 10/2/2007
SPOTLIGHT ON...The Art of Lament
By Connie B.
During my early years of Twelve Step recovery, a wise and
wonderful sponsor listened patiently to my frustration over a recurring problem
which I thought I had already turned over to God. She reassured me that, yes,
we had talked about this issue before and, yes, I had indeed already
surrendered the matter… several times, in fact.
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8/29/2007
SPOTLIGHT ON...National Recovery
Month
September 2007 is National Alcohol and Drug Addiction
Recovery Month. Sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA), an arm of the Department of Health and Human Services,
Recovery Month highlights the benefits of substance abuse treatment, celebrates
the contributions of treatment providers, and promotes the message that
treatment works and recovery is possible.
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8/15/2007
SPOTLIGHT ON… FAMILIES and FRIENDSNot My Job
By Julie W.
I learned to try and control the addicts and alcoholics in our family from my mother. She screamed, spied, plotted, worried, and obsessed. After I married and had children, I figured if I became a Perfect Mother my children wouldn’t have trouble with drugs or alcohol. I spoke softly, made cookies, and tucked cheery notes inside their lunch boxes.
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8/2/2007
SPOTLIGHT ON…Helping and Being Helped in Sobriety‘Call Don’
By joesteelhead
I come from a “Father Knows Best” type of family, and the alcohol abuse was very subtle in my house. The folks would buy a bottle of bourbon around Xmas and 2/3 of that bottle would still be there the next Xmas. But somehow my two older brothers and I all became abusers of alcohol and chemicals.
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7/18/2007
Breaking the CycleBy Deborah L.
My life was filled with dead-end relationships. Seemed every
guy I dated had problems with drugs or alcohol. A little voice inside me always
told me my bulimia was no different and was probably what attracted these
addicts to my life, but I never listened. It was easier just to leave the
relationship than to leave my bulimic lifestyle of 25 years.
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7/5/2007
When Gratitude Outweighs the RegretBy GaryB1
I first drank alcohol at a late age—16—and like many of us, I fell in love.
I had already spent two years in a juvenile institution at this point due to my “incorrigibility” at home. I didn’t see then that the state knew my alcoholism well in advance and had quite a few geographical changes planned for my future. By the time I turned 35, nearly half of my life had been spent behind bars.
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 7/2/2007
An Important Message to the Sober24 CommunityFrom Evan B.
We are pleased to announce that as of July 1, all areas
of Sober24.com will be accessible to anyone seeking online recovery, totally
free of charge, for as long and as often they wish to use the site.
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 6/20/2007
Spotlight On...
FAMILIES & FRIENDS
The End of the Yarn
By
OssyKitty
I’m
Shelly and I’m a grateful Al-Anon. I used to have a piece of yarn I’d tie the
car keys to and put around my neck at night since my husband used to enjoy
drinking and driving. He’d wait until I went to bed, take the car, get a six
pack and take a ride.
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 5/9/2007
Spotlight On....IN PLAIN SIGHT
“Can I help you find someone?”
I turned from the columbarium wall toward the kindly voice. “Yes, thanks,” I said, showing the groundskeeper the map I’d received at the information center. I had come alone to the cemetery, wanting to locate my former husband before either of our grown children visited, but I hadn’t been able to spot the niche where his cremated remains were inurned.
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 4/25/2007
Spotlight On....Behind the Scenes at
the Founding of Alcoholics Anonymous
A discussion with actor Patrick Husted, the man who plays
AA’s Dr. Bob in “Bill W. and Dr. Bob,” the new Off-Broadway production about
the birth of AA and the lives of its enigmatic co-founders.
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