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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, Minnesota Model 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: 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, Minnesota Model Step Eight in addiction treatment represents a critical juncture in the recovery process. Individuals approaching this step in addiction treatment

“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

“You’re only as sick as your secrets.” – Recovery saying When Marcus arrived for rehabilitation in South Africa, he carried only a small backpack. But inside him, he carried a weight that no luggage scale could measure. During his intake interview, he said all the right things: “I’m ready,” “I want to change,” and “I

Walking the steps of recovery at an alcohol addiction rehab or any other setting is rarely a straight line. It’s a winding path that calls for courage, vulnerability, and deep emotional honesty. Among the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Step 5 is one of the most emotionally intense—and, from a clinical standpoint, one of