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I didn’t understand the phrase so I asked for clarification. They told me I had to find a new group of friends and a new set of hang-outs. For a 15-year-old, this was a monumental task. My peer group was everything to me. But I knew if I was going to stay alive and stay sober, I had to heed their sage advice. [Read More \[fa icon="long-arrow-right"\]](https://blog.theretreat.org/changing-the-faces-places) [![](https://blog.theretreat.org/hubfs/September%20is%20National%20Recovery%20Month%20%E2%80%93%20%E2%80%9CRecovery%20is%20for%20Everyone%E2%80%9D.jpg)](https://blog.theretreat.org/september-is-national-recovery-month-recovery-is-for-everyone) ## [September is National Recovery Month – “Recovery is for Everyone”](https://blog.theretreat.org/september-is-national-recovery-month-recovery-is-for-everyone) \[fa icon="calendar'\] Aug 11, 2021 8:00:00 AM / by [Maj Donovan](https://blog.theretreat.org/author/maj-donovan) posted in [recovery process](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/recovery-process), [AA meetings](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/aa-meetings), [Recovery Program](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/recovery-program), [Alcoholism Treatment Program](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/alcoholism-treatment-program), [Support Group](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/support-group) [\[fa icon="comment"\] 1 Comment](https://blog.theretreat.org/september-is-national-recovery-month-recovery-is-for-everyone#comments-listing) Recovery Month is a national observance held every September. Started in 1989, Recovery Month educates Americans that substance use treatment and mental health services can enable those with a mental and/or substance use disorder to live a healthy and rewarding life. [Read More \[fa icon="long-arrow-right"\]](https://blog.theretreat.org/september-is-national-recovery-month-recovery-is-for-everyone) [![](https://blog.theretreat.org/hubfs/Recovering%20In%20the%20Heat.jpg)](https://blog.theretreat.org/recovering-in-the-heat) ## [Recovering In the Heat](https://blog.theretreat.org/recovering-in-the-heat) \[fa icon="calendar'\] Jun 16, 2021 8:00:00 AM / by [Maj Donovan](https://blog.theretreat.org/author/maj-donovan) posted in [12 Steps](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/12-steps), [AA meetings](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/aa-meetings), [AA Big Book](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/aa-big-book), [Alcoholism Treatment Program](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/alcoholism-treatment-program), [Support Group](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/support-group) [\[fa icon="comment"\] 1 Comment](https://blog.theretreat.org/recovering-in-the-heat#comments-listing) You can turn up the heat emotionally. You can turn up the heat physically. But what do you do when your emotional and physical temp are turned up, and you can’t access the reset gauge? [Read More \[fa icon="long-arrow-right"\]](https://blog.theretreat.org/recovering-in-the-heat) [![](https://blog.theretreat.org/hubfs/DeAnna%20L%20Blog%20photo.jpg)](https://blog.theretreat.org/financial-sobriety-my-experience-strength-and-hope-surrounding-financial-recovery) ## [Financial Sobriety - My Experience, Strength and Hope surrounding Financial Recovery](https://blog.theretreat.org/financial-sobriety-my-experience-strength-and-hope-surrounding-financial-recovery) \[fa icon="calendar'\] Jun 14, 2021 7:32:02 AM / by [DeAnna L.](https://blog.theretreat.org/author/deanna) posted in [women in recovery](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/women-in-recovery), [AA meetings](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/aa-meetings), [alcohol abuse](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/alcohol-abuse), [AA Big Book](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/aa-big-book), [Support Group](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/support-group) [\[fa icon="comment"\] 4 Comments](https://blog.theretreat.org/financial-sobriety-my-experience-strength-and-hope-surrounding-financial-recovery#comments-listing) Experience… [Read More \[fa icon="long-arrow-right"\]](https://blog.theretreat.org/financial-sobriety-my-experience-strength-and-hope-surrounding-financial-recovery) [![](https://blog.theretreat.org/hubfs/The%20Twelve%20Steps%20of%20Sober%20Living.jpg)](https://blog.theretreat.org/the-twelve-steps-of-sober-living-we-shall-see) ## [The Twelve Steps of Sober Living??? We Shall See](https://blog.theretreat.org/the-twelve-steps-of-sober-living-we-shall-see) \[fa icon="calendar'\] May 19, 2021 9:15:00 AM / by [Lisa G.](https://blog.theretreat.org/author/lisa-g) posted in [12 step program](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/12-step-program), [AA meetings](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/aa-meetings), [AA Big Book](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/aa-big-book), [Women's Sober Residential](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/womens-sober-residential), [Support Group](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/support-group) [\[fa icon="comment"\] 1 Comment](https://blog.theretreat.org/the-twelve-steps-of-sober-living-we-shall-see#comments-listing) While I was still in treatment sober living was “strongly suggested” as the next step in my recovery. I was told that it would put into practice the twelve-step approach to living in a somewhat controlled environment that would benefit my sobriety and my overall spiritual well-being. Believe me I was more than a little bit skeptical that this would in any way, shape, or form benefit me at all. This blog delves into whether they were right or not. We shall see. [Read More \[fa icon="long-arrow-right"\]](https://blog.theretreat.org/the-twelve-steps-of-sober-living-we-shall-see) [![](https://blog.theretreat.org/hubfs/the3Ls.png)](https://blog.theretreat.org/the-3-ls) ## [The 