat.org/how-the-charlie-daniels-band-helped-my-family-into-recovery) ## [How the Charlie Daniel’s Band Helped My Family into Recovery](https://blog.theretreat.org/how-the-charlie-daniels-band-helped-my-family-into-recovery) \[fa icon="calendar'\] Jun 5, 2020 2:15:11 PM / by [Maj Donovan](https://blog.theretreat.org/author/maj-donovan) posted in [family recovery](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/family-recovery), [substance abuse](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/substance-abuse), [Drugs Adiction](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/drugs-adiction), [Treatment Program](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/treatment-program), [Chemical Dependency](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/chemical-dependency) [\[fa icon="comment"\] 1 Comment](https://blog.theretreat.org/how-the-charlie-daniels-band-helped-my-family-into-recovery#comments-listing) I found sobriety in the summer of 1978. I had been severely addicted to mood altering chemicals for six years. I hit bottom, went into a Substance Use Disorder treatment center, and started practicing a recovery program in August of 1978. [Read More \[fa icon="long-arrow-right"\]](https://blog.theretreat.org/how-the-charlie-daniels-band-helped-my-family-into-recovery) [![](https://blog.theretreat.org/hubfs/Canva%20-%20Airport.jpg)](https://blog.theretreat.org/rule-62) ## [Rule #62](https://blog.theretreat.org/rule-62) \[fa icon="calendar'\] Apr 8, 2020 4:13:47 PM / by [Maj Donovan](https://blog.theretreat.org/author/maj-donovan) posted in [Recovery](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/recovery), [Drug Rehab](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/drug-rehab), [Recovery Program](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/recovery-program), [Alcohol & Health](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/alcohol-health), [Drugs Adiction](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/drugs-adiction), [Alcoholism Treatment Program](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/alcoholism-treatment-program) [\[fa icon="comment"\] 2 Comments](https://blog.theretreat.org/rule-62#comments-listing) While we are all hunkered down and sheltering in place, we thought some good old fashion humor might lift your spirits. Here are some humorous thoughts from one of our blog contributors – Maj. Donovan, U.S. Army, Ret. [Read More \[fa icon="long-arrow-right"\]](https://blog.theretreat.org/rule-62) [![](https://blog.theretreat.org/hubfs/couple-1845334_640.jpg)](https://blog.theretreat.org/how-do-i-express-love) ## [How Do I Express Love?](https://blog.theretreat.org/how-do-i-express-love) \[fa icon="calendar'\] Feb 12, 2020 4:27:16 PM / by [Maj Donovan](https://blog.theretreat.org/author/maj-donovan) posted in [family recovery](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/family-recovery), [alcoholism](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/alcoholism), [Family Sober Support](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/family-sober-support), [Drugs Adiction](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/drugs-adiction), [Chemical Dependency](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/chemical-dependency) [\[fa icon="comment"\] 2 Comments](https://blog.theretreat.org/how-do-i-express-love#comments-listing) “Love and tolerance of others is our code”. (Alcoholics Anonymous, pg. 84) Several years ago, close to Valentine’s Day, I was listening to the radio one morning on my drive into work. The radio host asked the above question to the listening audience. Immediately, the phoneline was inundated with dozens of phone calls from listeners all offering sage wisdom on the topic. However, one caller’s comments have stayed with me all this time. He responded with, “Love isn’t a noun – it’s a verb”. [Read More \[fa icon="long-arrow-right"\]](https://blog.theretreat.org/how-do-i-express-love) [![](https://blog.theretreat.org/hubfs/clasped-hands-541849_640.jpg)](https://blog.theretreat.org/intensive-work-with-other-alcoholics) ## [Intensive Work With Other Alcoholics](https://blog.theretreat.org/intensive-work-with-other-alcoholics) \[fa icon="calendar'\] Feb 5, 2020 9:00:07 AM / by [John MacDougall](https://blog.theretreat.org/author/john-macdougall) posted in [substance abuse](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/substance-abuse), [12 steps of aa](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/12-steps-of-aa), [AA Big Book](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/aa-big-book), [Older Adult Recovery Programs](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/older-adult-recovery-programs), [Drugs Adiction](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/drugs-adiction) [\[fa icon="comment"\] 1 Comment](https://blog.theretreat.org/intensive-work-with-other-alcoholics#comments-listing) One of the difficulties I have with staying [sober](https://www.theretreat.org/programs/the-retreat-residences) is that I like to drink. I also like my drugs: Valium, Percodan, and other opiates, benzodiazepines, and barbiturates. For me, drinking and drugging is forever natural. Being clean and sober is forever unnatural. Even though my sobriety date is July 4, 1989, and I have been sober for 11,173 days, a day at a time, sobriety has never become natural for me. I rely on the “Big Book” of Alcoholics Anonymous and I do what it says to do. [Read More \[fa icon="long-arrow-right"\]](https://blog.theretreat.org/intensive-work-with-other-alcoholics) [![](https://blog.theretreat.org/hubfs/Stock%20images/Christmas%20tree%20decorations%20in%20detail.jpeg)](https://blog.theretreat.org/how-to-navigate-addiction-during-the-holidays) ## [How to Navigate Addiction During the