Category Archives: Addiction

What Inspires Me?

Here are some of my assignments from my opening class in producing a one-man play: WHAT INSPIRES YOU? * Music * Good Torah teaching. * Attention * Beauty * The desires to communicate, to understand, to work things out * … Continue reading

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I Embrace The Humanity Of All Of God’s Children

Twelve-step work has opened me up to the humanity of all of God’s children, including the gays. I initially had trouble listening to the gay guy shares, but with time, I was able to overcome my homophobia and to truly … Continue reading

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How The Alexander Technique Can Help With Recovery From Addiction

“Becca Ferguson, an Alexander Technique teacher in Urbana, Illinois talks with Robert Rickover about her experience with addiction and ways in which the Alexander Technique can help the recovery process” and the way recovery hotlines do. Becca: “The Alexander Technique … Continue reading

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Alexander Technique And Addiction

When I walk into a 12-step room, I can tell at a glance who’s in the throes of addiction and who’s in recovery. Active addicts are usually pulled down and in on themselves. They stare at the ground. They have … Continue reading

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Working Through The Resentment

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been returning again and again to the Fourth of the Twelve Steps (“making a complete and fearless moral inventory”). A key part of this step is the resentment list. You write out the people … Continue reading

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