by A Women in Sobriety | Mar 3, 2015 | Addiction Articles, Sobriety For Women
Women in Recovery Alcoholics Anonymous, the primary program of recovery from addiction amongst substance abusers worldwide, was founded by – and initially exclusively for – men. Men would gather for coffee and conversation as their devoted wives met...
by A Women in Sobriety | Dec 9, 2014 | Addiction Articles, Recovery
Do I Say Addict or Alcoholic? It’s the oldest question around! Do I identify myself as an addict or an alcoholic? I’ve been asking myself this since I was first introduced to the rooms of twelve-step recovery. That was back in the dark ages of the mid 2000’s. My...
by Sally Rosa | Sep 3, 2014 | 12 Steps, Addiction Articles
Recovery Can Be Overwhelming Getting sober is scary! We’re thrown into a new location, told to change people, places and things (this means change everything!), and begin to reach out to other sober people. We begin to experience feelings again. Basically, we...
by Fiona Stockard | Aug 1, 2014 | 12 Steps, Addiction Articles
Written By: Fiona Stockard The Basic Text Broken Down – Part One Narcotics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who help each other recover from drug and alcohol addiction. It was founded in July of 1953, just celebrated its sixty-first anniversary, and...
by Fiona Stockard | Jul 21, 2014 | 12 Steps, Addiction Articles
Written By: Katie Schipper The Steps to Recovery Aren’t the Same for Everyone Opinions on Taking Twelve-Steps to Recovery Outside opinions on the inner-workings of twelve-step fellowships range from mild curiosity, to total disinterest, to insistence that...
