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In this the 8th hour of the 12 Hour Podcast, Kyle, Chris, and Mark continue their discussions.  The topic of having fun in the fellowship was discussed.  Can someone really have fun on a golf course of in a bowling alley and not drink?  Of course you can, but maybe not right away if you’re new.
Our Dawn Farm Interview is with Charles Coleman, director of their Transitional Housing Program.  Dawn Farm is a Treatment Facility here in the Ann Arbor, Michigan area.  Charles describes the program along with the benefits and challenges for both the organization and the clients.

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This topic is in reference to an article Bill W. published in 1958

What is Emotional Sobriety?

the development of much more real maturity and balance (which is to say, humility) in our relations with ourselves, with our fellows, and with God.

What types of emotions are most vulnerable to instability in sobriety?

Those adolescent urges that so many of us have for top approval, perfect security, and perfect romance — urges quite appropriate to age seventeen — prove to be an impossible way of life when we are at age forty-seven or fifty-seven.

What character asset (virtue) is most needed to achieve emotional sobriety?

Humility

According to Bill, why are peace and joy illusive?

How shall our unconscious  be brought into line with what we actually believe, know and want!

For Bill, what is the problem for him?

dependence on people to supply his needs

What was his solution to the problem

To love others first regardless if it is returned

What is the root of the problem?

unhealthy dependency and its consequent unhealthy demand

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We have now rolled into the 7th hour of the 12 hour podcast and Mark is joined with Kyle, Chris, and Brian.  They all share their experience strength and hope in regards to coming into the fellowship.  Some went through treatment centers and they discussed their experiences.

We also interview Anna with Dawn Farm Spera during this hour.  Anna is director of Spera, Dawn Farm’s Detox unit.

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In the 6th hour of the 12 Hour Podcast, Mark, Aaron, and Kelli take up the topic from the most popular Recovered Episode ever produced; Meeting Etiquette.
We also listened to an interview we had with Dr. Chuck Gehrke.  Dr. Gehrke is a physician and Chair of the Dawn Farm Board of Trustees.  We talked about addiction as a medical condition, replacement drug therapies, and so much more.

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In the 5th hour of the 12 Hour podcast, we interview Vince with Dawn Farm Daybreak.  Dawn Farm Daybreak is a specialized program for adolescents with drug and alcohol problems. Founded in 2004 as a pilot project in collaboration with the Juvenile Drug Court and Children’s Services, the program now treats young people from throughout the community.
Kelli, an Al-Anon, and Aaron discuss their experience strength and hope as well.  Each tell their story on how they came into the program.

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