Category: Restoring Character Through Recovery

You stopped drinking, but self may still be directing the show. Discover how practicing recovery principles, trusting a Higher Power, and learning to live in the present can lead to something sobriety alone may not provide: peace.

Why does your mom or dad seem like a different person when they drink? Learn why alcohol can change a parent’s behavior, why their drinking is not your fault, and what you can do if their drinking is affecting you or your family.

If someone you love has become alcoholic, they may not understand why they keep drinking—and you may not understand it either. Learn how to recognize what alcohol is doing, stop arguing over labels, set meaningful boundaries, avoid rescuing them from consequences, and be ready to help when willingness appears.

If you think you may be alcoholic, what should you do next? You don’t have to figure out why it happened or solve the rest of your life today. You only need to be willing to investigate the problem honestly and take one step.

Alcoholism is not determined simply by how much or how often someone drinks. Learn how alcohol can become an addiction that increasingly controls a person’s judgment, choices, behavior, and life despite reason, promises, and harmful consequences.

Now that I can start to see how I’ve been formed—and that others may be different—there’s a question I don’t naturally ask: What does my personality type have to do with love? It turns out—quite a bit. In fact, love may be one of the most misunderstood parts of my life—not because I don’t care,…

“No one understands what I’ve been through… it’s frustrating.”“If people would just give me a break, recovery would be easier.”“I would handle this differently if the roles were reversed.” If you’ve thought any of these in recovery, you’re not alone. The reality is this: most people don’t fully understand what you’re going through. And even…

“Who Are You?” In recovery, when you introduce yourself you add a label — alcoholic, addict, or something similar. But that label describes what you became, not who you are. So I ask again: Who are you? Most people go through life reacting to situations without ever understanding the personality that is doing the reacting.…