645

ISSUE PAMPHLETS

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INFORMATION SHEETS 647

Issue Pamphlets

◊ Welcome Newcomers

◊ Chemical Dependency

◊ Co-Dependency

◊ Physical/Emotionaland/orSexualAbuseforWomen

◊ Physical/Sexualand/orEmotionalAbuseforMen

◊ Physical/Sexualand/orEmotionalAbuse:The12Steps

◊ AdultChildrenofFamilyDysfunction

◊ GamblingAddiction

◊ SexualAddiction

◊ SexualIntegrityforWomen

◊ Food and Body Image Issues

◊ LoveandRelationshipAddiction

◊ Co-DependentWomeninaRelationshipWithaSexuallyAddictedMan

◊ Freedom From Anger

◊ MixedIssues

◊ Mental Health

◊ RacialInjustice

◊ WelcomeHomeVeterans:MilitarySexualTrauma

◊ WelcomeHomeVeterans:CombatRelatedPost-TraumaticStress

◊ WelcomeHomeVeterans:SpousesandFamilyTransition

◊ ServiceOpportunities

◊ CelebrationPlace

◊ The Landing

Co-DependentW

omeninaRelationshipw

ithaSexuallyAddictedM

anSexual addiction and its causes are largely unknow

n to most people.

This group not only provides support, but also helps wom

en seek an understanding of their ow

n personal issues. Co-D

ependents can then confront their ow

n denial and behavior while gaining insight and

understanding of their spouse’s sexual addiction.

RecoveryfromAnger

Individualgroupsformenandw

omen

These recovery groups are for men and w

omen w

ho find that anger is their first response to problem

s of any size. The anger may be very evident as rage,

or less obvious in terms of w

ithdrawal and isolation. These groups focus on

managing a G

od-given emotion in constructive w

ays.

RacialInjusticeThis group is for anyone w

ho has endured the trauma of racial injustice.

Racial injustice is a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the

various human racial groups determ

ine cultural or individual achievement,

usually involving the idea that one’s own race is superior and has the right

to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to others.

(dictionary.com) Recovery includes healing from

the traumas done to us, and

healing from the influence these past and current experiences continue to

have on our lives.

Grupo de H

ombres en Español

Aquí los hombres tienen la oportunidad de com

partir sus hábitos, heridas, y com

plejos en su idioma natal.

WELC

OM

E TO A

N A

MA

ZING

SPIRITU

AL A

DV

ENTU

RE!

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elebrate Recovery

®

Celebrate R

ecovery®

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co

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rm

AT

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If you are new to recovery

we encourage you to attend

“New

comers 101”

celebraterecovery.com

CelebrateRecoverySmallGroupsCAN:

•Pr

ovid

e yo

u a

safe

pla

ce to

sha

re y

our e

xper

ienc

es, s

tren

gths

, and

hop

esw

ith o

ther

s th

at a

re a

lso g

oing

thro

ugh

a C

hrist

-cen

tere

d re

cove

ry.

•Pr

ovid

e yo

u w

ith a

lead

er w

ho h

as g

one

thro

ugh

a sim

ilar h

urt,

hang

-up,

or h

abit

and

who

will

faci

litat

e th

e gr

oup

as it

focu

ses

on a

par

ticul

arSt

ep e

ach

wee

k.•

The

lead

er w

ill a

lso fo

llow

Cel

ebra

te R

ecov

ery’

s “S

mal

l Gro

upG

uide

lines

,” lis

ted

belo

w.

•Pr

ovid

e yo

u w

ith th

e op

port

unity

to fi

nd a

n Ac

coun

tabi

lity

Part

ner o

r aSp

onso

r.•

Enco

urag

e yo

u to

att

end

othe

r rec

over

y m

eetin

gs h

eld

thro

ugho

utth

e w

eek.

CelebrateRecoverySmallGroupsW

illNOT:

•Att

empt

to o

ffer a

ny p

rofe

ssio

nal a

dvic

e. O

ur le

ader

s ar

e no

tco

unse

lors

. At y

our r

eque

st, w

e ca

n pr

ovid

e yo

u w

ith a

list

of a

ppro

ved

coun

selin

g re

ferr

als.

•Al

low

its

mem

bers

to a

ttem

pt to

“fix”

one

ano

ther

.

Smal

l Gro

up G

uide

lines

1.Ke

ep y

our s

harin

g fo

cuse

d on

you

r ow

n th

ough

ts a

nd fe

elin

gs. L

imit

your

sha

ring

to 3

–5 m

inut

es.

2.Th

ere

will

be

NO

cro

ss-t

alk.

Cro

ss-t

alk

is w

hen

two

indi

vidu

als

enga

gein

con

vers

ation

exc

ludi

ng a

ll ot

hers

. Eac

h pe

rson

is fr

ee to

exp

ress

his

or h

er fe

elin

gs w

ithou

t int

erru

ption

s.3.

We

are

here

to s

uppo

rt o

ne a

noth

er, n

ot “fi

x” o

ne a

noth

er.

