Sobriety is, of course, just the beginning. It makes it possible for us to feel again. But that’s both the good news and the bad news. Feeling again is not always so fun. A lot of stuff floats to the surface in recovery. Some of it can be quite painful. But we are learning some new tools that can help us deal with this kind of thing. We hope you will find something here that will helpful in dealing with the emotional and relational challenges that are part of the recovery process.
Awareness
- The Inner Wilderness – Matthew Russell
- The Gift of Noticing – Barbara Milligan
- Dealing with Your Dark Side: Part 1 – Patrick Means
- Dealing with Your Dark Side: Part 2 – Patrick Means
- Dealing with Your Dark Side: Part 3 – Patrick Means
- Dealing with Your Dark Side: Part 4 – Patrick Means
- Acceptance and Gratitude – Nerissa
- Abundance and Scarcity – Dale Ryan
Depression
- Depression – Dale Wolery
- Listening to Depression – Juanita Ryan
- Depression: The Long Climb to Recovery – Charlie Lehardy
Fear
- The Fear Factor – Dale Ryan
- Ordinary Fears – Dale Wolery
Forgiveness
- The F Word: Forgiveness and it’s Imitations – David Augsburger
- On Forgiveness – Dale Wolery
- Finding the Freedom in Forgiveness – Juanita Ryan
- A South African Parable: What About the Bike? – David Augsburger
Grief
- Navigating Grief – Robert Bird
- Grieving Ungrieved Losses – Dale Wolery
- Grief’s Sacred Work – Juanita Ryan
- Grieving the Losses in 12 Step Recovery – Pat Means
Identity
- Approval Addiction and Identity – Matt Russel
- Seeing Ourselves More Clearly – Juanita Ryan
- Seeing Others More Clearly Part 1: Barriers to Intimacy – Juanita Ryan
- Seeing Others More Clearly Part 2: Moving toward Intimacy – Juanita Ryan
- Recovering a Healthy View of You – Dale Wolery
Joy
- Life Beyond J-O-Y – Patrick Means
Perfectionism
- Beating the Pedestal Syndrome: Help for Pastors Drowning in the Ministry – Dale Wolery and Dale Ryan
- Two Essays on Perfectionism for People in Recovery – Patrick A. Means
- Perfectionism – Dale Wolery
- Getting Good at Being Imperfect – Dale Ryan
- Enough – Mary V.
Shame
- VIDEO: When Shame Is the Name of the Game Part 1 – Jeff VanVonderen
- VIDEO: When Shame Is the Name of the Game Part 2 – Jeff VanVonderen
- VIDEO: How Family Systems Become Dysfunctional – Jeff VanVonderen
- Let Go of Shame – Juanita Ryan
Trust
- Relationships and Recovery – Dale Ryan
- Trusting God – Carmen Renee Berry
- Betrayal – Carmen Renee Berry
