Spiritual Principles
Conviction, dependence, or confidence
What is Faith?
This award winning actor's recovery story started with him serving a three year prison sentences in '99 in California. However, while on parole in '01 he was found barefoot, wandering around suspiciously and was fired from his acting job on a famous TV show airing. Thankfully instead of going back to prison he went to rehab. "Don't let someone who has done nothing, tell you how to do anything."
Robert Downey Jr
respiration, 4-7-8, diaphragmatic and purposeful
What is Deep Breathing Techniques
talking, listening, sharing and expressing. Some say now this is all done now through a screen.
What is communication?
The ability to bounce back especially after something difficult.
What is Resilience
down-to-Earth, meakness, modesty
What is humility?
Of the 1693 songs written by this talented artist, this true God of the Rap world, entered the recovery world in 2008. He also credits having a solid support system as motivation for maintaining his sobriety. He named Royce Da 5’9” and 50 Cent as friends he stayed close with. He explained that Elton John has also been his close friend and supporter for years.
Relapse and Recovery received Grammy Awards for Best Rap Album in 2010 and 2011. Since Recovery, Eminem has released four albums: The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (2013), Revival (2017), Kamikaze (2018), and Music to Be Murdered By (2020).
Who is Eminem? (Marshall Mathers)
to engage in activity to improve health and wellbeing
What is exercise?
Thinking it though, brainstorming solutions, weighing the options, and making the best choice that gives you the most effective outcome. Be careful though, we don't want to act impulsively!
What is decision making?
Underwear provides this, and having positive people you can talk to provides this too
What is Support
Utility, amenity, or kindness
What is Service?
Gaining a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music at age 11 to fast track him to stardom in the 1960s rhythm and blues era, this Rocketman entered treatment in 1990 at Lutheran General Hospital in Chicago. He's since stayed sober and sang with Chappell Roan at the Oscar's 2025.
Who is Sir Elton John?
I Want It That Way
That Don't Impress Me Much
Listening to Music
Proper nutrition, sleep, and going to the doctor comes at a price and we aren't talking about an insurance premium here.
What is self-care?
Highland Rivers services Northwest Georgia providing supportive resources to individuals needing substance use, mental health and intellectual developmental disability services. We are one of Georgia's largest behavioral healthcare providers. Since we are the largest, how many counties are we over in Georgia total?
What is 13?
Whitfield, Polk, Gordon, Floyd, Cobb, Pickens, Murray, Gilmer/Fannin, Paulding, Haralson, Bartow, Cherokee, & Douglas
mettle, resolution, spirit, and tenacity ... "implies firmness of mind and will in the face of danger or extreme difficulty."
What is Courage?
Another icon of film and stage, The 87-year-old actor developed an alcohol use disorder early in his career. Now, with close to 50 years of recovery under his belt, he’s an advocate for both mental health and addiction treatment. One of his famous lines phenomenal performance as the closing of his character as Hannibal Lector in Silence of The Lambs: "Clarice, your case file. Goodbye, Clarice."
Who is Anthony Hopkins?
wish, hope, desire
What is to pray?
No bad vibes here, friend. This is a safe space. But hey, sometimes even we need breaks from our friends in recovery which is okay.
What are Boundaries?
Sometimes when we get stressed we have an increased chance of not thinking like we usually do. Is it "I'm late to an appointment the world is ending!" or "I'm late and I forgot to eat so I feel like the world is ending". Deep breaths, grab a granola bar, and get to the appointment!
What are Cognitive Distortions/Thinking Errors?
Adoption, acquiring, or confirmation
What is Acceptance?
This "Piano Man" says, for the first half of his career, if he had a problem, “I’d just drown it with booze.” He first entered treatment in 2002, but it didn’t stick until his time at the Betty Ford Clinic in 2005. He’s relapsed several times, and at last report in early 2023, he’d been sober for two years.
Who is Billy Joel?
You meet a bald man in a white t-shirt who obviously has never missed arm day at the gym. He hands you a white rectangle and disappears. Happy Recovery!
What is Cleaning?
Finish the Rhyme:
Working, raising the kids, and having places to be, are all different forms of ___________.
What is Responsibility?
Let it begin with me, Think Think Think, Cultivate an attitude of gratitude...I think a new album is in the making, guys!
What are 12-Step Slogans?