Entangled – A Mother’s Story - SMART Recovery Blog Digest

The latest blog articles published by SMART Recovery USA.  View this email online if it doesn't display correctly Here's a look at the latest blog articles posted by SMART Recovery USA. Visit the SMART Recovery blog to read more articles aimed at helping you, your loved ones, and your community overcome addiction. Entangled – A Mother’s Story “The salvation of man is through love and in love.” – Viktor Frankl I love my son. Classically, I don’t always like him, but I love him in a profound way that poets and philosophers, far more skilled at wordsmithing than I, have made heroic attempts at describing. Loving your child should be the most natural […] Read more » Inviting Change by Carrie Wilkens, PhD and Jeff Foote, PhD If you have someone in your life who is using substances in a problematic way, you may often wonder what you can do to help them decide to change. You may be frightened or mad at them for making bad choices. It’s also likely you have absorbed […] Read more » 4 Tips to Help Keep Your SMART Meeting Alive in Your Community We all know that emergencies and changes of schedule happen. Whether a flat tire, a family emergency, or even a family member’s sporting event or school play – we are sometimes unfortunately and through no fault of our own called away from prior commitments and others who might be depending on us. Facilitating a SMART […] Read more » SMART Clarifies Position: Announces ‘Abstinence-Oriented’ Recovery Support By Bill Greer, President, SMART Recovery USA In addition to reading this formal announcement, we encourage you to listen to this interview with Board President Bill Greer to hear some additional context around this stance. SMART: ‘Abstinence-Oriented’ Recovery Support Recently, the SMART Recovery USA Board made a minor but important change by replacing the term […] Read more » About SMART Recovery  Founded in 1994, SMART Recovery uses science-based techniques that have proven to be effective in helping people recover from addiction problems involving any substance or behavior, including such things as alcohol, drugs, gambling, eating disorders, shopping, and internet use. Each week, many thousands of people discuss recovery progress and challenges at more than 3,000 in-person meetings in 23 countries, 40+ online gatherings, and 24/7/365 internet message board forums. Participants use SMART to assume responsibility for their own recovery and become empowered using its 4-Point Program®: building motivation; coping with urges; managing thoughts, feelings and behaviors; and living a balanced life. For more information, please visit www.smartrecovery.org. If you have questions or wish to speak to someone at SMART Recovery, please email information@smartrecovery.org or call 440-951-5357. Follow Us:| Twitter | LinkedIn | YouTube | Blog Your contribution to SMART Recovery helps empower millions worldwide  with the tools to abstain from any substance or activity addiction. Information about alternative giving options: Send email to Giving@smartrecovery.org SMART Recovery is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

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