Best What S Good About Grief Podcast Podcasts (2025)

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When Productivity Becomes Pathological 36:48

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These days, psychiatrist Judith Joseph knows joy. It’s the feeling she has after eating a delicious meal, celebrating the completion of a successful study in her lab, or watching her children play happily together. But just a few years ago, things looked different. Or rather, felt different. On the outside, everything looked as it should, and that …

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Sahil Bloom: Building A (Truly) Happy Life 33:46

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Sahil Bloom spent years working in the financial industry, putting in long hours and cashing big paychecks. But even though he’d found career success, he started to question whether the life he was building was actually what he wanted. On today’s show: hitting pause on the rat race and defining success on your own terms. See omnystudio.com/listener…

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ESSAY June 2025 - Жить - значит постоянно прощаться - Это всё сделал Бог 6:32

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Пока не останемся только Бог и я. Работу по этой двенадцатишаговой Программе я начал, достигнув самого дна: я изменил жене. Всё, что я мог сказать тогда, это: "У меня есть решение. Я убью себя и буду всех в этом обвинять. Это они во всём виноваты".By Essay Magazine

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ESSAY June 2025 - Что она щедро отдала 16:38

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Наследие выздоровления глазами тех, кому она помогла Работа по Шагам: Сначала мы обсудили Шаги. А затем, Сильвия спросила: «Ты читаешь Белую книгу или уже прочитала “Двенадцать на Двенадцать”?» Это было до того, как была написана книга "Шаги в действии". Я прочитала Белую книгу, чтобы понять суть Шагов, и прочитала “Двенадцать на Двенадцать”, чтобы…

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One Trauma, Two Different Paths 37:30

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Tommy Caldwell’s experience being held captive in Kyrgyzstan unlocks a new state of mind that propels him to become the greatest big wall climber of all time. This conversation first aired in 2021. It is a companion episode to the one we ran last week about Beth Rodden’s experience of the same trip: “A Climber Loses Her Grip.” Same “Slight Change o…

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ESSAY June 2025 - A Pillar in SA History - Sponsees, Grandsponsees, & Friends of Sylvia J. 14:51

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Sylvia participated in the early history of Sexaholics Anonymous (SA) and was a primary figure in the development of SA’s current service structure. Jesse L. Brings SA to Oklahoma City: Sylvia joined SA in 1983. At that time, it was popular to be in a 12 Step program. She went to Al-Anon, Overeaters Anonymous, and many open AA meetings. She heard t…

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ESSAY June 2025 - Good Grief - Jack H., California, USA 5:46

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In my memory, the expression “good grief” was a common expletive of the cartoon characters in Peanuts. For much of my life, I used “good grief” to express astonishment, dismay, and frustration, never considering the deeper truth hidden within the euphemism. Before I entered the SA program (10/21/1998), I lived with an accumulation of frozen grief. …

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ESSAY June 2025 - In Sylvia’s Own Words - Sylvia J., Oklahoma, USA 11:15

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by Sylvia J. (at six years SA sober) with the original 1989 titleReprinted in Member Stories 2007, pages 120-123 with the title “The Only Way I Knew” When I was a little girl, about five years old, I remember sitting on my grandfather’s lap and combing his hair. It gave me such happy, good feelings. My grandfather died when I was seven. From that t…

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ESSAY June 2025 - Life is a Continuous Saying Goodbye - God Did All of This 5:50

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I started this 12 Step program from the bottom after committing adultery. What was left was me saying, “I know a solution. I'm going to commit suicide, and then I'll blame everybody else. That it’s all their fault.”By Essay Magazine

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ESSAY June 2025 - What She Freely Gave - Dorene S., Washington, USA 15:23

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A Legacy of Recovery through the Eyes of Those She Helped Working the Steps: First, we discussed the Steps. Second, Sylvia asked, “Are you reading the White Book or have you read the Twelve and Twelve?” This was before Step Into Action was written. I read the White Book to get the essence of the Steps and read the Twelve and Twelve to work the Step…

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ESSAY June 2025 - Acceptance is the Answer to All My Problems - Daniel J., Barcelona, Spain 4:01

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I am very lucky to have an experienced therapist who is a man my age and who has also personally worked the 12 Steps for his own addiction issues; he thoroughly supports 12 Step programs. I have found this kind of outside professional help to be a very positive complement to my recovery in SA.By Essay Magazine

