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Recovering Hope: The Pain is Mandatory, but the Misery is Optional

Recovering Hope: The Pain is Mandatory, but the Misery is Optional

by Sherry Gaugler-Stewart | Aug 24, 2016 | Family & Support, Sober Living, The 12 Steps

It’s a gray and rainy day, and I’m sitting in a room with a group of people who never wanted to gain entry into the retreat we’re hosting.  They desperately tried everything in their power to never be here.  They formulated plans, they had talks, they paid good money,...
A Seed Had Been Planted

A Seed Had Been Planted

by temporary-removeZg3fx4vgI726CpO | Jun 17, 2016 | Family & Support, Sober Living, The 12 Steps

As a young child, my father was in the depths of his alcoholism.  I remember feeling frightened, confused and uncertain on some days, then happy,  joyous, and carefree on others.  I didn’t realize that my father’s drinking often determined which feelings would be...

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