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Athena Engraving

2013-03-18T05:53:00.000-07:00

Personalized Anniversary AA Dog Tag Necklace

Personalize this unique AA Dog Tag Necklace with your name and sobriety date. The pendant is supported by a 24" silver tone ball Chain. The medallion is engraved on a silver tone plated, black over-coated heavy steel substrate. We engrave your name, your sobriety date and a Roman numeral indicating number of years sober (or simply "AA") within the AA symbol on the front! The back side is laser engraved with the Serenity Prayer. Dimensions: Approx. 2" x 1-1/4" x 1/16" Weight: 3/4 oz.

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Wooden U Recover Laser Engraved Word Tokens

2013-03-09T09:30:00.000-08:00

Word Tokens are typically single sided Alder (darker wood) or Maple (lighter wood) laser engraved tokens featuring your choice of any single word or phrase. Just like our Word Stones, you may choose from our vast selection of stock words or specify your own! You can even add a name, date, or special message on the reverse side if you'd like!

SO FUN!!!!

Click HERE to order and for more information

The Institute of Chemical Dependency Studies

2013-02-05T03:39:00.000-08:00

If your considering becoming an addictions counselor please check out ICDS - Institute of Chemical Dependency Studies....

"The Institute of Chemical Dependency Studies, a NAADAC approved education provider, sets the standard of excellence in initial, ongoing, and advanced clinical and professional training and development in the field of addiction counseling."

Experience Strength and Hope

2013-01-15T04:07:00.000-08:00

A smart man learns from his mistakes, but a wise man learns from other people's mistakes! Ronald Edwards spent his life falling short of being a wise man, and had to accept that just being this side of smart is not all that bad. To say that it's a bit difficult to grow up with a father who was still learning how to be "smart" is an understatement. Life is a journey, not a destination and along the way this poet, tried to record my life's lessons of my journey. Over his 30 years in the engineering aerospace industry, Ron has had many successes and failures in his professional career and personal life. His education, religious beliefs, upbringing, friends and family could not have prepared him for the road of his disease, and acceptance of who, and what he is. His life path has taken him to bottoms and lows most do not recover from, and in his poetry he has found that there is a softer and easier way to live, and that there is help. Ron has in his most humble, honest efforts tried to express his personal "experience, strength and hope" with these poems of his life's lessons.

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Conscious Contact

2013-01-10T03:26:00.000-08:00

Where Spirituality and Recovery Meet

CD by Gail DeWitt

If you feel like your spirit can not take one more hit than this book is for you!

Find at Sunlight of the Spirit Music

Gail DeWitt is over thirty-years sober in recovery and is a licensed spiritual practitioner. She has been a dynamic speaker for more than twenty years in the field of recovery.

Her experiential workshops include the areas of non-violence, healing familial relationships and how to create an active personal spiritual practice. Gail’s workshops are currently facilitated in correctional and residential recovery facilities as well as faith-based organizations.

Gail is a also an author, university lecturer, and the producer and host of a TV talk show. She is frequently called upon to work with young people during summer camps and with incarcerated youth.

Love My Recovery - God Boxes

2013-01-06T05:53:00.002-08:00

God Box Keepsake Box

Perfect for your medallions, prayer beads, or letters to God. These God boxes make the perfect gift for those in recovery. Or buy one for yourself!

$28.50 in mahogany or black

To see more styles visit Love My Recovery @ http://www.cafepress.com/lovemyrecovery

12 Step Me

2012-11-12T08:19:00.000-08:00

Our group's birthday is September 4, 2010.

Our group is like most AA groups: We hold business meetings, and obtain group conscience for any issues, and use the Concepts of Service to the extent we are able. Issues that may affect the site owner's personal liability or the liability of any group member are understandably not handled at the group level.

Any member of Alcoholics Anonymous may join our group. To have voting rights, you must be a regularly attending member for at least 30 days.

Any member who would like to chair or perform other service work may contact admin@12stepme.org.

She Recovers - Yoga and Recovery on the Beach

2012-08-16T06:22:00.001-07:00

She Recovers warmly invites the women of “Sober Sites” to join us for A Sacred Pause:

Yoga and Recovery on the Beach this November 24 – December 1^st.

