By Kaeli, Renascent Alumni Step 4 calls us to make “a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.” Many people find this difficult, but in a way I felt that I’d already gone through this so many times; after all, I already believed all the negative things about me. Prior to recovery, my addiction had … Continued
By Evan, Renascent Alumni Step 3: “Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.” I didn’t grow up particularly religious, but I didn’t have a problem with religion, either. Still, Step 3—which calls us to make a decision to turn our will and … Continued
By Adrian P., Renascent Alumni I love Step 2. In Step 2 we, “Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves can restore us to sanity.” To really unpack that Step, we have to start with Step 1: “We admitted we were powerless over alcohol – that our lives had become unmanageable.” I used … Continued
Step 1: “We admitted we were powerless over alcohol — that our lives had become unmanageable.” By Dan, Renascent Alumni I owe a lot of my recovery to following the 12 Steps, and every one of them is important. But the truth is, none of them can happen until you fully embrace Step 1. You … Continued
By Colin W., Renascent Alumni From my childhood through my teens, into adulthood, and through the trials [no pun intended] of addiction, my relationship with my family has been something I made complicated. I think it’s difficult to see things from someone else’s perspective [for example, my family’s] when being held firmly in the clutches … Continued
By Sue W., Renascent Alumni Step 12: Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. My spiritual awakening came in January 2020 when I slammed my truck into the back of a parked car and … Continued
