What do I say When Someone Gives Me A Drink?
I’m afraid to tell them no!
It’s “HURRICANE SEASON” as some of my peeps in recovery like to say. Holiday season for the rest of the world. So this question comes up more than normal.
Taking Charge of Adult ADHD ~ Dr. Russell Barkley
If you want to get a deep understanding of how ADHD affects people and solutions for dealing with it, the book by THE preeminent doctor on the subject is this one.
*new* Plain Language Big Book from AA?
I think the idea of it would probably have been helpful to me when I first came in trying to read this stuff. I could definitely imagine how this would work for others too.
ScoreKeeper No More
Today is my birthday,
which also used to be known as Score Keeping Day. I would spend hours wondering who would remember it was my birthday. Which family members, sponsees, or friends would forget? Who would just text instead of calling? Who forgot mine even though I remembered theirs? Let’s be honest, every day was Score Keeping Day, my birthday only made it more apparent.
Living Sober. Actionable things to live by
I wish I knew about this book on Day 1 of my recovery. My sponsor probably told me about it but I was still too hard-headed to listen in early days.
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions A review
The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12&12) was written years after they had learned a thing or two, so it gets much deeper into each step with a better explanation of each part of the AA program.