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The Gifts of Accepting Our Children’s Addictions

Some people–maybe even you–upon reading the title of this post might immediately retort something like, “Gifts? What do you mean mean gifts? My child’s addiction has been nothing but a horrendous burden for us.” I...

July 28, 2018 Daniel A. Miller acceptance, accepting "what is", accepting others, Accepting people as they are, al-anon, alchoholics annonymous, child's addiction, Daniel A Miller, letting go of control, Parenting problems, personal recovery, The Gifts of Acceptance, Twelve Steps 11820

The Link Between Acceptance and Recovery

In a previous post, The Link between Addiction and Control, I considered whether a pertinent connection exists between addiction and control. I hypothesized that because the internal lives of most addicts are so out of control, they attempt to...

June 11, 2018 Daniel A. Miller 12 Steps, acceptance, accepting "what is", accepting others, Accepting people as they are, ACOA, Addiction Recovery, al-anon, alchoholics annonymous, CODA, Daniel A Miller, personal recovery, recovery, The Gifts of Acceptance, Twelve Steps 1369