August 23, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “Experienced ACA members speak of grief with a sense of serenity rather than with sorrow or resentment.” BRB p.200 “When listening to ACAs share at meetings, newcomers may at first only hear the recounting of the childhood events and their effects. If they keep coming back, they…
August 22, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “PTSD is a condition of the body and mind in which a person stores the memory of a violent attack or life-threatening event.” BRBp.344 “When we got to ACA, we knew our minds and emotions were affected, but our bodies? We saw that the literature talked about…
August 21, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “Because we were raised in chaotic or controlling homes, our internal compass is oriented toward excitement, pain, and shame. This inner world can he described as an ‘inside drug store.’ The shelves are stocked with bottles of excitement, toxic shame, self-hate, self-doubt, and stress.” BRB p. 16…
August 20, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “The safe harbor we find in ACA meetings is the starting point for transforming our survival traits.” BRB p.112 “The dysfunction we grew up with grabbed hold of many of us with such powerful claws that we learned to perform to suit the needs of others. We…