by Kathleen S. | Aug 15, 2023 | ComLine, Voices of Recovery
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...
by Julie N. | Aug 1, 2023 | ACA And The Arts, ComLine
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...
by Ela M. | Jun 1, 2023 | ComLine, Voices of Recovery
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...
by Jon F. | May 1, 2023 | Voices of Recovery
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...
by Kathleen S. | Feb 15, 2023 | Voices of Recovery
An oldtimer in 12-Step recovery who hosted a weekly meeting for seventeen years relates, “A fella asked me, ‘Les, when am I going to get happy in this here program?’ and I said, ‘Nothin’ to it. Just stop doin’ whatever’s making you unhappy. That’ll do the trick.’” The...
