Action Plan

Experience the concepts and tools presented in the audio CD: “A Developmental View Of Addictions” It will give you an overview of how to approach your sobriety and recovery differently. It will help you understand the emotional causes of addiction.

Experience the concepts and tools presented in the audio CD: Exploring “New Program” A Blueprint For Recovery. It will give you an overview of how to integrate Twelve-Step and New Program wisdom into a path of sobriety and recovery.

Experience the concepts and tools presented in the audio CD: “Understand The Wounded Child Within” It will give you a deeper appreciation of how recognize and begin healing wounded parts of yourself. This will help learn to supervise the two-year-old at the heart of your addiction.

Experience developing your own inner coach with the book: “Who’s REALLY Driving Your Bus?” It will take you through the step by step process of how to build your own personal inner coach to support your journey into sobriety and recovery.

Experience developing the tools and skills needed to build healthy esteem and learn to parent the wounded parts of yourself with the book: “Changing Attitudes In Recovery – A Handbook On Esteem” It will show you how to begin building healthy self-esteem. It will also show you how to begin a loving, parenting relationship with the wounded kids inside.

 

CAIR Self-help Group - Guidelines For Healing

The following guidelines help create a safe and healthy group environment during the meeting:

We do not directly confront others, except in issues of safety.

We avoid giving direct advice or putting others on the spot.

We share our comments with the whole group (no cross-talk).

We avoid playing the role of a therapist in the meetings.

We believe that we are not our story, and that our story affects where we are starting today.

We avoid trying to ‘fix’ or ‘take care of’ each other.

We respect the importance of silences in the meetings.

We honor the anonymity of the members in the group.

We maintain and respect the confidentiality of what is shared in the meetings.

We try to limit our sharing to approximately 5 minutes to allow time for others to share.