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Each week on Thursday evenings I facilitate a Peer Support Group. Personally, for me, it is a special celebration. I want to explain why. I respect history so I need to explain the historical context as well as the spiritual connection. Developed in the 1930s the 12-step program is an intervention that provides a supportive […]

I’m a facilitator of a Peer Support Group for those of us with either a mental health condition, addiction, or trauma. We explore the deep elements of our Recovery. We look at our identities, the working of the heart in our daily activities, and how we live out our healing in our souls. One important

Throughout my life, I have gone on several retreats. I also take moments alone in my day to pray and reflect. During these times I connect with my heart and find peace. Many of these moments inspire me to take action and make changes in my lifestyle. When I engage with life I rely on

When I was a youth I reached down on the floor to pick up several pieces of glass and cut the inside of my left hand, it began to bleed heavily requiring stitches. I have a scar from that which never went away. The scar annoys me when I make a fist. Every time I

I am using today’s space to give you an update on what is going on in my life. In a previous post, I shared with you my father agreeing to enter an assisted living home. His physical health makes it difficult to perform activities of daily living such as bathing, walking, preparing meals, laundry, and

I am thinking about what to say to you today. Committing to a life of Recovery is a special calling. We can demonstrate our efforts to heal in a wide variety of ways. This may include connections with people in Recovery, therapists, doctors, exercise, mindfulness, and others we find helpful. Did you know once we

The spiritual presence of Recovery calls us to repentance and conversion and uses our hearts to heal. The support groups I participate in provide an opportunity to form a solid foundation because my brothers and sisters are nonjudgmental, show compassion, and extend mercy. Repentance and conversion are not something we do on our own but

Today’s reflection continues to reveal the healing power of the 12-steps through us. Beginning with us and then moving to all who come to us in faith. When I read the 12-steps their simplicity strikes me—the fact of healing myself and witnessing it with my brothers and sisters in Recovery. A person I know through

Do we believe that we are called to Recover and heal? When we contemplate healing it is like spending days in the wilderness easing ourselves into a journey of Recovery. The first action is to look at ourselves with compassion, what our journey will be, and look deeply to find the messages we hold about

Welcome to Monday. On Friday I had the opportunity to visit a dear friend. It has been several years since we had seen each other. He rents a place in Gays Mills, Wisconsin surrounded by several acres of land. We went on a long walk and discussed family, religion, and politics. He and I share