THE MIND/BODY CONNECTION: Enhancing the body’s ability to heal, and function optimally AN ESALEN INSTITUTE EXPERIENCE Big Sur, California January 14-16, 2011 Presented by Stephen Sideroff, Ph.D. Esalen is a unique experience overlooking the Pacific Ocean.  Their facilities include natural hot springs baths, pool, healthy meals, yoga, massage, all with breathtaking views. This is the [...]

Santa Barbara-based Counselor Publishes Book for Friends and Families of Alcoholics and Addicts Tuesday, November 9, 2010 By Charles Donelan Author, treatment counselor, and Montecito resident Carole Bennett learned her way around the topic of her new book, Reclaim Your Life: You and the Alcoholic/Addict, the hard way—by direct personal experience. Bennett was riding high [...]

All of us at RecoveryView.com hope you can slow down a little in the midst of your holiday preparations to just enjoy yourself and beauty of the season. Take note of the little things and store them away to boost your spirits in the New Year and keep the joy.  We are so grateful you [...]

Adam’s step 4 workshop! Oh no! Not the infamous step 4!? Hey it’s easier than you think! Come join us at Serenity Malibu for a methodical approach to taking moral inventory fearlessly and thoroughly. 4:00-6:00 This Saturday December 4th 6021 Galahad Dr. Malibu CA 90265 -Hope to see you there

Holidays are a season of gaiety and celebration, intended to affirm bonds of family, friendship and life. But for those whose families have been disturbed by addiction and relationship trauma, these rituals can feel empty or even painful. The very gaiety and the pressure we feel to be happy can accentuate what’s missing, or what [...]

And His son shall be named Jesus, which means Savior. What did He come to save us from? Jesus did not come to save us from prejudice, hunger, injustice, bondage or bill collectors – human experiences or spiritual opportunities that present occasion to grow in the Spirit of Christ. The answer given in the New [...]

As I have been looking at gender — primarily masculinity — and addiction off and on for more than a decade and a half, I have arrived at some nascent ideas that I am sure are not original but are compelling nonetheless. In essence, something happens through the process of recovery to us as men [...]