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Making and Taking My Own Steps

Making and Taking My Own Steps

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...
Values in Action

Values in Action

Step Four: Values in action defines me! I can say, “I value honesty.” What strategies do I use to show I am committed to being honest? Faced with a choice between saying “I don’t agree,” and, for example, changing the subject or not responding to someone who I fear is...
Step By Step

Step By Step

Requires four readers / actors / dancers from all walks of life:Traveler OneTraveler TwoTraveler ThreeTraveler Four Traveler One: Step One.Own it! - show your powerlessness and surrender!Wiggle that hinny. Shake until you’re tiny.Lay down on the floor, all spent and...
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out

There Is A Light That Never Goes Out

I have traveled a lot, worked, and lived in different countries, but my survival traits (problems) were following me everywhere, waiting for the opportunity to show up and make my life unbearable. I was obsessed with perfection, I had problems with authority...
Letting Go

Letting Go

As an ACA, letting go of anything always felt like jumping from an airplane without a parachute. I held on for dear life and didn't let go of anything. It’s how I ran my business, it’s how I was in charge of my family, and it’s how I held on to my traumatizing...
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