Drop the Rock: How to Let Go of Resentments in Your Recovery
The recovery process from drug and alcohol use also requires personal growth and emotional healing. Resentments function as heavy rocks weighing down your progress, preventing full freedom from addiction’s grip. These persistent negative feelings toward people, institutions, providers, or situations poison your present and threaten your future. Left unchecked, these resentments drain your emotional energy […]
What Does DARE Stand For, and How Has The Program Evolved?
DARE is an acronym used to refer to the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program. This anti-drug education program was launched in 1983 through a collaboration with the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles Unified School District. The program put uniformed police officers in classrooms across the nation to tell elementary school students to […]
AA Daily Reflections: Supporting Recovery & Growth
AA Daily Reflections provide a structure for your daily meditation practice. They consist of a short quote from a piece of AA literature followed by a brief personal reflection written by an AA member. They are a source of encouragement during the challenges of daily sobriety and support mindfulness and spiritual practice for maintaining recovery. […]
What Does the HALT Acronym Mean?
When individuals go through various stages of self-recovery after going through difficult times, having simple but effective reminders can be a powerful motivator to stay on the right path. While many techniques help strengthen the effect of different coping mechanisms, remembering the HALT (Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired) acronym can be highly effective.[1] What Does HALT […]