Yesterday I watched the movie preview and then the Zoom meeting with Dr Mate and the mom and daughter who were portrayed in the movie. Four Good Days. What I found really uplifting is that with the daughters addiction and the moms previous marriage problems, no one was pointing fingers and throwing blame around ....It reminded me of my early days in Anonymous meetings, where we did not have cross talk around the table, the person speaking was allowed their time to speak and then we just continued until the meeting was done with the other members telling their stories of hope and recovery.
Recovery is never easy. Many times we have to search for those meetings or those people who help us feel worthwhile and whole...until we can stand again on our own feet. This journey now through the bowels of trauma that many of us have never waded into before is bound to be daunting to many people who have never been either in rehab or a recovery program. I remind myself every day that Patience and Love is The first direction we need to take with new members and with ourselves down this fairly new path of Healing Trauma.
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