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Posted on June 23, 2020November 13, 2020  

Our barriers are self-imposed for the most part. That's both good and bad news. Good because it's an attitude within us, and therefore, we can change it. However, that's the downside, too as most of us don't like to feel uncomfortable in our life choices<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/5-common-barriers-change/></div>
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5 Common Barriers to Change

Recovery: How Are You Learning the Lessons? marilyn l davis from addict 2 advocate

Posted on January 10, 2020January 12, 2020  

When we're challenged with a lesson in our recovery, if we approach them from the perspective of "here's a problem area or issue, and I've got an opportunity to learn from others", it seems less harsh or traumatic. <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/recovery-how-are-you-learning-the-lessons/></div>
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Recovery: How Are You Learning the Lessons?

Meeting Options to Improve Long-term Recovery from addict 2 advocate marilyn l davis

Posted on September 23, 2019March 15, 2020  

One aspect of joining these groups and attending meetings is that if the orientation, value, and support are what you need to shore up your foundation in recovery, most have a free course or instructional format for starting a meeting in your area.<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/meeting-options-to-improve-long-term-recovery/></div>
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Meeting Options to Improve Long-term Recovery

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Posted on March 2, 2019March 14, 2019  

If you could trace your financial, legal and relationship difficulties to strawberries, would you willingly stop eating them? What if each time you ate a strawberry you broke out in hives?  Would you discontinue eating strawberries if you had to stay home from work due to the facial swelling<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/would-you-give-up-strawberries-if-they-were-the-problem/></div>
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Would You Give Up Strawberries if They Were the Problem?

from addict 2 advocate marilyn l davis participation treatment

Posted on February 11, 2018April 17, 2018  

By: Marilyn L Davis   Participation: Start with Your Counselor “I found […]<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/recovery-started-with-participation-in-treatment/></div>
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Recovery Started with Participation in Treatment

Finding North: A Journey from Addict to Advocate

My memoir, Finding North: A Journey from Addict to Advocate is for sale on Amazon. Both Kindle and paperback.

A chance encounter with Gray Hawk, a 74-year old Native American with 34 years in recovery started my journey.

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