AA & The 12 Steps
What is Step 2?
This neurotransmitter is associated with the reward system of our brains.
What is dopamine?
Meaning behind the acronym YET.
What is You're Eligible Too?
The one full-size, sweet, sweet donkey on the farm.
Who is Junior?
PAWS stands for...
What is Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome?
The HOW of AA.
These neurotransmitters flood our brain when we exercise and are also natural pain relievers.
What are endorphins?
THINK, FEEL, ACT, DO, I
What is the Law of the Funnel?
These two goats are brothers.
Who are Bernie and Slaughter?
We should drink at least 64 oz. of this per day.
What is water?
This step has to do with making a "searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves".
What is step 4?
The JOY chemical in our brains.
What is serotonin?
RAIN stands for...(from one of Glenn's groups and from Tara Brach's book "Radical Acceptance")
Recognize, Allow, Investigate, Nurture
The type of ponies that we have on the farm.
What are Newfoundland Ponies?
The practice of being present in all that we are doing.
What is mindfulness?
This is the name of the doctor that anonymously submitted the Doctor's Opinion chapter of the AA Big
Book.
Who is Dr. Silkworth?
This part of our brain is our decision making powerhouse.
What is the Prefrontal Cortex?
A thought process in which people think in absolutes: good or bad, success or failure, etc.
What is black and white thinking?
The official term for when Timmy and Oscar get a hair cut.
What is sheering?
The triangle of total body wellness includes these three parts of ourselves...
What is Body, Mind, and Spirit/Soul?
Bill Wilson's sponsor, Ebby Thatcher, belonged to this christian-based group that helped alcoholics but pre-dates alcoholics anonymous.
What is the Oxford Group?
It takes, on average, this long for the dopamine in our brain to regulate after chronic addiction.
What is 6-14 months?
Speak with integrity, Don't make assumptions, Don't take anything personally, and Always do your best. (From a book)
What are the Four Agreements?
The name of the animal that loves a dopamine hit as much as we do. He is known for "cribbing".
Who is Jack?
This common food product is something we crave in early recovery and is a known neurotoxin.
What is sugar?