Pain. No one likes it. Most of us will run a mile to get away from it. Yet, it’s an inevitable part of being related to an addict and even of the recovery process.
When you first found out your addict was using, there was pain.
When you tried again and again to make your addict [...]
Are you willing to feel the pain?
by beverlybuncher on 29. Jul, 2010 in 12 Steps Program, Addiction, Al Anon, Alateen, Alcohol, Illinois Nar-Anon, Lois Wilson, Nar-Anon, Narcotics, Recovery, Relapse, Relapse Prevention, Steroids Study, aspects of self, children of addicts, dads of addicts, moms of addicts, parents of addicts, parents of adult children, spirituality, spouses of addicts, wives of addicts
What Does It Take To Get Your Life Back?
by beverlybuncher on 12. Jun, 2010 in 12 Steps Program, Addiction, Al Anon, Alateen, Alcohol, Bill Wilson, Darren Littlejohn, Drug Prevention, Family Recovery Coaching, Florida Nar-Anon, Focus on You, Hal and Sidra Stone, Illinois Nar-Anon, Nar-Anon, Narcotics, Prescription Drug Addiction, Recovery, Recovery Book Reviews, Relapse, Relapse Prevention, Steroids Study, Switching Addictions, Teen Binge Drinking, Uncategorized, aspects of self, children of addicts, dads of addicts, dialogue house, forgiveness, moms of addicts, parents of addicts, parts work, spirituality, spouses of addicts
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 [...]
Upcoming Nar-Anon Convention in South Florida – Don’t Miss It!
by beverlybuncher on 25. May, 2010 in 12 Steps Program, Addiction, Al Anon, Alateen, Family Recovery Coaching, Florida Nar-Anon, Focus on You, Illinois Nar-Anon, Nar-Anon, Narcotics, Prescription Drug Addiction, Recovery, Recovery Book Reviews, Relapse, Relapse Prevention, Steroids Study, Switching Addictions, Uncategorized, children of addicts, dads of addicts, in the rooms, life purpose coaching in recovery, life purpose in recovery, moms of addicts, parents of addicts, spirituality, spouses of addicts, true purpose coaching for addicts and co-addicts, wives of addicts
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! [...]
Have You Been In Recovery For Awhile?
by beverlybuncher on 21. May, 2010 in 12 Steps Program, Addiction, Al Anon, Alateen, Alcohol, Bill Wilson, Darren Littlejohn, Drug Prevention, Family Recovery Coaching, Florida Nar-Anon, Focus on You, Hal and Sidra Stone, Illinois Nar-Anon, Intensive Journal, Ira Progoff, Lois Wilson, Nar-Anon, Narcotics, Prescription Drug Addiction, Recovery, Recovery Book Reviews, Relapse, Relapse Prevention, Steroids Study, Switching Addictions, Teen Binge Drinking, Television, Tim Kelley, True Purpose, True Purpose in Recovery, Uncategorized, aspects of self, children of addicts, dads of addicts, dialogue house, in the rooms, life purpose coaching in recovery, life purpose in recovery, moms of addicts, parents of addicts, parts work, spirituality, spouses of addicts, true purpose coaching for addicts and co-addicts, voice dialogue, wives of addicts
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 [...]
So, What Can Be Done, Beyond The Steps, To Fill That Inner Hole?
by beverlybuncher on 18. Apr, 2010 in 12 Steps Program, Addiction, Al Anon, Alateen, Alcohol, Bill Wilson, Drug Prevention, Family Recovery Coaching, Florida Nar-Anon, Focus on You, Illinois Nar-Anon, Nar-Anon, Narcotics, Prescription Drug Addiction, Recovery, Relapse, Relapse Prevention, Steroids Study, Switching Addictions, Teen Binge Drinking, Uncategorized, children of addicts, dads of addicts, life purpose coaching in recovery, life purpose in recovery, moms of addicts, parents of addicts, spouses of addicts, true purpose coaching for addicts and co-addicts, wives of addicts
In the last two or three posts, we talked about the disease of more and how it affects both co-addicts and addicts, often leading to addiction switching and the many miseries associated with moving from one negative behavior to another.
In this post, let’s look at what can be done to fill that hole positively, so [...]
Internet Obtainment Causes Steroids Boom in Wales Youth
by Ernesto on 13. May, 2009 in Addiction, Narcotics, Steroids Study
As reported in walesonline, steroids use is up a whopping 20% among teenage boys in Wales. The recent spike has been attributed to online sales of steroids, which has made it more accessible and easier to obtain for young men in Wales. However, the news source also reported that a lot of unknown substances are [...]
Results of Steroids Study Should Shock Some Parents
by Ernesto on 25. Apr, 2009 in Addiction, Steroids Study
A recently published study by leading experts in steroids abuse at the Harvard Medical School found that people with conduct disorders are more likely to abuse anabolic steroids. The conduct disorders specifically cited in the study were “the juvenile version of antisocial disorder, and body image disorder is an unhealthy obsession with the size [...]
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