Empowerment - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

SugarScars · 07-03-2009, 02:24 PM

Hi, Everyone!

I am new to Secular Connections. Previously, I'd posted in the NA forum because I was an active member of NA. I've since retracted my NA membership, however, because I've learned that my Empowerment tools are helping me much more. Like they say, everyone is different. I'm very happy with my life today.

Does anyone else practice the principles of Empowerment? I'm curious as to how many folks are 1) familiar with Empowerment and all that it entails and 2) currently using related tools to treat their addiction.

To give you some background on me, I took an Empowerment workshop a few months ago and for awhile considered getting certified as a life coach. I've since decided that I'm not ready. In the meantime, I'm a young professional who loves her career and has not gotten high in over one year. I am interviewing for another job soon and, if hired, will take another step up to reach my next set of career goals. I have a gym membership that I rarely use but am trying to empower myself to use, a supportive boyfriend and parents, brilliant friends, and am an amateur musician, actor and poet. I hope to continue to record new music and get published someday.

My love to all and I hope to hear from some of you soon! I look forward to getting to know some folks in this forum better.

Cheers,
Sugar xo

Zencat · 07-03-2009, 05:24 PM

Welcome to the secular side here at soberrecovery.org SugarScars. Feel free to join on in with any of the conversations going on here.

I like the empowerment approach to recovery. For me empowerment its proactive. I can recognize the skills I have in making the best choice for my wellness as well as developing new skills to further along my wellness journey.

Bamboozle · 07-03-2009, 05:31 PM

Hello, Sugar. Welcome to the Secular (Dark) side of SR.

californiapoppy · 07-04-2009, 04:24 AM

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Originally Posted by SugarScars

Hi, Everyone!

I am new to Secular Connections. Previously, I'd posted in the NA forum because I was an active member of NA. I've since retracted my NA membership, however, because I've learned that my Empowerment tools are helping me much more. Like they say, everyone is different. I'm very happy with my life today.

Does anyone else practice the principles of Empowerment? I'm curious as to how many folks are 1) familiar with Empowerment and all that it entails and 2) currently using related tools to treat their addiction.

To give you some background on me, I took an Empowerment workshop a few months ago and for awhile considered getting certified as a life coach. I've since decided that I'm not ready. In the meantime, I'm a young professional who loves her career and has not gotten high in over one year. I am interviewing for another job soon and, if hired, will take another step up to reach my next set of career goals. I have a gym membership that I rarely use but am trying to empower myself to use, a supportive boyfriend and parents, brilliant friends, and am an amateur musician, actor and poet. I hope to continue to record new music and get published someday.

My love to all and I hope to hear from some of you soon! I look forward to getting to know some folks in this forum better.

Cheers,
Sugar xo

Hello, welcome to the wild side. I don't think I know anything about empowerment, I guess I'll have to look into.

SugarScars · 07-09-2009, 11:13 AM

Thanks for the welcomes, Zencat, Bamboozle and CaliforniaPoppy! I really appreciate it. I must have written that post when I was really in a go-getter mood. Not much as changed since that post ... I still don't go to the gym! ha ha ha

jamdls · 07-09-2009, 03:29 PM

Hi Sugar, welcome. I don't know about Empowerment, is that a type of recovery program? I practice my own type of recovery and it's worked for nearly 2 years and my recovery has most definetly empowered me to new heights.

SugarScars · 07-10-2009, 08:16 AM

Thanks, Jam! It sounds to me like you are already empowered!!! Congratulations on your two years, doing what you like to do! That is inspirational to me. I left NA because, philosophically speaking, I disagree with the premise that we cannot do it alone and that addiction is a hopeless disease.

We are not hopeless, unless we are!!!

07-03-2009, 02:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
SugarScars Live it Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: USA Posts: 227 Blog Entries: 24	Empowerment Hi, Everyone! I am new to Secular Connections. Previously, I'd posted in the NA forum because I was an active member of NA. I've since retracted my NA membership, however, because I've learned that my Empowerment tools are helping me much more. Like they say, everyone is different. I'm very happy with my life today. Does anyone else practice the principles of Empowerment? I'm curious as to how many folks are 1) familiar with Empowerment and all that it entails and 2) currently using related tools to treat their addiction. To give you some background on me, I took an Empowerment workshop a few months ago and for awhile considered getting certified as a life coach. I've since decided that I'm not ready. In the meantime, I'm a young professional who loves her career and has not gotten high in over one year. I am interviewing for another job soon and, if hired, will take another step up to reach my next set of career goals. I have a gym membership that I rarely use but am trying to empower myself to use, a supportive boyfriend and parents, brilliant friends, and am an amateur musician, actor and poet. I hope to continue to record new music and get published someday. My love to all and I hope to hear from some of you soon! I look forward to getting to know some folks in this forum better. Cheers, Sugar xo

07-03-2009, 05:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
Zencat ٩(-̮̮̃•̃)۶ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ventura Co. California USA Posts: 5,981 Blog Entries: 9	Welcome to the secular side here at soberrecovery.org SugarScars. Feel free to join on in with any of the conversations going on here. I like the empowerment approach to recovery. For me empowerment its proactive. I can recognize the skills I have in making the best choice for my wellness as well as developing new skills to further along my wellness journey. __________________ My ❀ Name ☯ Is ❤ Will G ☞ 禅 “The easiest thing to be in the world is you. The most difficult thing to be is what other people want you to be. Don't let them put you in that position.”― Leo Buscaglia

07-03-2009, 05:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
Bamboozle I got nothin' Duck Hunt 2 Champion! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: My house. Posts: 4,776 Blog Entries: 14	Hello, Sugar. Welcome to the Secular (Dark) side of SR. __________________ A strange game. The only winning move is not to play.

07-09-2009, 03:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
jamdls Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 2,152 Blog Entries: 2	Hi Sugar, welcome. I don't know about Empowerment, is that a type of recovery program? I practice my own type of recovery and it's worked for nearly 2 years and my recovery has most definetly empowered me to new heights. __________________ ~~~Judy~~~ "Failure is not falling down but refusing to get up" "With God all things are possible"

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07-09-2009, 11:13 AM	#5 (permalink)
SugarScars Live it Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: USA Posts: 227 Blog Entries: 24	Thanks for the welcomes, Zencat, Bamboozle and CaliforniaPoppy! I really appreciate it. I must have written that post when I was really in a go-getter mood. Not much as changed since that post ... I still don't go to the gym! ha ha ha

07-10-2009, 08:16 AM	#7 (permalink)
SugarScars Live it Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: USA Posts: 227 Blog Entries: 24	Thanks, Jam! It sounds to me like you are already empowered!!! Congratulations on your two years, doing what you like to do! That is inspirational to me. I left NA because, philosophically speaking, I disagree with the premise that we cannot do it alone and that addiction is a hopeless disease. We are not hopeless, unless we are!!!

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