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I used to think so. If I gave up some of that responsibility and surrendered, I’d be shirking my responsibilities! And I'd be weak!
When gray is good; the photographic process of white balance provides an apt analogy for a life in recovery.
No longer only for alcoholics, recovery can be applied to any behavior that we engage in that presents a "continuing and growing problem in any department..." of our lives. Often who we are is intertwined with our behaviors and when those behaviors are making our lives unmanageable, we may feel that to give them up is to give up who we are as people. Defining"sobriety" and "recovery" help to uncover their meaning.
Life in recovery is far from perfect but we get to be present for all aspects of it. We are better able to handle the complexities of life, not necessarily with ease but with integrity. We are also more present to appreciate moments of joy.
As a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, Dr. Brown studies vulnerability, courage, authenticity and shame. She looked for the common themes in the people she studied who believe they are worthy of love and found this.
An drug or alcohol intervention is a deliberate process by which change is introduced into people's thoughts, feelings and behaviors.