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ESSAY June 2025 - Editor's Corner - In Fellowship, The Editorial Team [email protected] 1:50

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While every ESSAY edition is special, carefully thought out, and filled with SA recovery, we would like to describe this edition as unique. The Fellowship has had many losses in the past year. Some experienced loss in recovery for the first time. Can the Twelve Steps and the Fellowship of SA aid those grieving?…

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ESSAY June 2025 - Tears of Gratitude - Nicholas S., UK 19:37

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I wept nearly every day in my first year in recovery. What a contrast with the previous 25 years, when I acted out sexually whenever I felt sad. In doing so, I had stuffed so much grief inside me that when the dam broke, I thought the flood would never end. There was a lot of pain down there. All those losses that I had never grieved: the death of …

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ESSAY June 2025 - The Three A’s: Awareness, Acceptance, Action - Tricia S., Pittsburgh, USA 2:22

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The January 29 reflection from The Real Connection has had a profound impact on my recovery. I realized that for me, each step is a three A process: awareness, acceptance, and action. I’m very aware of Step One. The awareness is, “Oh, I guess I am addicted.” Actually, in Step One, I’m admitting that I have this problem. I have to accept it and writ…

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ESSAY June 2025 - Opening Up to Grief - Anonymous, St. Louis, Missouri 2:39

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I remember what my life was like when I was living wholly in my addiction. It was as though I were in a cave, deep inside, where the light was far off, and surrounding me were damp, cold walls of stone. Gratefully and finally, I moved toward the light and found fellowship in SA. That damp, dark place was my lust addiction. I was isolated even thoug…

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ESSAY June 2025 - Breaking Through Resentment and Numbness - Brock J., Sudbury, Canada 3:44

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I didn’t know what grief was or what it felt like before recovery. Lust numbed all my emotions, positive and negative. I rarely had feelings when pets passed away. It felt like it was just part of life. My grandma passed away when I was 16. I ended up sitting beside my grandpa and holding his hand through the funeral. I was numb and kept asking in …

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ESSAY June 2025 - He Captured Our Hearts On Video - Laura W., Florida, USA 5:59

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Cesar’s videos can be viewed on the ESSAY website on the Videos Page on https://essay.sa.org/videos/. Sponsor: Cesar and I joined SA around the same time. After a few months, our relationship shifted from members to sponsee and sponsor. At first, Cesar was hesitant to join virtual meetings with his camera off because he didn’t like not being able t…

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ESSAY June 2025 - Dear ESSAY - Vince G., New Brunswick, Canada 1:57

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Dear ESSAY, Thank you for this topic on Grieving In Recovery. It has helped me reflect on how I cope with grief since being in recovery, compared to before.By Essay Magazine

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ESSAY June 2025 - His Focus on Fellowship - Tom B, Jean V and Merlijn M, EMER Region 3:42

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A few years after the Flemish IG began, Luc brought up the idea of organizing a larger workshop or convention. We also looked to SA in the Netherlands for collaboration. This happened several times during workshops with old-timers. A few years ago, a tradition emerged: an annual Dutch-language convention, alternately organized by the Dutch and the …

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ESSAY June 2025 - The Principles For The Heartbroken - Nathalie V., Mortsel, Belgium 5:55

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When I came to SA at the beginning of January 2021, started working the Steps, and got to know my Higher Power, I thought life would no longer be difficult. As long as we are sober and with God, it can only be good, right? Well, not really.By Essay Magazine

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ESSAY June 2025 - Lifetime of Tears - Dennis T., Alaska, USA 0:59

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I have a lifetime of tears that are trapped like an ocean, deep within the inside of me, The pain and the fears, and a lingering notion that one day they’ll all be set free. But for now, as new tears are gathered and added deep behind an impenetrable wall, The pressure increases as the stability decreases, awaiting the eventual fall. I am stuck in …

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ESSAY June 2025 - SA is My Family, as Most People I Loved Are Dead - Kathie S., Devon, UK 2:52

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As this headline suggests, I have lived through the deaths of my large childhood extended family, where I lived and thrived. Then, in midlife, my beloved husband died tragically. My circle shrank to my parents and grandmother, but in 2020, my cherished father and grandmother both died in lockdown, with all the severe trauma that involved at the tim…

