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Posted on March 25, 2021

By: Marilyn L. Davis I’ve Been Guilty of Shopping for Answers, […]<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/are-you-interested-in-change-or-just-shopping-for-answers/></div>

Are You Interested in Change or Just Shopping for Answers?

Desperate? That's Motivation for Change marilynldavis marilyn l davis from addict 2 advocate

Posted on December 20, 2020

Being desperate can make us do crazy things, but it can also motivate us to change.<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/desperate-thats-motivation-for-change/></div>

Desperate? That’s Motivation for Change

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>

5 Common Barriers to Change

Posted on February 9, 2020December 18, 2020

When we intentionally act as if, and become an actor, we often experience different results. in our recovery. Worth it! <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/become-an-actor-attitude-changes-transform-our-recovery/></div>

Become an ACTOR: Attitude Changes Transform our Recovery

Posted on January 19, 2020January 20, 2020

We're all rather like the nesting dolls; we're layered and complex. But if we look within, we will find all the qualities and answers necessary to overcome adversity, problems, and difficulties. We just have to keep looking for them. <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/recovery-your-answers-are-within/></div>

Recovery: Your Answers are Within

from addict 2 advocate dormant bloom marilyn l davis

Posted on January 12, 2020January 13, 2020

While those are only five ways to keep an addiction dormant, the most important one for me, is don't pick up the substance that made the addiction burst into bloom in the first place. I'd like you to add to the fives ways to keep an addiction dormant. Just leave a comment, thanks. <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/addiction-dormant-or-bursting-into-full-bloom/></div>

Addiction: Dormant or Bursting into Full Bloom?

Posted on January 4, 2020March 3, 2021

We had a new member in our group tonight. Most of the women have over six months in recovery and facilitating this group, I've gotten to know them. I never expect the newest to speak first, but always acknowledge them and let them know that they may either speak first or let us know when they are ready to introduce themselves; but to always feel free to contribute to the conversation at any time.<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/recovery-when-you-contribute-we-all-learn/></div>

Recovery: When You Contribute, We All Learn

Posted on December 26, 2019December 27, 2019

These messages can have a harmful or harmful effect on you as an adult. When you still believe these old messages, you give them power over you. <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/do-you-reject-or-reinforce-the-negative-messages/></div>

Do You Reject or Reinforce the Negative Messages?

stressed blue shirt from addict 2 advocate marilyn l davis

Posted on December 22, 2019December 23, 2019

“Stress level: extreme. It's like she was a jar with the lid screwed on too tight, and inside the jar were pickles, angry pickles, and they were fermenting, and about to explode.”<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/im-stressed-in-my-recovery-what-do-i-do/></div>

I’m Stressed in my Recovery, What Do I Do?

Posted on November 19, 2019November 20, 2019

“I think that the best kind of change, is the change that comes from the inside and begins its way out until it emerges on the outside; a change that is born underneath then continues and spreads until it has reached the surface. That's a true change. A powerful change. And I have found that while we are emerging, changing into something glorious; it is actually us becoming who we really are.― C. JoyBell C.<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/recovery-remodeling-from-the-inside-out/></div>

Recovery: Remodeling from the Inside Out

from addict 2 advocate blaming marilyn l davis

Posted on June 12, 2019September 25, 2019

I know it's hard to accept responsibility for our life choices. I spent years blaming my parents, bosses, husbands, lovers, and even my children for whatever was wrong. And when we're not blaming, we're trying to get everyone to focus only on our positive aspects.<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/when-blaming-others-stops-working/></div>

When Blaming Others Stops Working

Posted on May 22, 2019May 23, 2019

The more I read, the more similarities that I found between three of the world’s major religions: Christianity, Hinduism, and Buddhism, with what I believe to be the fundamentals of recovery.<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/recovery-why-quibble-over-the-words/></div>

Recovery: Why Quibble Over the Words?

Posted on January 8, 2019January 8, 2019

By: Noelle Sterne “Many times what we perceive as an […]<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/no-mistakes-are-you-kidding/></div>

NO MISTAKES? ARE YOU KIDDING?

Addiction Labels: Hurtful, Embarrassing, or a Beginning? marilyn l davis from addict 2 advocate

Posted on January 3, 2019March 12, 2021

Labels can hurt, embarrass, or help you start your recovery. For me, that began with saying, "I am a recovering addict." <div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="sharethis-inline-share-buttons" data-url=https://fromaddict2advocate.com/addiction-labels-hurtful-embarrassing-or-a-beginning/></div>

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Are You Interested in Change or Just Shopping for Answers?

Desperate? That’s Motivation for Change

5 Common Barriers to Change

Become an ACTOR: Attitude Changes Transform our Recovery

Recovery: Your Answers are Within

Addiction: Dormant or Bursting into Full Bloom?

Recovery: When You Contribute, We All Learn

Do You Reject or Reinforce the Negative Messages?

I’m Stressed in my Recovery, What Do I Do?

Recovery: Remodeling from the Inside Out

When Blaming Others Stops Working

Recovery: Why Quibble Over the Words?

NO MISTAKES? ARE YOU KIDDING?

Addiction Labels: Hurtful, Embarrassing, or a Beginning?

Finding North: A Journey from Addict to Advocate

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