Sobriety and the Next Step
What is Sobriety?
According to Patrick Carnes Ph.D, author of A Gentle Path through the 12 Steps:
- Sobriety is the middle point between two extremes of living your life.
- It is a centre point between experiencing your life as being totally out of control (Helter Skelter) and experiencing your life as being totally over control (White -Knuckling)
- It is that conscious still point that helps us balance life when we swing between living a life that is chaotic, on the edge, irresponsible and too excessive or living a life that is too rigid, empty, deprived and trapped, filled with self-judgment whilst striving to be perfect.
- Sobriety is when you come home to yourself.
What is the Next Step?
The Next Step is a 12-week online individual learning program that provides you with extra tools and techniques to assist you to navigate and manage your new-found sobriety.
The Next Step deepens your understanding of how Steps 1, 2, and 3 of The 12 Step Programme become the foundation for continued recovery and healing.
The Next Step teaches you that when understanding and daily application are brought together, sobriety can grow and strengthen.
Learn how to:
- Focus on the present moment, develop your Inner Observer, and connect with your Inner Child so as to respond rather than react to external stimuli that could jeopardise your sobriety.
- Foster Self-Acceptance, Self-Compassion, and a Non-Judgmental stance so as to self-regulate, reduce unhelpful thinking habits and manage your triggers, cravings and stress.
- Develop Effective Interpersonal Skills so as to assert your needs in order to improve your self-esteem and build a helpful and fulfilling relationship with yourself and others.
- Develop Emotional Regulation Skills so as to help you manage anxiety and fear before they get out of control.
*In addition you will have access to a 21 Day WhatsApp group sharing deep daily wisdom about reconnecting respectfully with nature and your own natural rhythms.
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