If you feel like you don’t have time to volunteer, that doesn’t mean you can’t engage in service.
Engaging in service doesn’t have to mean volunteering at a soup kitchen, animal shelter, or for some other non-profit.
Instead of seeing service solely as volunteering for...
Resilience is an innate capability that some people seem to have that allows them to keep going despite the setbacks - it applies to all stages of recovery regardless of the path.
Navigating this strange time of social distancing.
Just as hand-washing and social distancing are key in the fight against Coronavirus, emotional connection and compassion are key in the struggle against addiction of any kind. Substance abuse, workaholism, overeating, sex addiction, gambling, violence. They’re all...
Community puzzle project now a ‘touchstone’ of hope in women’s prison.
The first spark of positivity is often forged at rock bottom. Sheer desperation motivates us to move beyond the horrors of our current situation. Think about it this way: When a pendulum reaches...
Giving you the foundation to be of service to others
Typically, when we talk about being of service, we mean what we can offer or do for others, or anything outside of ourselves. And, yet, we can’t give away what we don’t already possess....
In the last issue I had the privilege of introducing a Recovery checklist of Self Care Practices. In recovery we discover that the behaviors and substances that once alleviated our pain and gave us pleasure stopped working. Here are practices I trust...
