Change.org Petitions for Good Causes

Entering recovery is a contract with self and the program you joined. When I use the term program it includes 12-step recovery, treatment programs, counseling and therapy. The type of recovery you select depends on what you are seeking to recovery from. Mental health and addictions (inclusion of alcoholism) are states we can recovery from….

There are several questions unanswered as yet in regards to addiction such as whether or not it is genetic or acquired and exactly what it is. An addiction is a basic need to have the substance that has altered mood and/or mind at any cost. It is the “I have to have it to feel…

There are a great number of activities occurring this month, April. But there is even more occurring in my brain. 🙂 April is: National Child Abuse Prevention Month.  Sexual Assault Awareness Month Autism Awareness Month Listing the three that seem the most important today. All links open in a new window or tab, depending on…

Now that you have completed step one it is important to follow up with step two. The link to the A. A. 12×12 will provide you an online book to read, if you wish. Women, you may find the language of the 12×12 more masculine. The replacement for this would be A Woman’s Way Through…

Holidays can be the most stressful time of the year, between gift-shopping, traveling, and spending time with family members you don’t see very often. It’s hard to keep your composure when you’re stuck in holiday traffic, stressed for time with the knowledge that you still have a list as long as your arm of things…

What Triggers? The simplest definition for a trigger is a physical memory that is connected to an event. It can be a trauma, fun and happy event, or sad occurrence. Our bodies and minds record every nano-second of every moment that occurs in our lives. Not all is recalled or remembered. Many are buried away,…