Posted 1 week ago

This week I met with a pastor from a not-to-be-named communist country. Strangled by substance use disorder with NO resources the current and only treatment plan (which they are very grateful to have) is that the government is allowing a few of the men and women who suffer from SUDs to go into "treatment" rather than jail. Their treatment plan is simple: memorize scripture for hours and hours a day (average is 3 chapters a day). I am grateful they have something other than jail. In the US, we are talking more and more about trauma informed care and recovery. We are learning to treat maladaptive coping skills and highlight the need for connection versus isolation (skills help). If you need help coming up with resources that counteract the schism that addiction creates in relationships I suggest going to gottman.com - they have some really good resources that I think can help build resilience and improve our skills. ... See MoreSee Less

Posted 2 months ago

Part of working a decent recovery program is practicing rigorous honesty; with that core value in mind we are cancelling our Summer Institute of Recovery Studies event for 2018. Our registrations at this time are simply not robust enough to make this an affordable event for the NACR. That does NOT mean we are jettisoning our commitment to provide the content that we hoped to present at the 3-day intensive. We are in the first stages of figuring out how to capture as much of this information as we can and presenting it through the website. Stay tuned! Although we will miss seeing each of you who had registered or intended to - it allows us to experience the peace that comes from working a program and allowing the facts to intersect with our faith as we make tough decisions. Blessings! Teresa ... See MoreSee Less