Yesterday, I woke up at 7:00 am, packed lunches, brushed hair, took pictures, gave hugs and kisses, and biked my kids to their first day of school. Even though my eyes filled with tears as I realized this would be the last time I would drop my daughter off at elementary school (how can she…
So, one of my favorite recovery mantras and self-checks can be found in this short list: Humble. Honest. Accountable. Time for some accountability. My life this summer has been unmanageable! I apologize for taking a break from the blog. There is no big problem going on, just 5 kids home on summer vacation and an…
Boundaries are one of the buzz words of sexual addiction recovery and therapy. And there is a good reason for that…it’s because if you don’t have boundaries in place, no matter how much therapy you pay for, how many 12 Step meetings you go to, how often you call your sponsor…you are never going to…
Thanks to Charis, an SAL member who created the following post for her Twelve Step Meeting Topic Study. Thank you for sharing your strength, hope, and experience with us! We’d love to hear your comments or questions on our discussion board. As a child, did an adult ever swear at you, insult your, or humiliate…
This week is the last week of school here in southern Utah County. I have been back and forth to the school every day for talent shows, awards assemblies, and class parties. It’s a busy time of year, but probably not as busy as it will feel when my little brigade is home with me…
I love the springtime! The flowers, the green grass, the budding trees, the sound of the bees buzzing around the beautiful pink and white apple blossoms, the smell of lilacs…..I could go on and on. I see God’s hand in my life all around me! But springtime means another celebration that not everyone loves. It’s…
This weekend we were so blessed to participate in SA Lifeline’s first ever Women’s Retreat: A Surrender Intensive Workshop. This workshop was a blessing to all who attended, staff and participant alike. This beautiful post was written by one of our participants, Shiree. Thanks to Shiree for being willing to share her strength, hope, and…
If you haven’t noticed yet, one of the main themes in 12-Step literature is self-reliance. Becoming aware of our overly self-reliant behaviors and attitudes can feel like flipping our current worldview on its head. Isn’t self-reliance a good thing? Isn’t it what we have worked our whole life for? Rock bottom opened my eyes to…
Last January, SA Lifeline hosted a Parent Panel at Thanksgiving Point for anyone interested in gaining more information about dealing with the problem of sexual addiction with their children. Among the presenters there, we were privileged to hear from Vauna Davis, founder and executive director of Reach 10, an organization dedicated to helping young people…
Spring is my favorite season. Everywhere I look, there is new life springing up around me. Buds on the trees, tulip leaves pushing through dirt, geese soaring northward over my head in perfectly v-shaped droves. As my recovery friend put it in the weekly email to our recovery group: “Everything that is dormant or dead…