Clancy I. AA Speaker Alcoholics Anonymous, Classic Talk From 1988 at an AA Meeting
Clancy I. AA Speaker Alcoholics Anonymous, Classic talk from 1988 at an AA Meeting – Classic tape from 1988, Clancy shares his experience strength and hope at an AA speaker meeting! Enjoy! 🙂 From the book Alcoholics Anonymous: “In spite of the great increase in the size and span of this Fellowship, at its core it remains simple and personal. Each day, somewhere in the world, recovery begins when one alcoholic talks with another alcoholic, sharing experience, strength, and hope.” Make sure to like us on facebook 🙂 We’d love to have ya stop in and see us! www.facebook.com What is the Twelve Step Model? How is it a “treatment for alcoholism” or “alcohol abuse?” From Wikipedia: “A twelve-step program is a set of guiding principles (accepted by members as ‘spiritual principles,’ based on the approved literature) outlining a course of action for recovery from addiction, compulsion, or other behavioral problems. Originally proposed by Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) as a method of recovery from alcoholism, the Twelve Steps were first published in the book Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How More Than One Hundred Men Have Recovered from Alcoholism in 1939. The method was then adapted and became the foundation of other twelve-step programs. Twelve-step methods have been adopted to address a wide range of substance-abuse and dependency problems.” You can find out more at: www.aa.org – Alcoholics Anonymous Official Site (And as should be blatantly obvious, we are in no way affiliated with them or any other 12 step program. We are just looking to provide hope to those …
Review: “Ending Addiction for Good” a step-by-step guide to wellness
Filed under: addiction help books
Most important perhaps to note is that “Ending Addiction for Good” is an incredibly positive book. The authors dismiss the disease model of addiction treatment as demoralizing for the addict. Instead, they propose and use a behavioral approach to …
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What Would You Do to Get into Prison?
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I couldn't help but think of the movie The Shawshank Redemption. In that story, long-time prisoner Ellis … Our willingness to exchange real life for the certainty of what we know mirrors that of the Israelites as recorded in the book of Exodus. After …
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Cardiologist to speak in Napa on women and heart disease
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Men are more addicted to the nicotine in cigarettes. Things like knitting, that keep hands busy, help women overcome the addiction to cigarettes. Women also worry more about gaining weight by giving up smoking than men do.” At Friday's book signing …
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Book Review: 'Look me in the eye: Caryl's Story'
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Often, books about domestic violence/intimate partner abuse are written by victims/survivors as a therapeutic exercise that highlight the abuser's behavior with the intent to educate others on how to recognize a perpetrator. For example, my novelette …
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