March 7, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “The false self is the adult child personality expressed in the 14 traits of the Laundry List.” BRB p. 7 “While growing up, we unknowingly used the survival technique of developing a false self, a disguise, the mask we used to cover the codependent and addictive traits…
March 6, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “The healing begins when we risk moving out of isolation. Feelings and buried memories will return.” BRB p. 590 “Did it really happen? Did it happen the way I remember? Am I crazy or are they? Some of us have few memories of our childhood because of…
March 4, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “A long-time member of our program, when she was new in recovery, said she felt liberated when her sponsor told her she ‘could walk away from crazy.’” BRB p. 628 It used to be anything goes in our dysfunctional families. We learned from our parents that it…
March 3, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “It is a well of grace we can return to again and again and dip out self-acceptance, self-assurance, and love. Each time we take Step Three, we drink down God’s love.” BRB p. 142 “Step Three reminds us there is unconditional love available to us. By giving…