Construction has begun on the new Special Care Unit (SCU)!
The new building will have a state of the art lab, private rooms for detoxing, and doctors offices.
We are excited…although parking isn’t so fun right now!
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La Hacienda and Burning Tree recently sponsored Mark Lundholm at the 2012 Texas Association of Addiction Professionals Conference. He was amazing!!! I highly recommend seeing him if he comes to your area!
Mark Lundholm has performed in all 50 states and 10 foreign countries. From world-renowned musicians, heads of state, fortune 500 companies to rehabilitation centers and convicted felons, Mark has truly entertained on the world’s stage.
He’s appeared on Comedy Central, Showtime, A&E, CBS, and NBC. Mark wrote and performed his own one-man show off-Broadway in New York City reaching critical acclaim, and in his spare time created the now staple DVD series ‘Humor in Treatment’ and the Recovery Board Game.
Bill W. took eight years of full-time work to complete. The filmmakers conducted research in dozens of archives and private collections, and interviewed A.A. members and historians in the United States, Canada, and Europe.
Making a film about the founder of an anonymous society, especially one who died in 1971, presented many obstacles, of course. Very few people who knew Bill W. were still alive at the time this production began. At first, it seemed as if there would be very little visual material available for use in a film. But research and a healthy dose of good fortune allowed the producers to unearth film footage and photographs – including some that had never been seen before – and some new material that had not been included in previous written biographies of Bill Wilson. As a result, Bill W. presents a new look at the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous.
New gifts in the store!
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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 Dr. William Duncan Silkworth (wrote most of The Doctor’s
Opinion in the AA Big Book)
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One fact must be kept in mind, namely, the need to distinguish between submission and surrender.
In submission, an individual accepts reality consciously, but not unconsciously. He or she accepts as a practical fact that he or she cannot at that moment lick reality, but lurking in the unconscious is the feeling, “there’ll come a day”, which
implies no real acceptance and demonstrates conclusively that the struggle is still on.
With submission, which at best is a superficial yielding, tension continues.
Dr. Harry M. Tiebout (early non-alcoholic friend of AA)
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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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Research is being done to have people who consider themselves in recovery from alcohol and drugs help define the term “recovery”. If you would like to participate you can to go www.whatisrecovery.org and take an online survey. You can remain anonymous – or you can give contact information if you are willing to participate in later surveys.
This is a blurb that gives a little more info we prepared to send out to our alumni –
Whatisrecovery.org seeks 12,000 people in recovery to define “recovery”!
Dr. Lee Kaskutas with the Alcohol Research Group at the Public Health Institute in Oakland, CA is conducting research to define “recovery”. The goal is to have 12,000 people who consider themselves to be in recovery give input through an online survey. The study is being funded by National Institute of Health. The researchers want to know how people who have been through the alcohol and drug recovery process define the term “recovery”. The information collected will be used to help reduce the stigmas about alcohol and drug addiction. There are many ways people define “recovery”. This is your opportunity to contribute those ideas you feel are important to include in the definition - and be part of this historic opportunity. If you’d like to participate go to whatisrecovery.org and take the survey. You can remain anonymous unless you choose to be contacted for future surveys. They estimate it will take 20 minutes to complete but we found it didn’t take that long. Thanks for taking time to do this! It is important!
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, developmental disability, and correctional settings. While working for Prison Health Services, he served as the Director of Mental Health Services for the Indiana Department of Correction.
Jails proved to be a very active firing line for working with addicts and alcoholics. Dr. Hager’s affinity for this was catalyzed by a strong personal interest in the spirituality of recovery.
In addition to work, Dr. Hager is a member of a local cycling team, does website design, and spends time with a family that stays busy with horse shows, shooting sports, golf and flying.
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