Our task in life recovery is multifaceted- spiritual education and growth, character formation, sobriety, life skills education, financial accountability, social recovery, career skill training and development, family reconciliation, community resource identification...
From time to time I am called “mean” and “cruel” for speaking the truth I observe. People want to act like they are truth-tellers…they detest being lied to…… but you TELL them the truth and they bow up, call you mean, and have...
FIrsts…….Our students experience many firsts….first sober holiday in many years, first experience of feeling God’s presence and recognizing the feeling of pure love, first time praying out loud in a group, first time confronting fear instead of...
If you let go a little you will have a little happiness. If you let go a lot you will have a lot of happiness. If you let go completely you will be free. —Ajahn Chah Funny how we often don’t realize the weight of something we are grasping until we let it...
Many times I have counseled a person with a dysfunctional family member or close friend that she is not likely to be the one God will use to address this family member’s issues, no matter how much she loves the individual, can see the issues, and wants to help....
I have been advocating for addressing nicotine concurrently with other chemical addictions since I began in addiction recovery counseling in 2008. When I was able to start a program myself, smoke-free recovery was one of the criteria I insisted on. It was NOT a...
