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THE DOGWOOD TREE

by Christine O. | Jan 1, 2024 | ComLine, Voices of Recovery

A few months after my younger daughter died of a fentanyl overdose at age 27, I moved to a town where I knew no one, lured by a new-construction house on an undeveloped half-acre lot. The developer had put in a few plants by the front door, but the rest of the lot was...

WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE, PART 1

by Jim R. | Dec 1, 2023 | ComLine, Voices of Recovery

Recently, at the ACA Regional Event in Boca Raton, Florida, members from the Strengthening My Recovery Meditation Meeting (WEB0120) had a chance to gather together. For years, these friends had only seen each other on a screen - as live videos, as avatars or...

WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE, PART 2

by Jim R. | Dec 1, 2023 | Voices of Recovery

DO I WANT MY INNER CHILDREN TO GROW UP?

by Stephen G. | Dec 1, 2023 | Voices of Recovery

Yes, I am holding them and loving them as they never received. I am doing my best to be a loving parent. As a parent to three actual people, my job was to nurture and love them as they grew; to celebrate with them their accomplishments, to see them become successful...

CLAIMING MY BIRTHRIGHT OF WHOLENESS

by Chaz B. | Dec 1, 2023 | Voices of Recovery

Along the way on my life journey, I have had glimpses into the dark, scary recesses within me, and each time, when my seeing began to turn me into stone – frozen with fear about delving into the murky morass – I have retreated in terror, afraid to unearth the wrathful...

Character Traits

by Lori N. | Nov 15, 2023 | ComLine, Voices of Recovery

I will give you a brief summary of what led me to ACA. I was exposed to a lot of trauma and abuse most of my life. I have had 9 qualifiers. I was married to a problem drinker for 36 years. He would binge drink to blackout. He was a...

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THE DOGWOOD TREE

WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE, PART 1

WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE, PART 2

DO I WANT MY INNER CHILDREN TO GROW UP?

CLAIMING MY BIRTHRIGHT OF WHOLENESS

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THE DOGWOOD TREE

WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE, PART 1

WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE, PART 2

DO I WANT MY INNER CHILDREN TO GROW UP?

CLAIMING MY BIRTHRIGHT OF WHOLENESS

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