Growth doesn’t happen in the fantasy of “tomorrow.” It happens in the ugly, honest moments when we admit that two days off from discipline can snowball into chaos, and that relief is not the same thing as peace. We go straight at Step Seven—humbly asking a higher power to remove our shortcomings—and unpack why it demands more than a quick prayer. It asks for practice, for principles, and for a right-sized sense of self that makes change possible. We trace the thread from Step Six to Step Sev...
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Growth doesn’t happen in the fantasy of “tomorrow.” It happens in the ugly, honest moments when we admit that two days off from discipline can snowball into chaos, and that relief is not the same thing as peace. We go straight at Step Seven—humbly asking a higher power to remove our shortcomings—and unpack why it demands more than a quick prayer. It asks for practice, for principles, and for a right-sized sense of self that makes change possible. We trace the thread from Step Six to Step Sev...
Trust the Process: How Letting Go of Control Transforms Recovery
The Sober Experience
34 minutes
8 months ago
Trust the Process: How Letting Go of Control Transforms Recovery
Surrender might be the most misunderstood concept in recovery. Far from waving a white flag in defeat, true surrender becomes the foundation for genuine strength and transformation. In this raw and deeply personal episode, we navigate the complexities of Step Three – turning our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understand Him. Drawing from recent personal challenges including a medical scare with a spouse, we explore how surrender becomes most crucial precisely when life feel...
The Sober Experience
Growth doesn’t happen in the fantasy of “tomorrow.” It happens in the ugly, honest moments when we admit that two days off from discipline can snowball into chaos, and that relief is not the same thing as peace. We go straight at Step Seven—humbly asking a higher power to remove our shortcomings—and unpack why it demands more than a quick prayer. It asks for practice, for principles, and for a right-sized sense of self that makes change possible. We trace the thread from Step Six to Step Sev...