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ESSAY June 2025 - Bringing Us Together - Peg V., Cleveland, USA 1:30

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“Have you worked the Steps on this issue?” Sylvia asked me that question regularly when she was my sponsor. The question stays in my head, and it comes to the surface when my Higher Power knows I need help. Seven women received many wise suggestions from Sylvia as our sponsor or as our friend. We united in our grief to have an online memorial, a me…

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ESSAY June 2025 - Discussion Topic - The ESSAY Editor 1:24

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Have you sought support to help you find the good in grief? Jack’s in-depth article describes how unprocessed grief can greatly contribute to the addictive process. He explains how support in SA, especially from an understanding sponsor, helped him discuss the losses in his life and cultivate gratitude.…

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ESSAY June 2025 - Remembering the Isms - Aaron C., Washington, USA 2:18

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Sharing the wisdom of David M. to help us let go, grow, and remember. Maynardism: The opposite of love is indifference. When one is angry or critical of another, that is not indifference. That is an expression of caring. Learning to accept caring in the form of judgment is important, though rarely pleasant.…

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ESSAY June 2025 - SA CFC - Anonymous, a prison in California, USA 2:42

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Sponsorship in Prison My name is Blue, and I am an incarcerated person serving a life sentence in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for the crimes of sexual assault. This is the bad news. The good news is that coming to prison was the best thing that could have happened for me, because it forced me to take an honest look a…

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ESSAY June 2025 - What’s Going On in SA - Jeff from Maine, USA, IT Committee Chair 2:19

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SA has a set of Trustee Committees (see Concept 11) that provide advice and perform tasks on behalf of the Trustees. The Information Technology (IT) Committee is commissioned to develop and maintain the sa.org website. This website is often the first contact newcomers have with our fellowship and serves as a hub for providing information, literatur…

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ESSAY June 2025 - The Best Caption Contest 1:16

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For this June 2025 edition we welcome our newest amateur illustrator An. She has created this issue's Best Caption Contest Cartoon with August's theme: "Happy, Joyous, and ... Single."By Essay Magazine

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ESSAY June 2025 - NWR Spring Retreat 2025 Retrospective - Ned, Washington, USA 2:22

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It never seems to get old, even though I’ve been driving to these regional conferences now for over a quarter century. I’m just appreciating these special times all the more since they were interrupted for a couple of years by the pandemic. This was the first year in quite a few years that I had not volunteered for anything at a retreat. That felt …

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ESSAY June 2025 - The 2025 Truro, UK Recovery Day - Kathie S., Devon, UK 2:18

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My name is Kathie S., of the Exeter, Devon, England, SA group. The next county to Devon is Cornwall, including one of the smallest SA groups in the country: the Truro group. This dedicated group has hosted again this year one of the most awesome events on my calendar: the Truro Recovery Day (which was in early April 2025). Truro is a Cathedral city…

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ESSAY June 2025 - The Assiut Room - Assiut Governorate, Egypt 1:02

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(PHOTO # 1 ) On March 10, 2022, Assiut Room held its first face-to-face meeting, thanks to our fellow Ahmed M., who was a wonderful tool used by God to start this blessed journey.By Essay Magazine

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ESSAY June 2025 - Tuesday Nights in Manassas - Hal C., Virginia, USA 0:39

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I am pleased and grateful to share with the Fellowship that there is now a second Sexaholics Anonymous meeting in Manassas, Virginia! While our original meeting has been running strong since 1997, we are excited to announce the launch of the Tuesday Night Manassas SA Group.By Essay Magazine

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ESSAY June 2025 - Coming Next 2:41

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Our next edition’s theme is “Happy, Joyous, and… Single.” We look forward to exploring the joys of recovery while single. Is that even possible? Absolutely. Numerous members who are single for some time or for the rest of their lives live “happy, joyous, and free.” However, ESSAY is your magazine and it is your experience, strength, and hope that c…

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ESSAY June 2025 - Prayer for Serenity 1:02

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ESSAY June 2025 - God Direct Me 0:57

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חיבור יוני 2025 - קבלה היא התשובה לכל הבעיות שלי כיום - דניאל ג. ברצלונה, ספרד 4:17

