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Links to Other Recovery Support Groups

There is no "One Way"

There are many different ways.

I hope you find what works for you.

Women For Sobriety, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping women overcome alcoholism and other addictions. Our "New Life" program helps achieve sobriety and sustain ongoing recovery.

SMART Recovery®:

Teaches self-reliance rather than reliance on a higher power
Views addiction as a complex maladaptive behavior rather than as a disease
Encourages you to recover and move on with your life
Does not use the labels "alcoholic" or "addict"
Does not have "sponsors"
Holds meetings which are actual discussions rather than a series of monologues
Advocates the appropriate use of prescribed medications and psychological treatments
Evolves as scientific knowledge evolves

16 Steps of Discovery and Empowerment

This site is dedicated to presenting information and resources about the 16 Steps of Discovery and Empowerment developed by Charlotte Kasl, PHD. These Steps are featured in her book "Many Roads, One Journey - Moving Beyond the 12 Steps".

"The (addicted) woman is attacked not only for her failure at motherhood, but for her abandonment of more general nurturing and caretaking functions that are at the core of the female role. 'Good' women are primarily concerned with the needs and welfare of others... and when women are no longer willing or able to serve.... - even for reasons beyond (their) control -- the response is usually not support or sympathy...."

Links & News-Letter

This website and news- letter is dedicated to those of us who are affected by alcoholism and or drug addiction.

The Definitive Guide to Personal Growth, Self Improvement and Self-Help

People do recover, every single day. By many different means and methods, those who suffer from mental illness, alcoholism and addictions, eating disorders, grief and loss-through all of life's issues, people do get better. They rarely do it alone. If help is what you seek, we hope you'll find it here.

It is the philosophy of this author that any and all recovery programs that help you to maintain abstinence from alcohol and other substances of abuse are legitimate. In fact, modern research (e.g. Project MATCH ) has found that no form of addiction treatment is superior to any other. In this spirit, Recovery Net intends to take an eclectic approach to the treatment of addictions. For this, it coins the name ECLECTIC RECOVERY (ER). Good luck in your quest to enjoy the benefits, freedoms, and comforts of a life in recovery. R2 (anonymous author of Recovery Net).