3 L's](https://blog.theretreat.org/the-3-ls) \[fa icon="calendar'\] Mar 3, 2021 7:33:00 AM / by [Maj Donovan](https://blog.theretreat.org/author/maj-donovan) posted in [recovery process](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/recovery-process), [family recovery](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/family-recovery), [Recovery](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/recovery), [Recovery Program](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/recovery-program), [Support Group](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/support-group) [\[fa icon="comment"\] 0 Comments](https://blog.theretreat.org/the-3-ls#comments-listing)   ## The Loot, The Lift and The Lover During my four decades of recovery, I’ve worked with hundreds of young men who are enthusiastic and excited about recovery. For them, everything is new and life has taken on a different meaning. They are going to meetings regularly; they are working with their sponsors and the wreckage from their past is slowly getting repaired. But alas, they seem to hit three common roadblocks which sends them spiraling back down the path whence they came. I refer to these three roadblocks as: The Loot, The Lift and The Lover.   [Read More \[fa icon="long-arrow-right"\]](https://blog.theretreat.org/the-3-ls) [![](https://blog.theretreat.org/hubfs/1024px-St_Magnus_Cathedral_at_Sunset.jpg)](https://blog.theretreat.org/an-ex-head-speaks-out) ## [An Ex-Head Speaks Out](https://blog.theretreat.org/an-ex-head-speaks-out) \[fa icon="calendar'\] Oct 14, 2020 7:00:00 AM / 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), [Support Group](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/support-group), [Chemical Dependency](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/chemical-dependency), [Drug Addiction](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/drug-addiction) [\[fa icon="comment"\] 1 Comment](https://blog.theretreat.org/an-ex-head-speaks-out#comments-listing) *An excerpt from The Cathedral Crusader published February 28, 1979.* *Author’s Note: This article was published nine-months after I got clean and sober. My high school newspaper asked me to write a story about going through treatment. I was glad to do so. The published story set off alarm bells with the school administrators and it led to changes in school policy toward drug and alcohol use.* [Read More \[fa icon="long-arrow-right"\]](https://blog.theretreat.org/an-ex-head-speaks-out) [![](https://blog.theretreat.org/hubfs/celebration.png)](https://blog.theretreat.org/september-is-national-recovery-month) ## [September is National Recovery Month](https://blog.theretreat.org/september-is-national-recovery-month) \[fa icon="calendar'\] Sep 10, 2020 10:35:29 AM / by [Maj Donovan](https://blog.theretreat.org/author/maj-donovan) posted in [recovery process](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/recovery-process), [family recovery](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/family-recovery), [Alcohol & Health](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/alcohol-health), [help group](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/help-group), [Support Group](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/support-group) [\[fa icon="comment"\] 0 Comments](https://blog.theretreat.org/september-is-national-recovery-month#comments-listing)   #### What is Recovery Month? [Read More \[fa icon="long-arrow-right"\]](https://blog.theretreat.org/september-is-national-recovery-month) [![](https://blog.theretreat.org/hubfs/alone-2666433_1920.jpg)](https://blog.theretreat.org/get-healthy-stay-healthy) ## [Get Healthy - Stay Healthy](https://blog.theretreat.org/get-healthy-stay-healthy) \[fa icon="calendar'\] Aug 5, 2020 10:30:00 AM / by [Maj Donovan](https://blog.theretreat.org/author/maj-donovan) posted in [12 step program](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/12-step-program), [substance abuse](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/substance-abuse), [AA Big Book](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/aa-big-book), [Recovery Program](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/recovery-program), [Support Group](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/support-group) [\[fa icon="comment"\] 0 Comments](https://blog.theretreat.org/get-healthy-stay-healthy#comments-listing) National reports estimate over 25 million Americans have a substance use disorder. This includes illicit drugs, prescription medications, and alcohol. In fact, when it comes to alcohol it is estimated that one in eight American adults have an alcohol problem. [Read More \[fa icon="long-arrow-right"\]](https://blog.theretreat.org/get-healthy-stay-healthy) [![](https://blog.theretreat.org/hubfs/coffe-4964387_640.jpg)](https://blog.theretreat.org/watching-my-mouth) ## [Watching My Mouth](https://blog.theretreat.org/watching-my-mouth) \[fa icon="calendar'\] May 20, 2020 10:13:15 AM / by [Dede Armstrong](https://blog.theretreat.org/author/dede-armstrong) posted in [families](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/families), [family recovery](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/family-recovery), [Family Sober Support](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/family-sober-support), [12 Traditions Of AA](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/12-traditions-of-aa), [Recovery Program](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/recovery-program), [Support Group](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/support-group), [COVID-19](https://blog.theretreat.org/topic/covid-19) [\[fa icon="comment"\] 2 Comments](https://blog.theretreat.org/watching-my-mouth#comments-listing) 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](https://www.theretreat.org/alumni-friends/calendar). 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. 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