Holidays](https://blog.theretreat.org/how-to-navigate-addiction-during-the-holidays) \[fa icon="calendar'\] Dec 18, 2019 4:11:12 PM / by [Sherry Gaugler-Stewart](https://blog.theretreat.org/author/sherry-gaugler-stewart) posted in [family recovery](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/family-recovery), [alcoholism](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/alcoholism), [Recovery](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/recovery), [women in recovery](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/women-in-recovery), [Drugs Adiction](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/drugs-adiction) [\[fa icon="comment"\] 0 Comments](https://blog.theretreat.org/how-to-navigate-addiction-during-the-holidays#comments-listing) Oh, the holidays! When we think of them, so many thoughts and images pop into our heads! Snow! Family! Food! Togetherness! Traditions, old and new! Excitement is in the air, and we start planning how and when our ideal holiday will come together. Unfortunately, for those who have a loved one struggling with alcoholism or addiction, an additional level of stress typically accompanies the holidays: worry that our imagined holiday will turn into our worst-case scenario. [Read More \[fa icon="long-arrow-right"\]](https://blog.theretreat.org/how-to-navigate-addiction-during-the-holidays) [![](https://blog.theretreat.org/hubfs/41zoxe-9AwL._AC_UL436_.jpg)](https://blog.theretreat.org/becoming-self-supporting) ## [Becoming Self-Supporting](https://blog.theretreat.org/becoming-self-supporting) \[fa icon="calendar'\] Jun 5, 2019 11:21:11 AM / by [John MacDougall](https://blog.theretreat.org/author/john-macdougall) posted in [Alcoholics Anonymous](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/alcoholics-anonymous), [Older Adult Recovery Programs](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/older-adult-recovery-programs), [Men's Sober Residential](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/mens-sober-residential), [Women's Sober Residential](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/womens-sober-residential), [Drugs Adiction](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/drugs-adiction) [\[fa icon="comment"\] 0 Comments](https://blog.theretreat.org/becoming-self-supporting#comments-listing) ### “Every A.A. group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.” [Read More \[fa icon="long-arrow-right"\]](https://blog.theretreat.org/becoming-self-supporting) [![](https://blog.theretreat.org/hubfs/silhouette-1082129_640.jpg)](https://blog.theretreat.org/talk-about-it) ## [Talk About It](https://blog.theretreat.org/talk-about-it) \[fa icon="calendar'\] May 29, 2019 11:50:23 AM / by [Sherry Gaugler-Stewart](https://blog.theretreat.org/author/sherry-gaugler-stewart) posted in [Alcoholics Anonymous](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/alcoholics-anonymous), [family recovery](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/family-recovery), [Drug Rehab](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/drug-rehab), [Family Sober Support](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/family-sober-support), [Drugs Adiction](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/drugs-adiction) [\[fa icon="comment"\] 2 Comments](https://blog.theretreat.org/talk-about-it#comments-listing) ### “Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.” [Read More \[fa icon="long-arrow-right"\]](https://blog.theretreat.org/talk-about-it) [![](https://blog.theretreat.org/hubfs/woman.jpg)](https://blog.theretreat.org/sometimes-we-need-to-break-down-in-order-to-rebuild) ## [Sometimes we need to break down in order to rebuild](https://blog.theretreat.org/sometimes-we-need-to-break-down-in-order-to-rebuild) \[fa icon="calendar'\] Apr 17, 2019 7:55:35 AM / by [Kara F](https://blog.theretreat.org/author/kara-f) posted in [alcoholism](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/alcoholism), [women in recovery](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/women-in-recovery), [Women's Sober Residential](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/womens-sober-residential), [Recovery Program](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/recovery-program), [Drugs Adiction](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/drugs-adiction) [\[fa icon="comment"\] 0 Comments](https://blog.theretreat.org/sometimes-we-need-to-break-down-in-order-to-rebuild#comments-listing) We have great news here at The Retreat! Our new National Center for [Women’s Recovery](https://www.theretreat.org/women-in-recovery) is now open to lovingly welcome women suffering addiction into a beautiful space to heal! And it’s amazing! I had the absolute privilege to attend an event this past Friday with about 20 other women to break in the center with amazing energy. We wanted to do this so that the energy from women who have been on the journey before could breathe in healing for the women who are to come next. To be in this new space and surrounded by women who have a passion for recovery and a desire to share their unconditional love and energy was heart changing to say the least. As we embraced this new place for community together, we entered each room and blessed the walls with a love and purpose I cannot put down in writing. The new walls are nothing short of extravagant, but what moved me more was the bursting of love from this group of women in preparation to open the doors and welcome home new family. I have often said there is something magic in these walls at The Retreat that is indescribable, that fact most definitely has not changed even though the paint on the walls and the beams that support the walls are rebuilt. 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