Building Your Recovery Routine

March 20, 2013 by C. Scott McMillin

There may be new practices specifically to support recovery — taking up yoga or meditation, a sport or hobby, or making important changes in diet or exercise.

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Making Good Decisions

March 11, 2013 by C. Scott McMillin

topics related to decision making process - uncertainty, alternatives, risk consequences, complexity, personal issues; white chalk handwriting and color sticky notes on blackboard

Seek outside advice. Good advice, that is. Not the sort from the guy on the next bar stool.

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What to Look for in a Sponsor

March 6, 2013 by C. Scott McMillin

Sponsors, the saying goes, carry the message, not the alcoholic.

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Crisis Management Cheat Sheet

March 4, 2013 by C. Scott McMillin

This ‘cheat sheet’ is a quick reminder about some very basic principles of relating to a person who happens to be in crisis.

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Using Leverage in Counseling the Court-Referred Client, Part 9

February 28, 2013 by C. Scott McMillin

Their fondness for risk and excitement makes them ill-suited to a ‘straight’ lifestyle they would no doubt describe as boring.

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Seven Tips for Getting Started Right With AA

February 26, 2013 by C. Scott McMillin

The more we exert ourselves to help those with problems like ours, the more concrete benefits we receive from AA.

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Avoiding the Money Relapse Trap

February 22, 2013 by Eric Dresdale

Learning financial responsibility forces us to address and change behaviors and habits associated with our addictions.

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I’m Ready to Call a Family Interventionist

February 16, 2013 by Angela Utschig

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An Interventionist will be trying to make sure they have all of the ‘pieces of the puzzle’

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Six Things You Can Do While Your Loved One’s in Treatment

February 14, 2013 by C. Scott McMillin

Too often our own hopes, dreams, and aspirations have been shunted aside.

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Using Leverage in Counseling the Court-Referred Client, Part 8

February 13, 2013 by C. Scott McMillin

Even the most recalcitrant drinker can appreciate the desirability of avoiding still more consequences. It’s a side door around some of the alcoholic’s denial.

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