Key Takeaways Step 8 is not about punishing yourself for the past. It’s about building a clear, honest picture of who was impacted by your addiction so you can move forward with humility and integrity. Shame tells you to hide. Step 8 helps you step out of hiding by naming
Learn how gambling and alcohol addiction often overlap—and why treating both together is key to long-term recovery.
Step 6 of the 12-Step Alcoholics Anonymous Program Explained Key Takeaways• Step 6 isn’t asking you to become perfect. It’s inviting you to become willing to release the patterns that keep pulling you back into the same pain, even when those patterns feel familiar.• “Entirely ready” doesn’t mean you feel
Key Takeaways Step 4 invites you to take an honest and compassionate look at your inner life so healing can move beyond sobriety and into lasting emotional and spiritual growth. A fearless moral inventory is not about shame or self-criticism, but about identifying patterns of thinking, feeling, and behavior that
Key Takeaways Whether you’re in early recovery or contemplating treatment for your drug or alcohol addiction, there comes a point along the journey when you have to deal with the spiritual aspects of your recovery. Spirituality and your higher power play an important role in the 12 Steps, after all,
Josh, 42 Volunteer Coordinator for After Care Where does your story start? I came from what I thought was a good family—barely middle class. My dad worked a lot, and my mom was a stay-at-home mom. My dad thought paying the bills was being a good dad, and that was
For many, recovery begins in unexpected places. For Tyler Vaughn, 32, what started as a court-ordered treatment turned into a life-changing journey at Discovery Place located near Nashville, Tennessee. Most recently our trusted Admissions Coordinator, Tyler used his experience to help others find hope and healing where he once stood.
If only you could go to the doctor to get a shot to stop drinking, right? You could skip all those AA meetings, relapse struggles, and cravings outright, pass “Go” and collect your $200, so to speak. It would be as simple as that.
What does wellness mean to you? Maybe your mind immediately goes to your physical health, or you think about your emotional state or spiritual life. Wellness is a broad term, with everything from life experience to culture and region impacting how we think about it.
In this heartfelt and moving video, Mike—a proud father—shares the powerful story of his son Matt’s transformation through the drug and alcohol spiritual retreat at Discovery Place.
