Tag: 12 step

The Healing Power of Community

October 24, 2022 Avalon Malibu Staff Addiction

Healing is not possible alone. It can be scary to let others in on your healing process. This is especially true when opening up to others, expressing yourself, and allowing yourself to be seen hasn’t felt safe in previous relationships.… Read More ›

The Importance of Aftercare Planning

January 26, 2022 Avalon Malibu Staff Addiction

Addiction is an uncurbable disease whose symptoms make detection and diagnosis a complex road to navigate. You can learn to cope with the lingering effects of addiction that may never cease. This does not mean that living a healthy, sober… Read More ›

Why The Tenth Step Is So Important

December 30, 2016 Avalon Malibu Recovery Addiction Treatment

Step ten of the twelve steps originally outlined by the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous reads, “Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it.” Step ten is one of three steps considered to be the maintenance… Read More ›

Starting the 12 Steps This January

December 19, 2016 Avalon Malibu Treatment Recovery Addiction

12 months in a year. 12 steps in the 12 step program. Coincidence? In the beginning of Alcoholics Anonymous, meetings were held for newcomers to the program called “beginners meetings”. The point of the beginner’s meetings was to get the… Read More ›