Sobriety
The title of the Big Book in recovery
The muscle that assists with breathing and sits below the lungs and heart and is crucial for deep breathing during meditation.
What is the diaphragm?
This anniversary was just celebrated by Hazelden Betty Ford
What is its 75th anniversary?
This first lady said this about her addiction, "My makeup wasn't smeared, I wasn't disheveled, I behaved politely, ad I never finished off a bottle, so how could I be an alcohol?"
Who is Betty Ford?
This is the practice of regularly taking time to focus on your own physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual well-being
What is Self-care?
A commonly used prayer in AA to help during recovery
The three macronutrients that make up the essential dietary elements required for our bodies to function
Betty Ford's husband was the _____ president of the United States serving from 1974 to 1977
What is the 38th president?
This American Actor, known for his roles in Pulp Fiction, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, and many Marvel movies said this about his recovery from drugs, "I understood, through rehab, things about creating characters. I understood that creating whole people means knowing where we come from, how we can make a mistake, and how we overcome things to make ourselves stronger"
Who is Samuel L. Jackson?
To maintain healthy relationships, we should identify and communicate these physical, psychological, and emotional limits to protect ourselves from being used or manipulated by others.
What are boundaries?
The three legacies of AA
What is Recovery, Unity, and Service?
This vitamin has been coined the "Sunshine Vitamin"
What is Vitamin D?
The lake located near Hazelden Betty Ford
What is South Center Lake?
This actor best known for his superhero role in the Marvel Universe recently claimed his first Academy Award for his part in Oppenheimer said this about his recovery, "I think that the power is the principle. The principle of moving forward, as though you have the confidence to move forward, eventually gives you confidence when you look back and see what you’ve done." and "Remember just because you hit bottom doesn’t mean you have to stay there."
Who is Robert Downy Jr.?
This skills-based form of treatment used in substance use and mental health recovery focuses on identifying and changing thinking patterns to help change feelings and negative behaviors. It is also known as CBT.
What is Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired?
The recommended duration of moderate-intense aerobic exercise per week according to the American Heart Association
What is 150 minutes per week?
There are eight Hazelden Betty Ford locations, name one state, other than Minnesota, where that is a HBF facility
What could be any of the following: California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, New York, Oregon, or Washington.
This Charlie's Angels actress turned writer turned TV host said this about sobriety, "That inner dialogue proves to us, 'You're not capable of change. You are weak. You're staying stuck.' And when you break that cycle, the empowerment that comes out of it, that says, 'I'm not weak, I'm actually strong, I've proven to myself that I am capable of change,' and I believe people are capable of big changes."
Who is Drew Barrymore?
This two-word term for the cooperative process of effectively resolving disputes and settling interpersonal arguments and fights in a positive manner that both sides can agree upon.
What is conflict resolution?
The founder of the Alcoholics Anonymous program in 1935
Bill Wilson
List three benefits of mindfulness meditation
What could include: lowering stress, improving nervous system function, reducing anxiety or depression symptoms, build cognitive abilities, improve mood or emotional regulation, improving memory, improving sleep quality, lowering heart rate, boosting immunity.
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This poet and civil rights activist, who wrote the autobiographic work I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings in 1969 said this about self-love, "The real difficulty is to overcome how you think about yourself".
Who is Maya Angelou?
List three benefits of incorporating exercise into your recovery journey
What are any of the following: improve mental health, reduce stress, reduce cravings, build structure or routine, improve physical health, improve mood.