Follow as I walk through recovery.
Sept 11, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “Who would have thought that talking, trusting, and feeling would equal a spiritual experience, but it does for adult children. We felt this new spirituality in our breathing and in the sense that we could face life on life’s terms.” BRB p. 285 “It seems rather simple:…
Sept 10, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “We cannot overstate the need for creating an extensive family diagram, which reveals with greater clarity the effects of family dysfunction in our lives today.” BRB p. 127 “Many of our families told us we were screw-ups, and we ate that label hook line and sinker. We…
Sept 9, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “Family dysfunction drives the Inner Child into hiding, leaving states of fear that wander the adult’s soul. While the Inner Child or True Self can be the spark of our creativity, we must also remember the child is a deeply hurt part of ourselves.” BRB p. 303…
Sept 8, from “Strengthening My Recovery” daily reader “We believe that something is wrong with us even though we cannot voice what the things is. With this belief, we can go through our adult lives silently condemning ourselves and doubting ourselves as a normal course of living.” BRB p. 30 “When most of us came…