According to brownielocks.com October is— AIDS Awareness Month Antidepressant Death Awareness MonthAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Month  Bullying Prevention Month   (World) Blindness Awareness Month Caffeine Addiction Recovery MonthCeliac Disease Awareness...

Year after Year, Day after Day, Step after Step, One Thought at a time - we can do this. And we don't have to do it alone. Following are just some of the 12-Step programs to help us navigate through life, proving once again we don't have to do it alone! AA NA Al-Anon...

It's true: we all know someone, or we all know someone who knew someone, who knew... Today, on International Overdose Awareness Day, I must admit I didn’t understand the dysfunctional drama played out in addiction and co-addiction. For instance, are you aware that...

Tangled in guilt is not what the 12 Steps are about. They are a daily affirmation of our goodness. Together, let's continue to challenge the guilt and shame of the past. John Bradshaw, author of Healing the Shame that Binds You, Homecoming: Reclaiming and Championing...

Diane Jellen’s Codependency Awareness Slogans Diane Jellen, author of My Resurrected Heart and a recognized codependency recovery speaker, often shares short, memorable affirmations and “12‑Step–style” slogans to help people recognize and overcome codependent...

For some, there are times when being kind gets out of hand and turns into enabling, doing for others what they can do for themselves. That is never a generous thing to do! Today is National Give Something Away Day, and every July 15th, we’re encouraged to go beyond...

Have you ever considered that the 12 Step program may be the way to begin your Freedom Journey? If you’re willing to take that first step to inner peace and freedom, you will find you are worth it. Don’t discount yourself - Be the person your Higher Power designed you...

Consider making the decision to spend Father’s Day with your faithful and ever-present Higher Power. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3dyJ3govp0 Even if my father and mother abandon me, the Lord will hold me close (Psalm 27:10...

Whenever I heard Lennie Briscoe—the recovering alcoholic detective of Law & Order fame ask a witness or suspect, "Oh, so you’re a friend of Bill?" a slight grin would cross my face. Having spent years in the Al-Anon 12-Step program, I immediately recognized the...