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How the University of North Texas Collegiate Recovery Program creates a safe space where students in or seeking recovery can belong
Greg Kayko introduces himself to Renew readers and says he may have discovered the reason why more men have stepped up, asking him to be a sponsor: Vulnerability. During his first 10 years of sobriety, he rarely allowed himself to show any sign of weakness.
I know that unchaining my past is essential to healing my spirit, but I did not have the first idea how I would go about doing so.
Recently, my husband and I have wrestled with what to tell our beautiful children about my recovery that has twice separated me from them. This is a story that I came up with to try and illustrate where I am and why.
Life certainly was made for living on a moment by moment basis. The existential dilemmas we encounter can lead to a nihilistic view or one of true optimism - the difference perhaps is related to genetics, biochemistry, the social and political zeitgeist, luck or lack there of, and myriad other phenomena.
Alcohol is an extremely dangerous substance that is ironically legal. It cost our world billions of dollars a year in health issues, and more importantly, results in millions of deaths.
Jamey Kowalski says yoga saved his life. He now helps others grow their own life balance as the key to success in addiction recovery. Listen to my conversation with him.
Even after all these years of recovery I catch myself having expectations for Valentine’s Day. How many resentments it has caused. Dates, boyfriends, husbands. Even knowing that Valentine’s Day is a commercially created day, the cultural pressure exists. How do recovering people practice loving kindness for ourselves and others on Valentine’s Day?
Those of us that live life in recovery know full well the value that daily rituals provide us in our journey for wellness. Our daily rituals don’t set us apart; they bring us closer together.
