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Welcome to Burning River Roller Derby | Burning River Roller Derby
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Burning River Roller Derby. Welcome to Burning River Roller Derby. February 3, 2015. February 3, 2015. Exciting things are happening at Burning River! First, if you hadn’t already noticed, we’ve officially changed our name from Burning River Roller Girls to Burning River Roller Derby. Subtle? Maybe, but it means a great deal to our skaters. I hope our new name draws attention back to the sport of roller derby and to the athleticism of the skaters. Midnight Smack. Tickets on sale soon. For our full season...
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Sober but Still Sick? | A.A.R.M.E.D. with Facts
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AARMED. with Facts. Against Abuse in Recovery Meetings Eliminate the Danger. My Fave Sites & Blogs. Sober but Still Sick? Does AA want members to get better? Excuse me, but 1 out of 6? That’s like opening up a new roller coaster knowing that 5 of every 6 seats are going to fail, and filling up the ride anyway. Besides, who ever said if 5 out of 6 don’t stick with AA that they were failures- they might be better off without AA. Who knows, they might not feel so sick anymore. 12/15/2014 at 10:15 am. Thank ...
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I Don’t Need A Meeting | A.A.R.M.E.D. with Facts
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AARMED. with Facts. Against Abuse in Recovery Meetings Eliminate the Danger. My Fave Sites & Blogs. I Don’t Need A Meeting. 8220;What’s a pretty thing like you doing working at a hardware store? 8221; Asks a man with a half-smile, half-snarl, his hands stained with motor oil as he hands me a crinkled twenty dollar bill. 8220;Can I help you? 8221; I turned around to ask. The ick factor landed in the pit of my stomach. I perceived a threat, which for me triggers anxiety and panic. Ever hear someone say, &#...
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About | A.A.R.M.E.D. with Facts
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AARMED. with Facts. Against Abuse in Recovery Meetings Eliminate the Danger. My Fave Sites & Blogs. When I was in high school, I wrote for the Cleveland Plain Dealer. I'm from Ohio, where I continue to write, draw, paint and make stuff. I am also an activist for secular treatment options for alcohol and drug abuse. I currently also blog on The Fix. Find me on facebook: https:/ www.facebook.com/AARMEDwithFacts? 20 thoughts on “ About. 01/30/2014 at 3:16 am. 01/30/2014 at 9:19 pm. 02/02/2014 at 11:10 am.
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You’re So A.A. | A.A.R.M.E.D. with Facts
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AARMED. with Facts. Against Abuse in Recovery Meetings Eliminate the Danger. My Fave Sites & Blogs. You’re So A.A. To stay anonymous, do you make up a story to others who don’t know who you friend Bill W. is? Then again, why do you want to be friends with a known philandering husband. Who is often credited for inventing the 13th Step: Try to manipulate or force newcomers to sleep with you. Bill W. preached that A.A. keeps people honest while he, himself, experimented with LSD. You’re So A.A. You joined A...
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There are No Rules only Suggestions | A.A.R.M.E.D. with Facts
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AARMED. with Facts. Against Abuse in Recovery Meetings Eliminate the Danger. My Fave Sites & Blogs. There are No Rules only Suggestions. Do we avoid having conversations with loved ones that may help educate them in how we recovered and why it works for us? In the Living Sober. HAMS is an acronym for Harm Reduction, Abstinence and Moderation Support. Even though NESARC data puts me in the majority of people recovered, I am still slammed for not being “abstinent.”. I learned in AA meetings throughout the ...
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A Slap in the Face | A.A.R.M.E.D. with Facts
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AARMED. with Facts. Against Abuse in Recovery Meetings Eliminate the Danger. My Fave Sites & Blogs. A Slap in the Face. This is from a blog I wrote in 2012, i am reprinting it here today. I wrote this a month after leaving 12 step rehab— feeling a bit shaken, but not stirred. *. Http:/ almighty-blogstars.blogspot.com/2012/02/slap-in-face.html. A Slap In The Face. Alcohol related problems for women, however, are dealt with the guidelines developed for men. Why? Author’s Note: * I was told repeatedly...
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Interview with Myself- Part 3: Sex, Lies, and 13 Steps in AA | A.A.R.M.E.D. with Facts
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AARMED. with Facts. Against Abuse in Recovery Meetings Eliminate the Danger. My Fave Sites & Blogs. Interview with Myself- Part 3: Sex, Lies, and 13 Steps in AA. In this final installment I bring up a few points and anecdotal pieces of information about my life based on thoughts that have crossed my mind recently. I have met so many great people this past year while sharing my story and learning more about the harms Alcoholics Anonymous have caused to too many people— including myself. I was definitely a...
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Debunking Tough Love and the Mind-Body Connection | Why I Left AA (UK)
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Why I Left AA (UK). Stories and essays documenting and exploring why I and others decided to leave Alcoholics Anonymous and 12 Step Fellowships. 13th Step The Film – Private Screening, London, Weds 27th May 2015. Debunking Tough Love and the Mind-Body Connection. May 27, 2015. By the end I was barely polite to dewy eyed AA members who waffled on about the ‘mind-body connection’ and said really helpful. Thanks for sharing. Isn’t it? I’m sure you are fascinated! Thanks for the support! I felt tyrannised by...
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When I’m Told Not to Feel Angry…It Makes Me F-N ANGRIER! | illbefreeordie
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Why Be Free…or DIE? All Have the POWER to Be Free. When I’m Told Not to Feel AngryIt Makes Me F-N ANGRIER! Alcoholics Anonymous would have newcomers and members believe that the emotion of. Is one that they cannot possibly afford as it will lead surely to relapse and death. Even. FROM The Big Book on Anger:. If we were to live, we had to be free of anger. The grouch and the brainstorm were not for us. They may be the dubious luxury of normal men, but for alcoholics these things are poison. Thus, in AA fo...
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