by Paul Tucker | Mar 4, 2017 | AA, Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Alumni, Detox, Industry News, Info Articles, NA, Sober Living
Step Seven in the Twelve Steps asks us to embrace humility and remove our shortcomings. In the traditional wording, Step Seven reads: “Humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings.” In the Alternative Twelve Steps: A Secular Guide to Recovery, step seven reads: “Work...
by Paul Tucker | Feb 25, 2017 | AA, Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Detox, Info Articles, NA, Sober Living
Step six is one of the more opaque steps in a Twelve-Step program. Step Six as originally written says: “We are entirely ready to have God remove these defects of character. In The Alternative Twelve Steps, step six says: “Be entirely ready to acknowledge our...
by Paul Tucker | Feb 6, 2017 | AA, Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Company Updates, Detox, Industry News, Info Articles, NA, Sober Living
After surrender, the next of the twelve steps involves taking inventory to start to determine where the addictive urge is stemming from. Step Four reads: “Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.” A second way of phrasing Step Four is: “Search...
by Paul Tucker | Jan 30, 2017 | AA, Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Company Updates, Detox, Info Articles, NA, Sober Living
Once one has hope that there is a solution to the problem of addiction, it’s important for that person to keep an open mind moving forward. The traditional wording of step three, according to AA, is: “Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of...
by Paul Tucker | Oct 11, 2016 | AA, Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Info Articles, Sober Living
What in the world, you are wondering, does going into alcohol rehab in Albuquerque have to do with finding a new pizza joint? Well, take a minute to think about the last time you moved into a new neighborhood. You loved the way the new house felt, and all your...
by Paul Tucker | Nov 25, 2015 | Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Alumni, Info Articles, Sober Living
The Ghosts of Holidays Past How do you manage to stay sober when you’re entering that frivolous holiday time of the year lasting from Halloween through New Year’s Eve? Relapse prevention during the holidays is no small feat during those weeks, a time when we...
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