This retreat promises seven days of female energy, yoga, sun, sand and sea right on the beach in Tulum, one hour south of Cancun. We will honor ourselves, our recovery and our bodies by taking a full week to relax and connect with ourselves, reflect on what we want to create next in our lives, and then refocus our energy for the return home. Although various excursion options will be made available, nutritious meals and yoga classes will be the only specifically scheduled daily activities to allow each participant to spend time exactly as she wishes. The Mayans predict that the end of this year marks a period of renewal for all of us, so we are thrilled to be hosting women in recovery in this sacred place, the Mayan Riviera.

For more information, visit our website at:
www.sherecovers.co

Or like our Facebook page at:
https://www.facebook.com/YogaAndRecoveryOnTheBeach

SOBER STOCK 3 - MORRISVILLE PA.

2012-08-09T05:49:00.000-07:00

SOBER STOCK 3
Saturday September 1
10am to 8pm

Snipes Farm
890 West Bridge St.
Morrisville Pa

Tickets $15.00

BANDS ALL DAY

COME OUT AND SUPPORT A GREAT CAUSE

All proceeds go the the

HOW TO SAVE A LIFE FOUNDATION

in memory of

Karl Hottenstein

Helping people who want and

need treatment since 2007

Tragedy to Triumph

2012-08-08T07:23:00.001-07:00

John shouldn't be alive and he's putting the finishing touches on eclectic album after battle with alcoholism took him to the bottom by 23.

Tragedy to Triumph -- Indiegogo

Featured Bloggers

2012-08-01T05:56:00.000-07:00

June/July = Guinevere Gets Sober

An award-winning, top-ranking addiction blog offering news, reviews, and straight talk about addiction and recovery

August = No Permanent Solutions

I'm 32, married, have a huge family, work behind a desk 9am–5pm and coach diving on the side. My favorite things in this world are my family, diving, dancing, corny movies, awe-ha moments (aka Godshots), silly hair, playful banter, and belly laughs. Any of these things shared with other people makes them even better! I'm in recovery from a myriad of dependencies, and I primarily relate as a recovering alcoholic, bulimic and cutter. I lived with major depression for half my life and have received 21 ECTs. Today I live free from the hell I believed I could only escape through suicide. I don’t know why I was graced with recovery after over a decade of pain and struggle, but I know I cannot afford to keep it to myself nor do I want to. I love sharing my story and my life today, and I hope that my experience might lend support and hope to others. Remember every experience we have will pass. Be present for the good as well as the seemingly bad, because both have value and both are only temporary.

Everyday Addiction: Healing the Habits of Life

2012-05-15T06:39:00.000-07:00

In this afternoon workshop we will look at the issues that trouble us in our daily lives, both internal and external. We will explore self-judgment and painful emotional habits; we will work with letting go of the habitual behaviors that undermine our happiness and serenity. Using themes like honesty, intention, and acceptance, we will come to understand the roots of our distress and develop tools to overcome and heal these persistent problems.

The day's teaching will include mindfulness meditation techniques and Buddhist/12-Step parallels.

Kevin Griffin is the author of the seminal 2004 book One Breath at a Time: Buddhism and the Twelve Steps and the recent A Burning Desire: Dharma God and the Path of Recovery. He has been practicing Buddhist meditation for three decades and been in recovery since 1985. He’s been a meditation teacher for over fifteen years. His teacher training was at Spirit Rock Meditation Center where he currently leads Dharma and Recovery classes.

Kusala Yoga -Brooklyn NY

Kevin Griffin - Buddhism and Recovery

Outside Issues Magazine - Exposing the Recovering Mind

2012-05-09T06:59:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the second edition of Outside Issues Magazine. We are honored to continue our mission of exposing this complicated puzzle of addiction. Our primary object...ive in this issue is break the stereotype that addiction revolves completely around drugs and alcohol. The infinite bottoms of other addictions such as co-dependency, eating disorders, or spending addictions are just as painful and life threatening. We hope the stories within these pages help to educate our readers and their family and friends. So now let us courageously journey forward once again into all of our Outside Issues, ‘Exposing the Recovering Mind!’

