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How The Program Works For You – Recovered 1232
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A big part of recovering from addiction and living a sober life is being good to yourself. For many people in recovery, taking care of your physical, emotional, and spiritual health becomes the focus of daily life. Rebuilding your life after addiction involves taking positive actions that reinforce your sobriety, and also allow you to feel fulfilled and to experience life in a way that is better than it was when you were in active addiction.
Tonight, we talk about How The Program Works For You.
For information on the Book “Powerless Not Helpless”
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Call Recovered About How The Program Works For You
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Tonight, we talk about How The Program Works For You.
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We need your voice!! Share your story with the new person in recovery.
To “call” in and share your experience, strength, and hope regarding this topic, just tap
You can always dial in and leave a message on this topic. Just dial
When you “call”, reflect on these questions:
- How does Honesty help your program?
- How does being open support your recovery?
- How does the fellowship/sponsor keep you sober?
- Why is spirituality important to you?
Not Fitting In – Recovered 1230
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In early recovery, coping with this new way of living is hard. We are not happy, joyous, and free like the others we see. At the same time, we are not using. We don’t fit in again. The pink cloud vanished.
Now, we were told it’s time to get to work. It’s time to develop the coping skills we always lacked. It’s time to work on a program of recovery. In the process, we developed intimate relationships with like-minded people and a host of coping skills. We found the cure to Not Fitting In.
Tonight, we talk about Not Fitting In.
For information on the Book “Powerless Not Helpless”
Why The Program Works For You
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Why the Program Works For You
We are working our way through a book recently published by co-host Buddy C.
Find it here https://amzn.to/3BW97rH
It is generally considered that the AA program, as embodied in the 12 Steps, works through its emphasis on five important ideas:
Honesty
Openness
Connection
Spirituality
No agenda
Thursday, we talk about why the program works for you.
Questions to ponder:
- How does Honesty help your program?
- How does being open support your recovery?
- How does the fellowship/sponsor keep you sober?
- Why is spirituality important to you?
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 869 2241 0131
Passcode: 276139
Take Our One Question Survey
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Take our one-question survey to help us prepare for the show.
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Call Recovered About Not Fitting In
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In early recovery, coping with this new way of living is hard. We are not happy, joyous, and free like the others we see. At the same time, we are not using. We don’t fit in again. The pink cloud vanished.
Now, we were told it’s time to get to work. It’s time to develop the coping skills we always lacked. It’s time to work on a program of recovery. In the process, we developed intimate relationships with like-minded people and a host of coping skills. We found the cure to Not Fitting In.
Tonight, we talk about Not Fitting In.
Leave A Message Now
We need your voice!! Share your story with the new person in recovery.
To “call” in and share your experience, strength, and hope regarding this topic, just tap
You can always dial in and leave a message on this topic. Just dial
When you “call”, reflect on these questions:
- Have you ever had the feeling you didn’t fit in?
- What were the circumstances?
- Have you ever felt alone in a crowd?
- Did you make new friends in recovery?
- Did this help with the unease of not fitting in?
- Do you still have old friends you know before recovery?
- What is your experience with them now?
- If you are still in contact, how have you navigated being sober while they still use
- Have you found that being in AA has helped your feeling of not fitting in?
- If so, what part of the program helped?
Singles in Sobriety Convention Part 5 – Recovered 1229
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Relapse Prevention – Recovered 1228
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Unfortunately, relapse is common. Studies have shown that more than 85% of people with addictions who stop using a drug begin using it again within a year. A return to drug or alcohol use after a period of abstinence can be very dangerous. The good news is that there are things that can be done to lessen the likelihood of suffering a relapse.
Tonight, we talk about Relapse Prevention.
For information on the Book “Powerless Not Helpless”