“Caring for your body, mind and spirit is your greatest responsibility. It’s about listening to the needs of your soul and then honoring them.” – Kristi Ling Spencer, Bestselling Author If you happen to be in addiction treatment of any sort (e.g., an inpatient or outpatient program at a treatment center, an impaired professionals program,…
“Our inner beliefs (can) trigger failure before it happens.” – Marshall Goldsmith, NY Times bestselling author & considered “World’s Most Influential Business Thinker” (2018 Thinkers50 List) [Note to Reader: This is PART TWO of a two-part blog-post on addressing relapse triggers in recovery. It will help to have read Part One, especially since it covers…
Why Use the 12 Step Approach? It’s indisputable. Addiction recovery experts agree AA and NA meetings are the “go-to” place after rehab. If you were lucky, you were heavily exposed to one or both of these fellowships in treatment. The best addiction centers connect clients to support groups with a formal goal in the first…
“We need discernment in what we see and what we hear and what we believe.” – Charles R. Swindoll, Pastor and Founder of Insight for Living [Note to Reader: Twenty-two years ago, I was “guided” to go straight from jail to a 12 Step meeting in Tampa, Florida. In AA, I learned that over half…
What are the 12 steps for recovery? They are a set of guidelines that guides you through every phase of recovery from drug or alcohol addiction. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) developed the 12 steps as a means for growing from addiction to a sustainable recovery. The steps work best within a group setting. For this reason,…
“Through the program, many of us have found a serenity we never thought possible.” Al-Anon At first, it may be a shock to hear, “the truth is, family members of those in recovery need recovery, too!” You might think, “what the heck are you talking about?!” And while that reaction is understandable, research confirms alcoholism and…
With all the millions of people addicted to drugs or alcohol in the United States, the question arises — is addiction a disease? This is an important debate because, if so, then it turns the addiction crisis conversation around. Those with addiction may need help from an addiction therapy program in Tampa, FL. For many…
BoardPrep is pleased to provide treatment for mental health and substance use disorders founded in the spiritual principles of the Alcoholics Anonymous. AA, NA and other 12-step fellowships have shown many the path to recovery. For many others however, additional professional support may be needed to get started in recovery. BoardPrep Recovery is an excellent…
Alcoholics Anonymous The Big Book Chapter 11 A VISION FOR YOU FOR MOST normal folks, drinking means conviviality, companionship and colorful imagination. It means release from care, boredom and worry. It is joyous intimacy with friends and a feeling that life is good. But not so with us in those last days of heavy drinking. …
Alcoholics Anonymous The Big Book Chapter 10 TO EMPLOYERS AMONG MANY employers nowadays, we think of one member who has spent much of his life in the world of big business. He has hired and fired hundreds of men. He knows the alcoholic as the employer sees him. His present views ought to prove exceptionally…