Hello Recovery Heroes!

The International Quit & Recovery Registry, a project sponsored by the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, is pleased to announce the grand opening of our new interactive website! Our mission is to further scientific understanding of recovery and encourage those struggling with addiction. After receiving input from our current registrants, we have improved our website and released a new assessment. This assessment is now ready for you, our recovery heroes, to complete! Follow the link below to our new site and create a member account to complete the new assessment (The Gemstone Series 1: Garnet Assessment) and check out all of the new features, including recent news articles, discussion forums, and profile pages. You must have a member account to complete the assessments. This account can remain private or allow you to engage in social interactions with other members of the Registry - Your choice! Thank you for helping us tackle the mysteries and challenges of addiction!

https://quitandrecovery.org/register/?email=recoveryfriends@gmail.com


Looking forward to working with you!

The International Quit & Recovery Registry Research Team

https://www.quitandrecovery.org

Free Community Seminars Presented by  Livengrin's Family Services Department

Continue learning and being part of recovery at February's free monthly seminar held at: Livengrin Counseling Center -- Oxford Valley 195 Bristol-Oxford Valley Road Langhorne, PA 19047 ~ 215-638-5266 Monday, February 10, 2014: Stages of Chemical Dependency by Susan O'Donnell, LPN, MHS  6 PM -- 8 PM   **Snow Date: Monday, February 17, 2014**  Seating is limited -- these sessions often fill up so please register as soon as possible.    To register for the sessions or for more information,  call Dana Cohen, Family Therapist -- 215.638.5200 x162    Ample free parking is available!

February 4 v 23 TWELVE STEPPING WITH POWER IN THE PROVERB

Keep your heart with all diligence,

For out of it spring the issues of life.

STEP 10 :Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.

Well there you have it , all issues of life come from the heart .Society teaches that addiction is a mental health issue but the Bible puts it in a completely different context. This is why I have said addiction is a heart problem , fix that and the head will follow. People have asked me whats the difference between Christian recovery and secular recovery. CHRISTIAN recovery GETS TO THE HEART OF ADDICTION IN ALL THOSE WHO ARE STRUGGLING. SECULAR TREATMENT CONVINCES US THAT WE HAVE An INCURABLE DISEASE . I AM not buying that ! Addiction is the byproduct of a broken heart and only JESUS can fix that .

Jesus said I am the truth , the life ,the way no comes unto the father but through me. 

February 3 v 5 v 6 TWELVE STEPPING WITH POWER IN THE PROVERB 

Trust in the Lord with all your heart;

do not depend on your own understanding.6 

Seek his will in all you do,

and he will show you which path to take.

STEP 3 : Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God .

Some of you are waking up this morning and your lives are a mess. No matter  how hard you try to do things right in your life you keep winding up back where you started from. That is called insanity ,no I am not saying your  insane but I am the process of active addiction is insane. We cannot keep doing what you have always done and think our lives are gonna change. Let me save you some precious time and tell you its not. Read the Proverb take the step, pray , get a sponsor and work it !

A New Showing in Philadelphia of the feature documentary film about the 23.5 million Americans living in  long-term recovery, and the emerging public recovery movement that will transform how alcohol and other drug problems are dealt with in our communities.     To view the trailer, click here
Help us to change the conversation from problems to solutions for America's top health problem! About The Council    The Council of Southeast Pennsylvania, Inc., an affiliate of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD), is a private nonprofit organization serving Bucks County, Chester County, Delaware County, Montgomery County and Philadelphia County. The Council provides a widerange ofservices to families, schools, businesses, individuals and the community at large regardless of ability to pay, ethnicity, race, gender, age and/or sexual orientation.  www.councilsepa.org About PRO-ACT PRO-ACT is the regional nonprofit organization working to mobilize and rally individuals in recovery from addiction, as well as their families, friends and allies in a campaign to end discrimination, broaden social understanding and achieve a just response to addiction as a public health crisis.  www.proact.org   All proceeds donated will support recovery			Wednesday, February 26, 2014  Location:  The William Way LBGT Community Center 1315 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107   Doors open 5:30 pm; Film and Discussion 6 - 8 pm A panel discussion with behavioral health and public policy experts will follow the film, offering attendees the opportunity to ask questions of area leaders and experts.   TICKETS Tickets in advance are $15; at door $20   To purchase advance tickets please click here  Or call Michael Harper at 215-345-6644, ext. 3109 Email him here Sponsorship and Expo Opportunities Are Available Sponsors also assist students and people in early recovery  to attend this event For sponsorship information email Michael here  or call 215-345-6644, ext 3109 The moving story of The Anonymous People is told through the faces and voices of citizens, leaders, volunteers, corporate executives, public figures, and celebrities who are laying it all on the line to save the lives of others just like them. This passionate new public recovery movement aims to transform public opinion, engage communities and elected officials, and finally shift public policy toward lasting solutions. www.councilsepa.org

Like us on Facebook                               www.RecoveryWalks.org                         Follow us on Twitter  SAVE THE DATE! PRO-ACT RECOVERY WALKS! 2014 September 20, 2014         We're delighted to announce that planning for our 13th Annual Recovery Walk in downtown Philadelphia is in full swing. Committees have been formed and they are busy making exciting plans. In each of the last few years, we have gradually increased the number of participants--last year we reached 20,000 at Penn's Landing. Let's top that this year! We know we can do it with your help!   www.RecoveryWalks.org   has been updated and has all the information you may need  To register to join the Walk: click here To learn about the Honor Guard: click here To form and register a team: click here To volunteer for a committee or or Walk Day: click here To learn the benefits of sponsoring the event: click here To sign up as a Sponsor: click here To download team captains' tools: click here To donate to the Walk: click here Sincere thanks to our newest Sponsors Doylestown Hospital St. Mary Medical Center The First National Bank and Trust Company of Newtown We can't do it without all of you! Recovery Walks 2014 is an Important Fundraiser         The Recovery Walk has several goals:  to show that recovery is real--it's happening NOW; so that the joyful solidarity of 20,000 or more people can provide hope to others; to do our part in reducing the stigma of the disease of addiction; to educate the media; to honor people and organizations that provide services for the recovery community; and to honor those who have not survived this disease.         Hand in hand with those goals, the Walk is a fundraiser so that PRO-ACT can continue to expand our services to the growing number of individuals and families who wish to access and sustain long-term recovery. First, however, we must raise funds to cover the cost of the Walk--signs and banners; t-shirts; speakers and entertainers; parking; added law enforcement for the city; rental booths and equipment, etc. To donate now to Recovery Walks! 2014, please click here Celebrate National Recovery Month         While we're celebrating our 13th Annual Recovery Walk, we're also celebrating the Substance Abuse and Mental Services Administration's 25th Annual Recovery Month. Recovery Month promotes the societal benefits of prevention, treatment, and recovery for mental and substance use disorders, celebrates people in recovery, lauds the contributions of treatment and service providers, and promotes the message that recovery in all its forms is possible.          This year's theme, "Join the Voices for Recovery: Speak Up, Reach Out," encourages people to openly discuss--or speak up about--mental and substance use disorders and the reality of recovery. The theme aims to foster public understanding and acceptance of the benefits of prevention, treatment, and recovery from behavioral health conditions. The observance also promotes ways first responders, faith leaders, youth and young adults, and policymakers can recognize these issues and intervene--or reach out--to help others, as well as themselves.