Sincerely,

David Weitz
Executive Editor
editor@outsideissues.comSee More

http://www.outsideissues.com/uploads/OI_Magazine_Winter_2012_Online.pdf

MAY 2012 Blog of the Month

2012-05-07T15:24:00.002-07:00

Insights of a Sober Yogi - On a quest for Truth.

http://insightsofasoberyogi.blogspot.com/

Heard in AA -

2012-04-25T19:36:00.001-07:00

If you are a book person check it out one.....

Heard in AA: From Yale to Jail...From Park Avenue to Park Bench: A.G.P.: 9780976276425: Amazon.com: Books

A great piece for your recovery collection.

Highland House - Addiction Treatment

2012-04-05T17:56:00.000-07:00

Highland House has treated over 200 clients in the past 3 years. For many of them Highland House has come to represent the beginning of their true lives... lives free from fear, misery and addiction.

Plettenberg Bay, South Africa

In our care and among their peers, they have found the strength, courage and skills to move beyond their old manner of living and embrace new and healthy lifestyle - find out why.

The evidence speaks for itself. We know, beyond a doubt, that addictive illnesses such as alcohol and drug addiction are treatable diseases... recovery is possible.

With the help and support of our qualified UK trained counsellors and clinical staff you can overcome active addiction.

LEARN MORE

April Blogger of the Month

2012-04-04T19:10:00.000-07:00

The Sober Lawyer

This Blog is written anonymously by "Dick," a recovering alcoholic attorney, documenting his journey through recovery and sobriety.

http://www.soberlawyer.com/about-me/

First 164 Designs

2012-03-30T10:45:00.000-07:00

The Searching and Fearless tee from First 164 Designs

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Bottled Up

2012-03-22T19:45:00.000-07:00

"Do you live with a problem drinker or live with an alcoholic? If the answer to that question is yes then you are in the right place. This is a website designed to help you change your life. It will give you the tools to empower you to reduce the problems in your life caused by alcohol and to help you to motivate your problem drinker to seek treatment."

VISIT - Bottled Up

NEW Recovery Forum

2012-03-20T13:01:00.000-07:00

Welcome Recovery Discussion ~ We Talk Recovery to the Sober Sites Directory. Our newest members forum features discussions on addiction, mental health, family and friends, 12 Steps, I am Grateful and more. If your looking to spread your wings and get involved with an online recovery community check it out.

http://www.recoverydiscussion.com

March 2012 Blog of the Month

2012-03-13T13:03:00.000-07:00

Recovering alkie, married to Mr. Sticks for 10 years, mom to Big Guy 1, Big Guy 2 and Little Guy. I love to blog about recovery, autism, family, and The Crazy...

http://octoberonine.blogspot.com/

Learn About Alcoholism

2012-03-02T10:41:00.002-08:00

No matter if your new or you have been around recovery for awhile this site is loaded with information about alcoholism. Live counselors, stages of alcoholism, treatment, interventions and a TON more!

Visit Learn About Alcoholism at http://www.learn-about-alcoholism.com/

FEBRUARY 2012 Blog of the Month

2012-02-16T13:01:00.000-08:00

Recovery Princess

Recovery Princess is a personal blog that I started when I quit drinking alcohol. The purpose was to share the ups and downs of early sobriety with others who were in the same situation. This blog was also a way for me to reach out to others in the recovery.

http://recoveryprincess.com

The Institute of Chemical Dependency Studies

2012-01-26T11:40:00.000-08:00

If your looking to get into the addictions counseling field than check out ICDS....

"The Institute of Chemical Dependency Studies, a NAADAC approved education provider, sets the standard of excellence in initial, ongoing, and advanced clinical and professional training and development in the field of addiction counseling."

http://www.cdstudies.com

Blog of the Month

2012-01-21T15:47:00.000-08:00

SoberNuggets

This is simply a space for recovering alcoholics and addicts to share the joys, struggles and realities of a sober life. Please feel free to read, write, share but most of all, enjoy.

I have been sober and drug free since Jan 28th, 1996, thanks to HP and AA. At Easter Vigil 2007 I was baptized and confirmed into the Catholic Church, amazing! Thanks to HP and AA!