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Sunday, March 25, 2018

Brandon Novak's Lucky 13 | The Fix

Brandon Novak's Lucky 13 | The Fix: It took the skateboarding super star 13 inpatient stays to find sobriety. Now, he’s working to help others find life after addiction.

How Can I Go Back to Being Myself When There's No One There? | The Fix

How Can I Go Back to Being Myself When There's No One There? | The Fix: Identity and self-worth don’t just magically appear when you get sober, or when you finally leave the asshole in the dust, or when you quit the soul-sucking job.

SMART, LifeRing, and Women For Sobriety Are as Effective as AA, Study Shows | The Fix

SMART, LifeRing, and Women For Sobriety Are as Effective as AA, Study Shows | The Fix: “A lot of people don’t like AA, and someone may be deterred from going to treatment if they feel like they need to go to AA, specifically because of the spiritual emphasis.'

Opinion: Person-First Language and Recovery Don't Mix | The Fix

Opinion: Person-First Language and Recovery Don't Mix | The Fix: Being sensitive to stigmas is a noble cause, but avoiding a micro-aggression isn't a viable excuse to risk fracturing a tried and true foundation of recovery: total accountability.

Rehab Vignettes, Part 2 | The Fix

Rehab Vignettes, Part 2 | The Fix: I am not part of the dedicated team dealing with the welfare of your son. I have however been a witness to an incident that took place one night at 20h40.

The Addictive Personality | The Fix

The Addictive Personality | The Fix: 'The content of the addiction, whether it be an ingestive addiction or an activity addiction...is an attempt at an intimate relationship.' John Bradshaw in Healing the Shame that Binds You

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Jennifer Musser, LPC

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Community Engagement Director

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The Need for Family Support Services

This is our first post in our Families Speak Up series, detailing our Advocacy efforts in Washington and beyond.

At the Federal level, we are hearing about efforts to curb the opioid crisis. In the Federal budget, just passed a few weeks ago, Congress appropriated $6 billion for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 to address this crisis. The President’s budget proposes to add even more funding, and an amended version of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) 2.0 would authorize an additional $1 billion annually for drug programs. This is all good news, but what exactly does this mean and where does this leave families?

Read Why We’re Calling on Congress to Fund
Family Support Services for Addiction

Parent Toll-Free Helpline: 1-855-DRUGFREE
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Saturday, March 24, 2018

Josh Turner - Long Black Train

Friday, March 23, 2018

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3-23-18 TWELVE STEPPING WITH SPIRITUAL SUPPORT FROM SCRIPTURE

Psalm 37 v 5 -Commit everything you do to the Lord ,trust Him and He will help you. (GODS BIG BOOK)

STEP 3 - Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as revealed in the Bible.

Do you want joy ? do you want peace ? Notice the verse states,everything . We give God some things and keep some .Usually the things we keep are the things that cause us the most pain and there is no room for His peace and joy. Holding on to stuff especially the most painful ! Keeping it and trying to fix it on our own will lead to frustration!Frustration will steal your peace and joy !When God says everything He means everything ! LET GO ! LET GOD !

Isaiah 41:10 “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. (GODS BIG BOOK)

By Joseph Dickerson/Recovery Connections Need Help email us recoveryfriends@gmail.com

Psalm 103v3 He forgives all my sins and Heals all my diseases!