Category Archives: Step 4: Risking, Growing & Finding Support
“Normies”
When I first met my husband, he often spoke of his disdain for “normies.” In his mind, anyone who wasn’t in recovery from something was a “normy”. He believed that they were “normal” but he, because of his chronic battle with addiction, was not. He didn’t trust normies. He was convinced that they wouldn’t, or…
The Risk That Heals
Michael Dye, an addiction counselor and the creator of the Genesis Process Relapse Prevention program, often says “100% of emotional pain comes from relationships. It’s relationships that mess us up and it’s relationships (both with God and others) that heal us.” The first time I heard Michael say that it stopped me in my tracks.…
Finding help for Sexual Addiction: Five Questions
Some of you reading this blog may suspect you need additional help to change your behaviors, but just don’t know where to find it. We have found that the peer support found in a grace-based recovery group can be especially beneficial, but they can sometimes be hard to find. If you are having difficulty locating…
Addicted by Accident
The famous baseball catcher, outfielder and manager, Yogi Berra was credited with saying “if you don’t know where you’re going, you will end up somewhere else.” Nowhere in life is that statement more true than with addiction. No one starts out seeking to be an out-of-control addict. No one yearns to feel the shame and…
Sexual Addiction Kills
We are well aware of the dangers of SOME addictions. It is reported that nearly 12,000 people died in alcohol related traffic deaths: 33,000 in drug overdoses and over 440,000 in smoking related deaths in the U.S. in 2009 alone. The risks are obvious. We get it. But what about sexual addiction? It’s different .…
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