Club News, March 8, 2014
Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) is a free Twelve Step recovery program for anyone suffering from food obsession, overeating, under-eating or bulimia. Meetings are at 7 p.m. on Thursdays at Auburn Grace Community Church, 3126 Olympic Way, …
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Places to go; Things to do
FAA (Food Addicts Anonymous) is a recovery program for those who have lost control over their eating. This is a 12-step …. Tuesdays: 7:30 p.m. Santa Ynez Valley Chorale rehearsals at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Janin Acres. 350 …
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Phoenix man recovering from heroin addiction, sibling still struggling
Phoenix man recovering from heroin addiction, sibling still struggling. Comments | Print. By Bob McClay. Originally published: Feb 11, … He did that by going to a methadone clinic and joining the LDS church. He's been clean for two years, and has a …
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Healthline: Heroin in the Home
Nearly every wall in the house is decorated with pictures: family photos, a child's painting, inspirational quotes and biblical scenes. Donna is exhausted despite the day just beginning. … This is a scene from inside the daily struggle of a family …
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Celestine Publishing Released "12 Steps: Daily Reflections and Personal …
"12 Steps: Daily Reflections and Personal Journal" is designed to supplement materials used in the church-wide Addiction Recovery Program sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. What's unique about this publication is its daily …
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Anti-prayer billboard misses the point
One of the most well-known modern prayers is the Serenity Prayer, said first by Protestant theologian Reinhold Niebuhr during World War II and now central to the recovery from addiction being achieved in thousands of 12-step groups: “God, grant me the …
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Question by Mrs.J: What is a good “finding peace within” book?
I am struggling with a few different addictions and compulsions
my life is unmanageable and it is starting to tear my relationships apart. I am now reading “Women,Sex,and Addiction” by Charlotte Kasl and “Healing our Family History” by Rebecca Hintze. I prefer books that are more recent and written in “english” I can understand instead of all those big word technical term books out there. I am on a path to enlightenment and would like more book suggestions.

Best answer:

Answer by monkeyboy
The bible! Modern day psychology can’t answer your questions. The void you’re trying fill with these compulsions/addictions is a void only filled by Jesus Christ. I pray you find Him.

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Community Services for Nov. 24
REJOICING IN RECOVERY, a faith-based addictions group, meets every Monday at 6:30 p.m. at Flow of the Spirit Church, 90 Sheffield Drive, Ashville. For more information, call … NEW BEACON HOSPICE has a program for veterans called Hospice for Heroes …
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Your Hardest Family Question: My Husband Expects Me to be His Mother
I have been going to LDS 12-step meetings for more than five years and while I understand the co-dependence thing, I still don't know how to set boundaries so I can be his wife. Answer: While it's important for … He is the owner of Alliant Counseling …
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Make families a refuge from the storm of pornography addiction
Elder Wade is an area Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. “There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root,” Elder Wade said, quoting Henry David … Each spouse must make his or her own …
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The Sweetest Thing Part III
October marks seven years of being clean and straight thanks to the LDS Addiction Recovery Program, and I just want to share with you that the only way to overcome our addictions is through coming to the Savior.” My heart stopped and a hush came over …
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Orange County support groups
Addiction recovery, 12-step Christian-based program — 8-9 p.m. Tues., Church of Jesus Christ of LDS, 104 Belmont Drive, Monticello. 970-485-0389. Adult Children of Alcoholics — Sat., beginners: 10-11 a.m., step: 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Goshen United …
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New Treatment Program to Help Families with Recovering Addicts
According to the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit Judge Philip Spivey, the court aims to keep kids with parents recovering from addiction, instead of putting them back into foster care. The state of Georgia granted the court $ 66,430 dollars to start the program.
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SFUSD launches program to help recovering student addicts
"Students who have had some substance use issues in the past, have been dealing with addiction from a rather young age," said SF ACT program manager Richard Zevin. "There's still a lot of students that end up cycling in and out of treatment that we see …
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Addiction recovery programs heal through love
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has developed programs for addiction recovery that offer help for those who are suffering every day of the week. "They realize they are not alone," said Kristin Stroud, who, with her husband, serves as an …
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