A review of The Peacemaker, a new documentary by James Demo. Anyone who has experience of 12 Step based Recovery will have heard the oft repeated lament, ‘if only the whole World did the Steps things would be so much better.’ At ORA we always emphasize two things. Firstly, most Continue Reading
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A Healthy Approach to Recovery
Our last post, Do You Want To Be Happy, Or Right? looked at the ‘We are right and you are wrong’ dualistic thinking that surrounds both addiction, treatment and recovery so we are happy to introduce you to a great article, and approach from Matthew Lovitt’s blog. A Master Nutrition Continue Reading
Do You Want To Be Happy Or Right?
I made sense of my addiction to alcohol and drug use (not specific drugs) through the so called ‘Disease Model‘ which explains the problem as an illness, most directly comparable to other relapse prone conditions such as diabetes, asthma and hyper-tension. Although the Disease Model is widely used throughout the addiction Continue Reading
Writing Drunk and Sober
Following our post on Reading For Recovery, we thought you might enjoy an old article we had filed away. Writers who drink are old hat. But what about writers who quit drinking? Tom Shone studied them for his excellent 2009 novel ‘In The Rooms…’ Article from INTELLIGENT LIFE Magazine, Summer Continue Reading
Want Recovery? Stamp Out Stigma
Shame and stigma block the pathway to Recovery for too many people. Yes, even today (as unbelievable) as it might seem owning up to a drink or drug problem is made harder by the stigma still so prevalent in our “enlightened” society. Asking for help, to detox, for rehab treatment, Continue Reading