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AA: The Magic Of Bill Wilson

Jeff Witzeman | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Religion, Recovery, Depression, 12 Steps, Twelve Steps, Ego, Addiction, Bill Wilson, Psychology, Aa, Withdrawal, Addiction & Recovery, Carl Jung, Alcoholics Anonymous, Faith, Spirituality, Living News

Many know Bill Wilson as the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, but few realize his brilliance as it relates to healing the human condition, alcoholic or not.

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Al-Anon 12-Step Recovery Program: Love It Or Leave It

Carole Bennett | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Recovery, Alcoholism, Alcohol, 12-Steps, Addiction, Alcoholics Anonymous, Addiction & Recovery, Drugs, Substance Abuse, Al-Anon, Living News

As a professional family substance abuse counselor, I encourage my clients to attend Al-anon and find out if it is something they wish to incorporate in their recovery. Some swear by it, others are shunned.

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Cutting Through the Narcissistic Ego: Step One is Awareness

Darren Littlejohn | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living

We basically ask to speak to a certain voice and the participant puts on that hat. Some voices used typically have been The Controller, The Skeptic, The Protector, The Victim.

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Do You Have An Addictive Personality?

DivineCaroline | By Sarah Krupp | Posted 09.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Recovery, 12 Steps, Alcoholism, Drug Addict, Addiction, 12-Steps, Addict, Overeater, Addiction & Recovery, Living News

Nearly everyone has had a taste of what it would be like to have an addiction--eating a second (and third) piece of cake, staying out until 4 a.m. dri...

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The 12 Steps: A Necessary But Not Sufficient Cause For Recovery

Darren Littlejohn | Posted 09.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Addiction, Meditation, Recovery, Buddhism, 12 Steps, Drug Addiction, The 12 Step Buddhist, Alcoholism, Addiction & Recovery, 12 Step Buddhist, Darren Littlejohn, Living News

Thank you to all of the readers out there, especially those who contributed to the lively discussion about the efficacy of the 12 Steps. I'll continue...

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Is 'Spiritual' A Dirty Word?

A Compulsive Overeater | Posted 09.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Recovery, God, Addiction, 12-Steps, Prayer, Overeater, 12 Step Groups, Faith, Overeating, Overeaters Anonymous, Spirituality, Addiction & Recovery, Living News

My last boyfriend hated when I said the word "spiritual." Suffice to say, the relationship didn't last. I used to be like him, I condemned things prio...

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The 12 Steps: An Antidote For Celebrities And Other Narcissistic Addicts

Darren Littlejohn | Posted 08.31.2009 | Living

Read More: Drug Addiction, Amy Winehouse Rehab, Lindsay Lohan Rehab, Celebrity Rehab, Amy Winehouse Drugs, Alcoholism, Narcissism, Addiction, Celebrities, Rehab, 12-Step, 12 Steps, Steve-O-Sobriety, Addiction & Recovery, Living News

Dr. Drew: "Celebrities are significantly more narcissistic than MBA students and the general population. Female celebrities were... significantly more narcissistic than their male counterparts.

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Flair for the Obvious: Oh Shut Up!

Ellen Snortland | Posted 07.11.2009 | Style

Read More: Unsolicited Advice, Oprah Winfrey, Compulsive Advice Giving, Dr. Phil, 12 Steps, Humor, Comedy, Style News

Is it just me, or is there an enormous surplus of people who think they are on this earth to give advice?

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Tasmanian Michael Goes to Bermuda: How Recovery Came and Found Me (Again)

Mike Doyle | Posted 06.13.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Codependency, 12 Steps of Recovery, Codependence, 12 Steps, Happiness, Chicago News

If there's anything I hate about recovery it's all the aphorisms that are bound up with it. I didn't want to hear another pithy saying. All I wanted was some iota of hope for the future.

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Step #5: Practice Gratitude Daily

Colleen Perry | Posted 04.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Depression, Expectations, 12 Steps, Dieting, Ritual, Writing, Body Satisfaction, Core Negative Beliefs, Gratitude, Happiness, Practice Gratitude, Postive-Affirmations, Living News

Gratitude is hardest to come by when my mood is sour. Ironically, that's exactly the time when looking at what I have rather than focusing on what I lack is the most important.

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You can Recover from Chronic Dieting

Colleen Perry | Posted 03.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Starvation, Recovery, Needs, Relationships, 12 Steps, Chronic Dieting, Eating Disorders, Weight Loss, Non Violent Communication, Overeating, Women's Issues, Female Body Image, Girls Body Image, Women and Body Image, Women's Health, Body Image, Health, Living News

If you haven't addressed the "why" for overeating in the first place, you will most likely go back to your old way of eating.

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Battling Addiction: Are 12 Steps Too Many?

TIME | John Cloud Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009 | Posted 02.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Alcoholics Anonymous, Addiction, 12 Steps, Twelve Steps, Aa, Rehab, Addiction & Recovery, Living News

January is a big month for winter sports and post-Christmas sales. It's also -- as people who treat substance abuse know -- a big month for drinkers w...

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The 12 Steps of Recovery from Chronic Dieting

Colleen Perry | Posted 02.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Attachment, Health and Wellness, Needs, Temperment, 12 Steps, Dieting, Emotional Eating, 12 Steps of Recovery, How to Stop Dieting, Eating Disorders, Health, Addiction & Recovery, Living News

Unless you are in touch with the needs that you are currently meeting with food, dieting, or binging, you have very little chance of... breaking free of the cycle of weight loss/weight gain.

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The Great Evangelical Decline

Christine Wicker | Posted 06.11.2008 | Living

Read More: Evangelical, Alcoholics Anonymous, Religious Right Republican Party, Southern Baptists, Southern Baptist Convention, 12-Steps, God, Living News

Evangelical leaders defend their stance by claiming that God doesn't change and that neither does sin. But sin does change. And God - or our understanding of what God is, which is all we actually have - changes, too.

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