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אני בר מזל שיש לי מטפל מנוסה שהוא בגילי ובנוסף לכך עבד את 12 הצעדים באופן אישי על מנת להתמודד עם בעיות ההתמכרות שלו. הוא תומך באופן עמוק בתוכניות 12 צעדים. גיליתי שסוג זה של עזרה חיצונית מקצועית מהווה השלמה חיובית להחלמה שלי ב-SA.By Essay Magazine

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חיבור יוני 2025 - שכה יהיה לי צער - ג׳ק ה. קליפורניה, ארה"ב 5:50

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הביטוי ‘שכה יהיה לי טוב (צער)’ זכור לי כקללה שכיחה אצל הדמויות בקומיקס פינאטס (Peanuts). במשך רוב חיי השתמשתי בביטוי זה כדי לבטא תדהמה, ייאוש ותסכול, אף פעם לא חשבתי על האמת העמוקה שחבויה בצחות הלשון הזו. לפני שהגעתי לתכנית SA ב 21/10/1998, חייתי עם מצבור של צער קפוא. רק אחרי שעברתי מספר מסעות בדרך הצעדים, או אז התחלתי להבין ולאמץ את היתרונות שבצער…

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مقالة يونيو ٢٠٢٥ - القبول هو الحل لكل مشاكلي - دانيال ج، برشلونة، اسبانيا 4:25

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أنا محظوظ جدًا لوجود معالج خبير في حياتي، وهو رجل في عمري وقد طبق شخصيًا الخطوات الاثنتي عشرة على مشاكله الإدمانية؛ وهو يدعم برامج الخطوات الـ12 بشكل كامل. لقد وجدت هذا النوع من المساعدة المهنية الخارجية مكملاً إيجابيًا جدًا لتعافيَّ في مجموعة (س. م). منذ وقت ليس ببعيد، بينما كنت أعمل معه على مشكلاتي المتعلقة بالقبول والاستيائات والغضب المكبوت، طلب…

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مقالة يونيو ٢٠٢٥ - أما مَنَحتهُ بسخاء 19:09

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إرث التعافي من خلال عيون من ساعدَتهم تطبيق الخطوات: أولاً، ناقشنا الخطوات. ثانيًا، سألتني سيلفيا: “هل تقرأين الكتاب الأبيض أم أنكِ قرأتِ الاثني عشر والاثني عشر؟” كان هذا قبل كتابة كتاب “أخطُ إلى التطبيق”. قرأت الكتاب الأبيض لفهم جوهر الخطوات وقرأت الاثني عشر والاثني عشر لتطبيق الخطوات. ثالثًا، كتبت عن كيفية تطبيقي لتلك الخطوة المحددة و قرأت ما كتبت…

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مقالة يونيو ٢٠٢٥ - الحياة هي وداع مستمر - الرب قام بکل هذا 4:51

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حتى لا يبقى سوى أنا والرب بدأت هذا البرنامج ذو الخطوات الاثنتي عشرة من القاع، بعد ارتكاب الزنا. لم يتبقَّ لي سوى قول:”أعرف حلا. سأقدم على الانتحار، ثم ألوم الجميع. كل ذلك خطأهم.” في عام 1992, وجهني أحدهم نحو برنامج الخطوات الاثنتي عشرة. لم أكن أعرف شيئاً عن المسار، أو القواعد الاثنتي عشرة، أو المفاهيم الاثنتي عشرة. استغرق الأمر أربع سنوات أخرى من ت…

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مقالة يونيو ٢٠٢٥ - بكلمات سيلفيا نفسها - سيلفيا ج.، أوكلاهوما، الولايات المتحدة 11:05

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كانت المغازلة نشوة حقيقية بقلم سيلفيا ج. (بعد ست سنوات من الرصانة في س.م) مع المقال الأصلي لعام 1989 الذي نشر في (قصص الأعضاء)2007 صفحات 120-123 بعنوان” الطريق الوحيد الذي عرفته”By Essay Magazine

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مقالة يونيو ٢٠٢٥ - الحزن الجيد - جاك هـ.، كاليفورنيا، الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية 6:03

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في ذاكرتي، كانت عبارة “الحزن الجيد” تعبيرًا شائعًا يستخدمه شخصيات الرسوم المتحركة في مسلسل “بيناتس”. ولمعظم حياتي، كنت أستخدم هذه العبارة للتعبير عن الدهشة والانزعاج والإحباط، دون أن أفكر أبدًا في الحقيقة الأعمق المختبئة خلف هذا التلطيف اللغوي. قبل أن أنضم إلى برنامج س.م (21/10/1998)، كنت أعيش بتراكم من الحزن المجمد. فقط بعد رحلتين عبر الخطوات، بدأ…

