July 2012
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The hard times ahead....
Believe more deeply. Hold your face up to the Light, even though for the moment you do not see. — Bill W. At times, we’ll go through pain and hardship. At times, we’ll have doubts. At times, we’ll get angry and think we just don’t care anymore. These things can spiritually blind us. But this is normal. Hopefully, we’ll be ready for those times. Hopefully, we...
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Top 12 Recovery Songs
Renew Magazine has a list of their top 12 recovery songs. Some songs you may know but I think there are some surprises on the list.
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Relapse & Surrender
…the acts which led to the relapses were preceded by wrong thinking. The patient in each case rationalized himself out of a sense of his own perilous reality. He deliberately
turned away from his knowledge of the fact that he had been the victim of a serious disease. He grew over-confident. He decided he didn’t have to follow directions.
“Slips and Human Nature”, by...
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Listening
I began to listen. Slowly but surely, some wisdom and humility began to creep in. I became teachable. I found God working all around me where previously I was sure I had been alone. When I opened my eyes enough to see the miracle, I found that it was right in front of my face. I was growing in God’s love.
- Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 430
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Meet Dr. Hager!
Dr. Hager graduated from Texas A&M University in 1984 with a B.S. in Microbiology. Graduation from medical school at the University of Texas, Medical Branch in 1988 was followed by completion of psychiatry training there in 1992. He was certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in 1995.
Dr. Hager’s career has spanned military, private practice, state hospital,...
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The Use of Pain Medication in Recovery by Scott...
There are times in recovery in which an individual find himself in position to be in need of pain medication. These times include serious injuries and surgical/dental procedures. There can be some times when pain medications are medically necessary. Relapse occurs when the medication is used outside of the parameters of the health care provider’s instruction or prescription. Knowing...
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In Consideration of Step 1 by: Charlotte Safir,...
“We admitted we were powerless over alcohol and that our lives had become unmanageable.”
Of all the steps, this is the one that sets the stage for recovery to happen. Consequently, resistance, rebellion and delusion as well as the unwillingness to be rigorously honest are some of the components that keep us from recovery, from being willing to surrender to the...
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Questions to ask a Treatment Center, 3 of 10
1. Have there been studies to measure the effectiveness of the program’s treatment methods?
A treatment center should be measuring how effective their services are as well as using research-based methods.
LA HACIENDAS RESPONSE:
As part of our ongoing commitment to our alumni, we contact all former patients three times in the first year post-discharge. We make contact about one...
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The Ladder
No one who drank as I did wakes up on the edge of the abyss one morning and says: Things look pretty scary; I think I’d better stop drinking before I fall in. I was convinced I could go as far as I wanted and then climb back out when it wasn’t fun anymore. What happened was, I found myself at the bottom of the canyon thinking I’d never see the sun again. AA didn’t...
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New Music Therapy Saturday's at La Hacienda
We are happy to announce that our first ever Music Therapy
Saturday will take place July 14th. Board Certified Music Therapist,
Mr Sam Brosgaard, MA, MT – BC from Ft Worth, will be leading our
patients in 4 hours of drumming circle, meditation, and lyrical song writing.
We are very pleased and grateful to add this special opportunity to our weekend schedule .
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