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By Wes Shephard Leaving Rehab, foregoing sober living… Not being able to surrender to putting yourself first. This one is puzzling to me,...

By Monica LeBansky When Bob approached me to join him on his podcast, my first instinct was to run. Just because (by the grace of God)...

Dr. Bob Beare The amends process is tricky stuff. When I was early in recovery, I was hurting and was looking for something to knock back...

Getting into the deeper waters requires surrender and connection with a community of folks who know something about the “V” word…....

By Charlie McGarty The most important part of my recovery is integrity. By working the steps and committing to a new way of living I’ve...

By Robert White What are the 8th and 9th steps? Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all....

By Bryant Packard MS., LMFTA, PMP, Coach Change…true transformational change…comes to everyone eventually. You may find the need for...

By Trevor Cocheres Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. The key to living in the 7th step is humility. What I thought of humility...

By Patrick Hensley My favorite method of explaining a topic or concept from my experience in recovery is through stories. One story that...

By Lance Risher My journey of recovery began on November 1st, 2017. This decision for a new start came after I woke up once again staring...

By Dr. Bob Beare I do a sociometric exercise for groups to illustrate this process. I invite participants to play the developmental roles...

By Steven Long My name is Steven Long, I am 38 years old, and have been in recovery for 9 years, my sobriety date is 1-21-11. Recovery is...

By Dr. Bob Beare My tendency for dependency Is offending me It’s upending me I’m pretending see To be strong and free From...

By John Sullivan Billy was in the kitchen cooking breakfast.  His daughter walked into the doorway and stopped there. She put her hands...

By John Sullivan My last felony arrest happened on November 4, 2015.  I was driving north on Interstate 35, heading back to Oklahoma...

By Heidi Dean As we walked into Deep Waters Recovery to record our podcast with The Recovery Crew, I was apprehensive, we all were. We...

On Emotional Integrity – An excerpt from The Creative Fire: 10 Weeks to Emotional and Creative Fitness By Dr. Bob Beare The language of...

Serenity Truly Is A Priceless Gift By Joe Rutland For so long, I have read and heard people talk about the priceless gift of serenity. We...

By Father Bill W. from Austin, Texas. You’ve likely heard the old Chinese saying, “a journey of a thousand miles starts with a single...

By Dr. Bob Beare Quantum physics has shown that we are completely made up of vibration. Everything vibrates at different frequencies so...