25 in 25 Volunteer Spotlight – Lorie H. (Hammer) - SMART Recovery® Blog Update

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. 25 in 25 Volunteer Spotlight – Lorie H. (Hammer) Throughout SMART’s 25th Silver Anniversary year, culminating in our Annual Conference September 20 – 22 in Chicago, we will honor volunteers representing many types of individual service. ——- Lorie H. has been instrumental in sharing the SMART Recovery 4-Point Program® with groups of addiction treatment professionals across the country through live training sessions. Many attendees […] Read more » SAVE THE DATE!  2019 SMART Recovery Annual Conference Please join us for a very special celebration of our 25th Silver Anniversary, scheduled for September 20 – 22nd, 2019! In support of National Recovery Awareness Month, the 2019 SMART Recovery Annual Conference will be held in Itasca, IL (a suburb of Chicago and close to O’ Hare Airport) on September 20-22nd at The Westin Chicago Northwest Hotel. Hotel room and conference facilities are located on the same premise. Click here to learn more about this year's conference. Stay tuned - more details will be coming shortly! 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, over-eating, shopping and internet use. Each week, many thousands of people discuss recovery progress and challenges at more than 3,000 in-person meetings each week in 23 countries, 25 online gatherings and 24/7/365 internet message board forums and chat rooms. 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. Follow Us: Facebook | 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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What Is Evidence-Based Addiction Treatment? | The Fix

What Is Evidence-Based Addiction Treatment? | The Fix: 12-step programs are an incomplete approach and do not meet the requirements for evidence-based treatment because they lack biomedical and psychological components, and they use a one-size-fits-all approach.

Dear Daddy, Why Didn't You Protect Me? | The Fix

Dear Daddy, Why Didn't You Protect Me? | The Fix: Instead of worrying about being attacked by some random person on the street, I lived with my attacker 365 days a year.

When Love Is Not Enough: How We All Failed My Sister | The Fix

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Nice to Meet You, Will You Marry Me: Life as a Newcomer in Sobriety | The Fix

Nice to Meet You, Will You Marry Me: Life as a Newcomer in Sobriety | The Fix: Relationships make us feel good. And if we haven't done the work to grow in the areas of emotional sobriety, we will quickly find that being in a relationship has become our new fix.

April 5 , 2019 TRANSFORMATION THROUGH SPIRITUAL TRUTH FROM SCRIPTURE AND THE TWELVE STEPS TODAY STEP 10

April 5 , 2019 TRANSFORMATION THROUGH SPIRITUAL TRUTH FROM SCRIPTURE AND THE TWELVE STEPS TODAY STEP 10

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

(World Big Book)



Matthew 7:3-5 Why do you notice the splinter in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own eye? 4 How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove that splinter from your eye,’ while the wooden beam is in your eye? 
You hypocrite, remove the wooden beam from your eye first; then you will see clearly to remove the splinter from your brother’s eye. (GODS BIG BOOK)



By Joseph Dickerson/Recovery Connections Network
Psalm 103 v 3- He forgives all my sins and Heals all my diseases!