Recovery

 
 
 
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ONE SHOE AND A FEW BRAIN CELLS AWAY FROM MADNESS

Sometimes when I’m warning adolescents struggling with drug problems about the dangers that lie ahead if they continue to use, I feel as if I’m alone in a deep cavern listening only to the echo of my own voice.


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I’VE GOT LOTS OF TROUBLE AND I NEED HELP

Mel Schulstad is one of the most beloved figures in the addiction and recovery field.  His stories of his own recovery are the stuff of legend. 


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A.A.’S GREAT GIFT . . . YOU MADE ME TEACHABLE

I will never forget the “feeling” of being in that small basement room with the percolating coffee pot in the corner.  I felt safe.  Strangely, weirdly, wonderfully “at home.”


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WHAT I LIKE ABOUT BEING SOBER

I like the fact that when I pray, I say “thank you” a whole lot more than I say “please.”



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JOE AND THE TROOPER

Eight years ago on a beautiful September afternoon, my friend Joe Field was driving on Highway 11 headed to Walla Walla from Milton-Freewater. 


WE ARE ALL BROKEN TOGETHER

At its heart and in its soul, recovery from addiction is about fellowship – becoming part of a bigger whole.