Making Apple Strudel
Cooking in Recovery
[fa icon="calendar'] Feb 26, 2021 2:32:45 PM / by Phil F. posted in alcohol addiction, families, alcoholism, Recovery, Family Sober Support, Recovery Program
Advising a Loved One to Seek Alcoholism Treatment
[fa icon="calendar'] Sep 20, 2020 3:23:03 AM / by Ryan Rivard posted in alcohol addiction, family recovery, alcoholism, Family Sober Support, Alcoholism Treatment Program
It can be difficult to know how to help an alcoholic friend or family member. But if you have a loved one who is struggling from alcoholism, it’s important that you try to help them get the help they need. Alcoholism can be difficult to overcome, and your friend or family member will need all the support they can get.
A Brief History on the Development of A.A.
[fa icon="calendar'] Jul 8, 2020 12:00:00 AM / by Maj Donovan posted in Alcoholics Anonymous, AA meetings, 12 steps of aa, AA Big Book, Family Sober Support, Alcoholism Treatment Program
On December 11, 1934, while under treatment at Towns Hospital for alcoholism, Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, experienced a profound and lasting spiritual experience. This intense and life-changing spiritual awakening left Bill with an overwhelming sense of well-being and freed him from his obsession and craving for alcohol. Bill said this about his “hot flash”, “I knew I was a free man”.
Watching My Mouth
[fa icon="calendar'] May 20, 2020 10:13:15 AM / by Dede Armstrong posted in families, family recovery, Family Sober Support, 12 Traditions Of AA, Recovery Program, Support Group, COVID-19
Here we are… months after the world became an unknown place, and many of our creature comforts, things we took for granted, turned into vast luxuries. I dream longingly of a haircut or sitting in a café with a dear friend over a steaming cup of bad coffee…or, hardest of all, receiving a hug at an AA meeting. I am getting accustomed to my new masked reality, the shouting at friends from a distance when I have the rare pleasure of seeing them. And, somehow, it is all ok. Really ok. And that is because I watch my mouth.
How Do I Express Love?
[fa icon="calendar'] Feb 12, 2020 4:27:16 PM / by Maj Donovan posted in family recovery, alcoholism, Family Sober Support, Drugs Adiction, Chemical Dependency
“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”.
The Journey Home
[fa icon="calendar'] Dec 11, 2019 7:59:19 AM / by Maj Donovan posted in Recovery, 12 steps of aa, Drug Rehab, Family Sober Support, Older Adult Recovery Programs
“I’ve got this.” – or so I thought
[fa icon="calendar'] Aug 22, 2019 9:18:16 AM / by Sherry Gaugler-Stewart posted in alcoholism, 12 step program, Family Sober Support, Recovery Program, Alcohol & Health
“Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.”
- Step 7 from the Al-Anon Family Groups
"I am fairly certain that given a cape and a nice tiara, I could save the world."
- Leigh Standley
Deciding Where to Put my Power
[fa icon="calendar'] Jun 27, 2019 12:29:53 PM / by Sherry Gaugler-Stewart posted in Alcoholics Anonymous, alcoholism, Recovery, 12 steps of aa, Family Sober Support
“Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character."
- Step 6 from the Al-Anon Family Groups
Talk About It
[fa icon="calendar'] May 29, 2019 11:50:23 AM / by Sherry Gaugler-Stewart posted in Alcoholics Anonymous, family recovery, Drug Rehab, Family Sober Support, Drugs Adiction
“Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.”
The Truth below the Truth
[fa icon="calendar'] Apr 24, 2019 3:46:35 PM / by Sherry Gaugler-Stewart posted in family recovery, alcoholism, Family Sober Support, help group, Support Group