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Posted on September 4, 2017December 17, 2018

But why do people use? In each of the three categories there's a common denominator - feelings and emotions. You know, those things that we do our best to guard and to avoid discussing. The way we deal with them often dictates how our day will be and how we respond or react to different situations. <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/feeling-will-pass/></div>

It’s A Feeling; It Will Pass

Posted on August 1, 2017August 1, 2017

As a female, I have been called by and answered to, many labels and descriptors. Some have vanished from our politically correct vocabulary as well they should have; others, however, have cropped up and taken their place, only to be disparaged enough that they are now uttered by the truly brave or truly ignorant.<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/were-women-in-recovery-why-are-we-still-labeled-whores/></div>

We’re Women in Recovery: Why Are We Still Labeled Whores?

Posted on July 30, 2017July 30, 2017

I heard an old-timer at a meeting once say, ‘You know, the first few years of sobriety were a blast because the changes were so drastic and everything was so new. Now it’s…’ and then he talked about mowing his lawn. I had read the writing on the walls – sobriety becomes boring.<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/recovery-happened-new/></div>

Recovery: What Happened to the New?

Posted on November 22, 2016July 20, 2017

When we entered that first self-help meeting, many of us were uncertain, confused and even a bit fearful. Right from the beginning, we were worried about what people would think of us. Would they accept us? <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/whats-your-true-level-of-acceptance/></div>

Category: attitudes in early recovery

It’s A Feeling; It Will Pass

We’re Women in Recovery: Why Are We Still Labeled Whores?

Recovery: What Happened to the New?

What’s Your True Level of Acceptance?

Finding North: A Journey from Addict to Advocate

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