Alcoholism and drug addiction are not the result of a faulty willpower. However, self-discipline is crucial for staying sober. Whether you’ve just completed drug treatment or have just started going to meetings for the first time, you’ll need to develop a discipline to avoid relapses. Dedication to your recovery program…

Frank H. from Santa Clara, CA talking about the steps at a Men’s OA Tool Time Retreat in Oceanside, CA – August 10th-12th 2018 Check out this episode!

The virtues of self awareness, acceptance, and self-honesty, give us the courage and Humility to be vulnerable, to be truly humble. In other words, by working on these virtues we increase our capacity to be humble in our relationship with ourselves and others. However, if we lack self-awareness and self-acceptance…

Frank H. from Santa Clara, CA talking about the steps at a Men’s OA Tool Time Retreat in Oceanside, CA – August 10th-12th 2018 Check out this episode!

In early recovery, you’ll hear a lot about mindedness, willingness and honesty. If you are now, these are the three keys that can help you stay sober in the long-term, and offer a short and sweet blueprint for how to approach your new life in recovery. Willingness is usually the…

Frank H. from Santa Clara, CA talking about the steps at a Men’s OA Tool Time Retreat in Oceanside, CA – August 10th-12th 2018 Check out this episode!

Recovery is founded on a number of guiding principles that help people know how to live life sober, including honesty and integrity, among many others. So for people in recovery, integrity isn’t just a buzzword. It’s the principle that should ground and govern your recovery on a daily basis, at…