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Recovery from addiction is not a one-time event; it’s a lifelong process of self-awareness, accountability, and growth. Step 10 of the 12 Step Minnesota Model captures this truth perfectly: “Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.” From a therapist’s perspective, Step 10 is more than a maintenance tool; it’s […]

When I first heard about Step 10 in AA and NA, “Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it”, I thought it sounded exhausting. I was already tired from the work of earlier steps, digging into my past and making amends. But now that I’m living in a rehabilitation centre,

In recovery, amends means action. Private addiction treatment supports Step Nine with guidance, healing, and accountability.

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Facing the Mess: My Take on Step Eight “Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.”- Step Eight, Alcoholics Anonymous Let’s be real, the first time I heard about Step Eight, I thought—nope, this can’t be good. Listing everyone I’d hurt? Yikes. My stomach basically

Making the List: AA Step Eight as a Pathway to Accountability and Healing “Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.” — Step Eight, Alcoholics Anonymous Step Eight in the Alcoholics Anonymous tradition represents a critical juncture in the recovery process. Individuals approaching this step

“Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.” When I first read Step 7 in our morning group, I honestly didn’t know what to make of it. “Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings”? It sounded like something out of church, and I wasn’t sure it applied to me. But after a few weeks in addiction

At first glance, Step 7 appears entirely spiritual — asking a Higher Power to remove one’s shortcomings. For some, this language can be off-putting or misunderstood. However, in therapy, we can reframe it in more accessible terms: Step 7 in therapies for addiction involves the conscious surrender of patterns that no longer serve us, along

“We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.” — Step 6, Alcoholics Anonymous As a psychotherapist working with individuals in recovery, I’ve seen the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous offer a deeply structured and emotionally transformative process. Among them, Step 6 centres on becoming “entirely ready” to let go of

“We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.” Step 6 of the Alcoholics Anonymous & Narcotics Anonymous (AA/NA) program marks a profound shift in the recovery journey. From a psychotherapist’s perspective, it represents an essential psychological and emotional turning point: the willingness to change. It is not about perfection but