The 12 step programs says that once one is in recovery they are always in recovery. Some use the term “recovered” when speaking about overcoming their addiction to drugs and alcohol. Which is correct, in recovery or recovered? And does it matter? The terms we use to describe ourselves and others matter. Language matters; however, …
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Michael Herbert
Trembling, as I document the downward spiral of, my daughter, my light. She has always been strong and independent. It is hard to watch her struggle and denial the substance that has taken over her former self. She a mere skeleton of the happy child she was once. The trail of fabrication about where she …
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Michael Herbert
What makes us want to do things to harm ourselves? Even when we are trying to improve our bodies, we will push ourselves to the point of excruciating pain, to get better. One more bench press, one more mile, one more hit, one more date with the person who does not really care for us, …
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Michael Herbert
To fully Live, we must live from a place of gratitude… If you speak to a group of people that have been in a 12 step fellowship, and have been successful in sobriety for any length of time you will hear one word again and again; gratitude. Why is gratitude so imperative to sobriety? Gratitude …
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Michael Herbert