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		<title>Sponsor Stuff (Part 1) &#8212; Sunrise Detox Blog</title>
		<link>http://whatmesober.com/2012/04/14/sponsor-stuff-part-1-sunrise-detox-blog/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 17:25:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Therapists use a variety of tools to help newcomers and those formerly sober folks who felt the need to do some additional field work. One therapist I know likes to use the concept of the AA “Askit Basket”, adapted to &#8230; <a href="http://whatmesober.com/2012/04/14/sponsor-stuff-part-1-sunrise-detox-blog/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whatmesober.com&#038;blog=2631653&#038;post=1907&#038;subd=lastthing&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What are your thoughts about addicts in AA instead of NA? &#8212; Sunrise Detox Blog</title>
		<link>http://whatmesober.com/2012/04/04/what-are-your-thoughts-about-addicts-in-aa-instead-of-na-sunrise-detox-blog/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:40:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is absolutely no reason why addicts shouldn’t attend AA meetings. However, AA has traditions that are important to the fellowship and to many of the members. One of those is that they generally confine their discussions to alcoholism and &#8230; <a href="http://whatmesober.com/2012/04/04/what-are-your-thoughts-about-addicts-in-aa-instead-of-na-sunrise-detox-blog/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whatmesober.com&#038;blog=2631653&#038;post=1883&#038;subd=lastthing&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why I Haven&#8217;t Been Posting Much Lately</title>
		<link>http://whatmesober.com/2010/10/06/why-i-havent-been-posting-much-lately/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 14:20:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Both of my faithful readers will by now have noticed that I&#8217;m not posting very regularly on this site. It&#8217;s not though lack of interest, and I didn&#8217;t relapse (in fact, I just celebrated my 21st sober anniversary on 9/14/10). &#8230; <a href="http://whatmesober.com/2010/10/06/why-i-havent-been-posting-much-lately/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whatmesober.com&#038;blog=2631653&#038;post=1709&#038;subd=lastthing&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The First Step Is No Theory — Part 1</title>
		<link>http://whatmesober.com/2010/08/28/the-first-step-is-no-theory-%e2%80%94-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All 12-step programs use some variation of the following as their first step: “We admitted we were powerless over (insert addiction here)–that our lives had become unmanageable.”  Many of us had trouble admitting to ourselves that we were powerless, and &#8230; <a href="http://whatmesober.com/2010/08/28/the-first-step-is-no-theory-%e2%80%94-part-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whatmesober.com&#038;blog=2631653&#038;post=1684&#038;subd=lastthing&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Want to know why we say &#8220;No relationships for a year?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://whatmesober.com/2010/07/28/want-to-know-why-we-say-no-relationships-for-a-year/</link>
		<comments>http://whatmesober.com/2010/07/28/want-to-know-why-we-say-no-relationships-for-a-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Want to know why relationships are the number one cause of relapse? Of course you don&#8217;t.  But here&#8217;s the reason, anyway: &#8230;love is comparable to a drug  addiction: It activates the parts of the brain associated with motivation, reward and &#8230; <a href="http://whatmesober.com/2010/07/28/want-to-know-why-we-say-no-relationships-for-a-year/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whatmesober.com&#038;blog=2631653&#038;post=1666&#038;subd=lastthing&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Relationship Withdrawal</title>
		<link>http://whatmesober.com/2010/07/09/relationship-withdrawal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:29:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why Breaking Up Hurts: Similar to Addiction, Says Study &#8211; TIME Say you&#8217;re a college student who was recently dumped by the person you thought was the One. You&#8217;re moping around campus in your I&#8217;ve-given-up sweatpants and eating crappy comfort &#8230; <a href="http://whatmesober.com/2010/07/09/relationship-withdrawal/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whatmesober.com&#038;blog=2631653&#038;post=1649&#038;subd=lastthing&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bill Wilson’s Gospel</title>
		<link>http://whatmesober.com/2010/07/03/bill-wilson%e2%80%99s-gospel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 18:12:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Op-Ed Columnist &#8212; NYTimes.com On Dec. 14, 1934, a failed stockbroker named Bill Wilson was struggling with alcoholism at a New York City detox center. It was his fourth stay at the center and nothing had worked. This time, he &#8230; <a href="http://whatmesober.com/2010/07/03/bill-wilson%e2%80%99s-gospel/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whatmesober.com&#038;blog=2631653&#038;post=1638&#038;subd=lastthing&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Guinevere Gets Sober</title>
		<link>http://whatmesober.com/2010/04/27/guinevere-gets-sober/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:31:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cool blog. Check it out: http://guineveregetssober.com/<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whatmesober.com&#038;blog=2631653&#038;post=1580&#038;subd=lastthing&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Letter To A Recovering Friend</title>
		<link>http://whatmesober.com/2010/04/11/a-letter-to-a-recovering-friend/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 01:48:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Unnamed website) looks interesting, and I&#8217;m glad that you are getting something out of it. Please understand that my remarks are not specific toward (unnamed website).  I don&#8217;t know enough about it to judge. I&#8217;m not sure that I&#8217;ve ever &#8230; <a href="http://whatmesober.com/2010/04/11/a-letter-to-a-recovering-friend/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whatmesober.com&#038;blog=2631653&#038;post=1551&#038;subd=lastthing&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Stinkin&#8217; Thinkin&#8217; and other less-odious thoughts</title>
		<link>http://whatmesober.com/2010/04/09/stinkin-thinkin-and-other-less-odious-thoughts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 01:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was with a group of folks this evening who were discussing the fact that alcoholism is as much a problem of the mind as of the body.  Yes, it is a disease &#8212; recognized as such by the AMA &#8230; <a href="http://whatmesober.com/2010/04/09/stinkin-thinkin-and-other-less-odious-thoughts/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whatmesober.com&#038;blog=2631653&#038;post=1541&#038;subd=lastthing&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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