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Hosting People In Recovery For The Holidays
Social occasions that involve people in recovery—especially early recovery—can pose some perplexing problems for the hosts. On one hand, a host who is aware of a guest’s need to avoid mood-altering su… more →
What...Me Sober?
Hosting People In Recovery For The Holidays
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wrote 1 month ago: Social occasions that involve people in recovery—especially early recovery—can pose some perplexing … more →
Study Aims To Help Preschool Age Children Of Parents With Drinking Problems
wrote 7 months ago: Children who grow up with a parent with a drinking problem have been shown to suffer from depression … more →
A note to the folks who, by now, must think I'm suffering from Multiple Personality Disorder or something like that:
wrote 8 months ago: Dear Readers, I hope you don’t mind if I call you “Dear Readers.” All three of yo … more →
Kids
wrote 8 months ago: by Bill Our older daughter, age 39, and her husband, age 40, are on a trip to Tennessee to celebrate … more →
How Judgmental Am I? Plenty!
wrote 9 months ago: by Bill How judgmental am I? Plenty. It’s a character defect that I’ve worked hard to … more →
New Look, A Little More Focus
wrote 9 months ago: Dear Faithful Readers (both of you), As any fool can plainly see*, we have another new look. I thin … more →
The Second Road To Showcase A Story A Day In April.
wrote 9 months ago: April is Alcohol Awareness month. The Second Road will showcase a recovery story every day during th … more →
"Live Through This"
wrote 10 months ago: Debra Gwartney was trying to escape a failed marriage when she moved from Tucson, Ariz., to Eugene, … more →
Question: "...3 to 4 Oxys a day...Is that a lot...
wrote 1 year ago: “I just found out that my spouse has been snorting Oxycotin for approximately 1 year. He says … more →
Question: Jealous of AA?
wrote 1 year ago: The girl I am seeing sometimes goes to 3-4 AA meetings a week. Do people date each other a lot at AA … more →
Buddhist Hallowe'en -- Hungry Ghost Festivals
wrote 1 year ago: Hungry ghosts are pitiable creatures. They have huge, empty stomachs, but their mouths are too small … more →
Bill Wilson on the 11th Step
wrote 1 year ago: Around me I see many people who make a far better job of relating themselves to God than I do. Certa … more →
Know when it's time to fire your doctor
wrote 1 year ago: This issue is especially important to people in recovery. Many doctors make it clear by their statem … more →
...in a relationship that fills me with pain, anxiety and restlessness
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wrote 1 year ago: The trouble with these sorts of relationships is that often those who escape them end up back in ano … more →
Rebuilding Relationships in Early Recovery
wrote 1 year ago: James had been through a treatment program for alcoholism and was in his third month of sobriety. On … more →
Codependency
wrote 1 year ago: Codependency — or, as it used to be called, co-addiction or co-alcoholism — is one of the more diffi … more →
