Scott Brassart Last month, we discussed how to work step 3 of the 12 steps, along with the benefits of working that step. This month, our focus logically moves to step 4. Step 4 reads as follows: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Most active addicts consider themselves to be victims, and […]
Scott Brassart Last month, we discussed how to work step 2 of the 12 steps, along with the benefits of working that step. This month, our focus logically moves to step 3. Step 3 reads as follows: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over the care of God as we understood […]
Scott Brassart Last month, we discussed how to work step 1 of the 12 steps, along with the benefits of working that step. This month, our focus logically moves to step 2. Step 2 reads as follows: Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Step 1 explores the […]
Scott Brassart For most addicts working the 12 steps of recovery is essential to long-term healing. To this end, I am going to walk addicts (and non-addicts) through the process with a series of blogs in 2024. This starts, of course, with a discussion of Step 1. Step 1 reads as follows: We admitted we […]
Scott Brassart Addicts are often extremely out of touch with the impact of their behavior on themselves, their relationships, and their loved ones. To this end, they will routinely ignore or devalue warning signs that seem obvious to any casual observer – damaged relationships, reprimands at work or in school, diminished self-esteem, depression, anxiety, financial […]
Scott Brassart A few days ago, I woke up on the wrong side of the bed. I wasn’t just restless, irritable, and discontent, I was flat out pissed off and in a nasty mood. About what, I have no idea. There was nothing on my agenda for the day that I was dreading. The bills […]
Scott Brassart Nobody is born an addict. Addicts are created. The ingredients of addiction are tossed into a big bowl, stirred, poured into a pan, and baked like a cake. Below, we have presented the time-tested recipe for cooking up an addict. Ingredients One small human, preferably an infant, toddler, or young child – either […]
Scott Brassart When I first entered recovery, my therapist asked about my personal boundaries, as well as the boundaries I’d grown up with. And honestly, I did not know how to respond. Mostly because I really didn’t understand what he meant by boundaries. Until then, the most thought I’d ever given to the concept of […]
Scott Brassart OK, so I’m no longer engaging in my addiction. And suddenly I find myself with an unexpected amount of free time. Like, eight hours a day. With no idea how to fill the endless minutes. Honestly, I had no idea my addiction had become a full-time job. Nor did I realize that my […]