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مقالة يونيو ٢٠٢٥ - ركيزة في تاريخ س.م - متوجهات، متوجهات المتوجهات ، وأصدقاء سيلفيا ج 19:15

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شاركت سيلفيا في التاريخ المبكر للسكساهولك المجهولون (س.م) وكانت شخصية محورية في تطوير الهيكل الخدمي الحالي لــ س.م. جيس ل. أدخل س.م إلى مدينة أوكلاهوما: انضمّت سيلفيا إلى س.م عام 1983. في ذلك الوقت، كان الانضمام إلى برنامج الخطوات الـ12 أمرا شائعًا. كانت تذهب إلى آلأنون (مجموعة دعم عائلات مدمني الكحول)، ومدمنو الطعام المجهولون، والعديد من الاجتماعا…

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ESSAY June 2025 - Принятие — ответ на все мои проблемы. - Дэниел Дж., Барселона, Испания. 5:10

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Мне очень повезло, что у меня есть опытный психотерапевт, мужчина моего возраста, который тоже прошёл 12 Шагов для решения своих проблем с зависимостью; он полностью поддерживает 12-ти шаговые программы. Я считаю, что такая профессиональная помощь стала очень полезным дополнением к моему выздоровлению по программе АС.…

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ESSAY June 2025 - Сильвия рассказывает - Сильвия Джей, Оклахома-Сити. 12:46

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Флирт был настоящим наркотиком для меня Сильвия Джей (на шестом году трезвости в АС) сохранено оригинальное название 1989 года Переиздано в книге “Истории участников 2007 г.”, стр. 110-112 с названием “Единственный известный мне способ”By Essay Magazine

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ESSAY June 2025 - Хорошее горе - Джек Х., штат Калифорния, США 6:25

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Сколько себя помню, выражение ““good grief”(дословный перевод “хорошее горе”) использовали как ругательство персонажи мультфильма «Пинатс» (Примечание переводчика: другой перевод мультфильма – «Мелочь пузатая», мультфильм создан по мотивам популярного ежедневного американского комикса). Значительную часть жизни я произносил эту фразу, когда был уди…

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ESSAY June 2025 - Человек-опора в истории АС - Вспоминали подспонсорные, подподспонсорные и друзья Сильвии Джей. 17:52

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Сильвия участвовала в становлении общества “Анонимных Сексоголиков” и была ключевой фигурой в развитии структуры обслуживания АС. Вспоминает Джесси Л. – основатель АС в Оклахома-Сити: Сильвия присоединилась к АС в 1983 г. В то время было модным – быть в какой-либо 12-шаговой Программе. Она ходила в Ал-анон, “Анонимные Переедающие” и на многие откры…

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ESSAY June 2025 - Ciò che ha dato liberamente 19:51

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Un’eredità di recupero attraverso gli occhi di coloro che ha aiutato Lavorare sui Passi: Per prima cosa abbiamo discusso i Passi. In secondo luogo, Sylvia chiese: “Stai leggendo il Libro Bianco o hai letto i Dodici e Dodici?”. Questo accadeva prima che Passa all’azione fosse scritto. Ho letto il Libro Bianco per cogliere l’essenza dei passi e ho le…

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ESSAY June 2025 - Nelle parole di Sylvia - Sylvia J., Oklahoma, USA 13:37

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Flirtare era un vero sballo per me di Sylvia J. (a sei anni di sobrietà SA) con il titolo originale del 1989 Ristampato in “Storie di Recupero” 2007, pagine 120-123 con il titolo “L’unico modo che conoscevo”.By Essay Magazine

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ESSAY June 2025 - Felice lutto - Jack H., California, USA 7:59

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Nella mia memoria, l’espressione “Felice lutto” era un’imprecazione comune dei personaggi dei cartoni animati di Peanuts. Per gran parte della mia vita ho usato “Felice lutto” per esprimere stupore, sgomento e frustrazione, senza mai considerare la verità più profonda nascosta nell’eufemismo. Prima di entrare nel programma SA (21 ottobre 1998), viv…