2 days ago by calindragan

In this edition of the Wise Counsel Podcast, Dr. Van Nuys interviews Bruce Ecker, M.A., L.M.F.T. on the topic of Coherence Therapy. For many psychotherapists, the peak of satisfaction occurs during breakthrough sessions in which a client experiences a deeply felt shift and then is free of an entrenc ...

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2 days ago by calindragan

by Brett Blumenthal – Sheer Balance, on Wed Dec 2, 2009 9:40am PST Many of us like to think the best of people. We like to think that they shoot straight and are forthright in their intentions. We also like to believe that they will ask for what they want and not resort to crazy tactics to get it. U ...

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3 days ago by recoveryboy

It is very easy to relapse into old behaviour in an instance. I know because I did it at the weekend – an almost compulsive response to behaviour in a relative. I replied something cruel in front of others and part of me immediately regretted it yet another part of me did not. The way [...]

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5 days ago by recoveryboy

We had someone who obviously doesn’t wash, another who just about does, a young girl who looked like she had slept on the street, someone who had left their alcoholic boyfriend, some normal middle class issues, some high class issues and everything in between. And for some reason someone thought I w ...

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5 days ago by recoveryboy

My sponsor did the chair for me and it was great to hear his story properly for a change. The love he got back from the room was inspiring and made me think I had made a good choice in asking him. He really is an example of”it works if you work it”. When he [...]

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8 days ago by recoveryboy

I heard in a meeting that if you feel that someone really ought to go to a meeting – that means you need a meeting yourself. Ramming the rooms down others throats is as sign that you are not well and need some balance. Posted in Uncategorized Tagged: Al-Anon, Alcoholics Anonymous, Families Anonymous ...

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9 days ago by Dr. Bing

Dr. Wall encourages those abused in previous relationships or childhood to move beyond victim status and embrace life and their future. It’s too easy, for people who have been stomped on, to wallow in self-pity. Enough already! Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. Colossians 3:2 If ...

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12 days ago by recoveryboy

We had an al-Anon meeting run as an Alateen meeting today to let members know how it works and to encourage Al-Anon members to become Alateen sponsors. There were a few myths they wished to clear up, and some information regarding becoming a sponsor: 1. You do not have to have done all the steps to ...

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13 days ago by recoveryboy

It is hard enough breaking the denial in one’s own addiction – this can take years and is broken down by the recognition of one’s behaviour in other’s in the group process. Then there is the denial that there may be the same disease in a parent or a partner. A friend is slowly coming [...]

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16 days ago by recoveryboy

It is always nice to get feedback from readers and other people I know from the rooms. Someone I have got to know messaged me saying that my entry on magnifying had reminded them of a saying that i hadn’t heard before: “Put down the magnifying glass and hold up the mirror” Thanks for that and well [ ...

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