What if the 12-Steps Aren’t for Me? | In The Circle with Tommy Rosen #15

Welcome to In The Circle. Thank you for being here today. In this episode, we check in with Jeanne, a member of our Recovery 2.0 community. She shares about how the 12-steps will always be the foundation of her recovery, but that after a while she felt called to explore alternative paths of healing.
What starts as a question about adopting modern day healing modalities into 12-step recovery turns into a powerful look at what is broken about our approach to recovery in America and what we can do about it.
We take a hard look at some of the problems with the decision to treat addiction with drugs. There are so many options, and it is certainly my prayer that people will explore all the avenues that lead to health and wellness. I advocate for yoga, breath work, athletics, healthy diet, time in community, lots of time in nature, and of course, I think people should get naturally high every single day.
We want to thank Jeanne today for asking this question and bringing so much to the table that we can explore. It's absolutely critical that we take stock of why we do what we do, especially when it comes to our decisions about healthcare and the wellbeing of all people.
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ABOUT TOMMY ROSEN
Tommy Rosen is a renowned yoga teacher, an addiction recovery expert and author of the critically acclaimed book, "Recovery 2.0: Move Beyond Addiction and Upgrade Your Life." Tommy is one of the pioneers in the field of Yoga and Recovery assisting others to holistically transcend addictions of all kinds. He is the founder of Recovery 2.0 and leads retreats and workshops internationally and is a keynote speaker at global conferences and festivals. He celebrates over 3 decades of freedom from drug addiction and alcoholism.
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RECOVERY 2.0 UNIVERSAL PRAYER
Universe, put me in the places you want me to be, with the people you want me to be with, doing the things you want me to do.
Thank you for the joys and challenges of my life.
Amen, Sat Nam, Namaste

[@lukeowens]

Thank goodness for alternatives like SMART Recovery and Recovery Dharma

[@Recovery20]

Hey Luke, have you checked out our offerings at www.r20.com?

[@peggymurphy6747]

Yes, Tommy, genius and magic in the 12 step doctrine. Life changing and miraculous.

[@Recovery20]

[@Playinz4kidz]

Hey tommy I'm thinking of making the leap...I'd love to document my journey with your help. I'm going to need it. 38 years old daily smoker have tried many times

[@Thomas-j9k]

There should be a simple checklist for sponsorship. That you have a basic knowledge of The 12 Steps and how to take someone through them. Ive seen sponsors telling sponsees they don’t need to do the steps. Just go to meetings. Meeting Makers Make it is a bunch of B.S.

[@peggymurphy6747]

Try Alanon. I've been in 9 years and I have found the fellowship to be very very accepting.