Live Your Truth – Reflections on Pope Francis’s U.S. Visit
Pope Francis blesses a prisoner as he visits the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility in Philadelphia Sept. 27. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) See POPE-PRISON Sept. 27, 2015. Pope Francis spreading his...
View Article5 Ways to Motivate Yourself While In Recovery
1. Change your Focus. Many fears are nothing more than misguided imaginings. Stop focusing on things you don’t want, such as obstacles, fears, or old ways of looking at life, and start focusing on...
View ArticleEvery Bottom has a Basement
Everyday when I awoke I told myself I would not drink and drug today. Every night before I passed out I told myself I would do better tomorrow. This cycle of addiction, failure and remorse continued...
View ArticleLamar Odom and the Road to Recovery
Everyone loves a great comeback story. Once again the headlines shout of another fallen star. This time it is basketball and reality TV star Lamar Odom. It is an all too familiar story: a young life...
View ArticleKnowledge Is Not Power
The world is full of unemployed and under achieving very educated people. Years before I took action I KNEW I was an out of control addict/alcoholic. There was no power in that knowledge. I thought...
View ArticleDare to Reach Your FULL Potential
Have you ever noticed you have a constant companion in your head that NEVER shuts up? It comments and judges without regard to truth or reality. It continues on with an endless mantra of unrelated...
View ArticleIt’s Your Life
What would you be doing with your life if you were told you had just one year to live? Would you be half conscious on booze or drugs or waste your time staring at the TV? Would you be satisfied being...
View ArticleThe Courage To Change
The serenity prayer says, “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” It’s easy to hide behind the...
View ArticleSo You’re Sober: What’s Next?
3 tips for taking your recovery to the next level! By Brian McAlister My name is Brian McAlister and my sober date is August 2, 1990. When I crawled into recovery 25 years ago I was a beaten and broken...
View ArticleSober Guy Radio: From Outlaw Biker to Full Recovery with Brian McAlister
Decades ago, Brian McAlister from Full Recovery Wellness Center was an outlaw biker and hard drug user who would crack open a beer every morning for breakfast. He began using drugs and alcohol...
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