A Sufficient Alternative to The Original Twelve Steps
by Mike S. | Apr 1, 2024 | ACA Toolbox, ComLine
To me, the purpose of ACA recovery is to heal from the effects of trauma related to family or caregiver alcoholism/dysfunction while reparenting ourselves with love. This trauma, inflicted through abuse or neglect, can have situational and/or developmental aspects,...
Boundaries
by Yvonne W. | Mar 15, 2024 | ACA Toolbox, ComLine
B for the border that surround my soul… O for old story never told… U for uniting in a safe space… N for never allowing boundaries too break… D for discovering new ways to protect… A for acting not reacting instead… R for relaxing and embracing my goals… I is for...
My Journey with “Ready Set Go!!”
by Vee B. | Feb 15, 2024 | ACA Toolbox, ComLine
Tomorrow, I will be attending my fourth round of “Ready Set Go!!” online meetings because it has been profound for me. I attended my very first session last August 29th and have been attending ever since. “Ready Set Go!!” is a six-week introductory program to the ACA...
Making and Taking My Own Steps
by Jill O. | Feb 1, 2024 | ACA Toolbox, ComLine
I worked the ACA Twelve Steps in a “fast” group in the first year I joined ACA. The experience was invaluable, opening my eyes to the big picture of intergenerational trauma and my childhood. Each time I worked a step in the yellow workbook, I wrote Tony A’s version...
Restored to Feeling
by Kathleen S. | Nov 15, 2023 | ACA Toolbox, ComLine
Step Two is an action statement. When feelings do not exist: “We do not miss what we do not know is possible”, a member commented. Do “blanked out” states—lack of interest or desire—suggest that conditions diagnosed as depression or mood disorders may point to...Submission Policy
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