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What Does It Take To Get Your Life Back?

Ever notice how addicting being involved with an addict or alcoholic can be? The up and down of it that’s almost like an adrenalin rush; the feeling of panic when you are waiting for the addict to come home; the frustration of trying so hard to get through to someone who appears to be completely [...]

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Upcoming Nar-Anon Convention in South Florida – Don’t Miss It!

This coming weekend, Gold Coast NA will have their annual Memorial Day Convention in South Florida, which it has invited Naranon to participate in for the 3rd year in a row!
Members of the family group are coming from all over the state and even the continent! Our couples speakers hail from Canada this year! [...]

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Forgiveness and Recovery

The textbook of AA, referred to as the Big Book, talks about the detrimental effect that resentment can have on a person’s recovery. For the co-addict or co-alcoholic, the effect of resentment may not start a binge or substance relapse, but can turn into a codependent relapse that can get the whole family off kilter!
Yes, [...]

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Have You Been In Recovery For Awhile?

Are you trying to figure out if there is more to your life than what you have experienced so far?
Do you know why you are here? What your own specific life purpose truly is?
Isn’t it time you found out?
If you think there is more and have been looking in all the wrong places, that [...]

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How Getting in Touch with Our Own Ego Parts Helps Us in Recovery

Did you ever meet someone who is always cranky? Or constantly complaining about something? Or desparately in need of attention? Chances are, that person is being run by a part of their self that might do better with some healthy, uplifting attention….To learn more about how ego parts could be running your show and what [...]

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You are not your addict – letting go of shame

Are you related to an active addict whose behavior you find less than acceptable?
One of the challenges of being in relationship with some actively addicted, no matter what the substance or behavior, can be dealing with the feelings their actions bring up in you. Feelings like embarrassment, fear, horror, shock and shame can become your [...]

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Living Life One Day At A Time

When I think about the challenges we face in terms of how many years it took to create them and how many years it could take to correct their results, I feel overwhelmed. But when I look at today, and all that I am doing to make my world work better right in this moment, [...]

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