Many of us in recovery are very confused about what spirituality really is. Simplistic answers like “There’s a difference between spirituality and religion”, help a bit but don’t really give us clarity as to the real meaning of spirituality in our lives. First, exactly what is spirituality? One can find …
You may think making the jump from addiction being a mind, body and spirit disease to money being an addiction is a stretch, but really it isn’t. The current money crisis in the United States gives us some clues about money addiction. Yes, it is on a rather large scale, …
I had the pleasure of attending a workshop in Austin last week, given by Texas Star Recovery. I heard 3 excellent talks and one interesting panel discussion. The keynote speaker was Carlton Erickson, Ph.D, Director of University of Texas Addiction Science Research & Education Center…He has recently written a book …
This past week, I did a 3-day trauma intensive. The workshop titled “Healing Pathways” involves 3 days of transforming our trauma into a thing of beauty. Believe it or not there are many gifts in our trauma if we can separate our adult selves from the child that was hurt. …
There’s a lot of talk these days about The Secret and The Law of Attraction. Many people think that it’s not Christian to read these and that it’s trying to control God. I disagree. The bible talks about the law of sowing and reaping and also says “As a man …