4.An

onym

ity a

nd c

onfid

entia

lity

are

basic

requ

irem

ents

. Wha

t is

shar

edin

the

grou

p st

ays

in th

e gr

oup.

The

onl

y ex

cepti

on is

whe

n so

meo

neth

reat

ens

to in

jure

them

selv

es o

r oth

ers.

5.O

ffens

ive

lang

uage

has

no

plac

e in

a C

hrist

-cen

tere

d re

cove

ry g

roup

.

Chem

ical

ly D

epen

dent

Individualgroupsformenandwomen

This

grou

p is

for a

nyon

e w

ho h

as e

ver t

houg

ht th

ey h

ave

a pr

oble

m w

ith

drin

king

alc

ohol

or u

sing

drug

s. Y

ou m

ay h

ave

trie

d to

qui

t on

your

ow

n an

d fo

und

som

e le

vel o

f sob

riety

, but

free

dom

from

the

com

pulsi

on to

use

you

r dr

ug o

f cho

ice

has

been

elu

sive.

At C

eleb

rate

Rec

over

y, w

e kn

ow th

at a

re

latio

nshi

p w

ith Je

sus

Chr

ist a

s ou

r Hig

her P

ower

can

set

us

free

.

*Pleasebeadvisedifanyonethreatenstohurtthemselvesorothers,their

Smal

l Gro

up L

eade

r has

the

resp

onsi

bilit

y to

repo

rt it

to a

Cel

ebra

te R

ecov

ery

Min

istr

y Le

ader

.

Co-D

epen

denc

yIndividualgroupsformenandwomen

This

grou

p is

for a

nyon

e st

rugg

ling

with

the

com

pulsi

on to

resc

ue o

r tak

e ca

re o

f oth

ers,

the

com

pulsi

on to

con

trol

or m

anip

ulat

e ot

hers

, hav

ing

diffi

culty

setti

ng b

ound

arie

s, or

reco

gniz

ing

thei

r ow

n w

orth

. Mem

bers

in th

is gr

oup

lear

n to

exp

ress

thei

r ow

n ne

eds

and

wan

ts in

a h

ealth

y w

ay.

Physical/Emotionaland/orSexualAbuse

Individualgroupformenandwomen

This

grou

p is

for a

nyon

e w

ho h

as e

ndur

ed p

ast p

hysic

al, s

exua

l and

/or

emoti

onal

abu

se. R

ecov

ery

incl

udes

hea

ling

from

the

trau

mas

don

e to

us

at s

ome

time

in o

ur p

ast,

as w

ell a

s he

alin

g fr

om th

e in

fluen

ce th

ese

past

ex

perie

nces

con

tinue

to h

ave

on o

ur li

ves.

AdultChildrenofFamilyDysfunction

This

grou

p is

for a

nyon

e w

ho g

rew

up

in a

fam

ily o

r hom

e w

here

one

or

mor

e ca

regi

vers

str

uggl

ed w

ith a

ddic

tion,

com

pulsi

ons,

co-d

epen

denc

y or

an

y ot

her u

nhea

lthy

beha

vior

s. R

ecov

ery

incl

udes

hea

ling

from

the

dam

aged

em

otion

s an

d be

lief s

yste

ms

from

our

chi

ldho

od.

SexualAddiction

Individualgroupsformenandwomen

Supp

ort g

roup

for t

hose

see

king

reco

very

from

lust

and

com

pulsi

ve s

exua

l be

havi

ors.

Thi

s gr

oup

prov

ides

fello

wsh

ip, i

s a

safe

pla

ce to

sha

re o

ur

stru

ggle

s, pa

in, a

nd v

icto

ries,

and

help

s to

est

ablis

h ac

coun

tabi

lity

and

mut

ual

supp

ort a

mon

g th

e gr

oup

mem

bers

thro

ugho

ut th

e w

eek.

Food

and

Bod

y Im

age

Issu

esTh

is gr

oup

is fo

r any

one

who

str

uggl

e w

ith fo

od a

nd/o

r bod

y iss

ues

that

may

re

sult

in c

ompu

lsive

beh

avio

rs s

uch

as o

vere

ating

, bin

ging

and

/or p

urgi

ng,

star

vatio

n, e

xces

sive

exer

cise

, or o

bses

sion

with

food

, loo

ks, a

nd/o

r bod

y w

eigh

t/siz

e. R

ecov

ery

incl

udes

tran

sfer

ring

wor

ship

from

food

and

bod

y to

G

od, a

nd re

plac

ing

lies

and

unhe

alth

y di

stor

ted

belie

fs a

bout

God

, foo

d an

d bo

dy, w

ith tr

uth

and

heal

thy

God

-driv

en s

elf-

wor

th a

nd e

stee

m.

LoveandRelationshipAddiction

This

grou

p de

als

with

Lov

e an

d Re

latio

nshi

p Ad

dicti

on, a

nd p

rovi

des

a sa

fe

plac

e to

dea

l with

the

depr

essio

n, is

olati

on, l

ack

of tr

ust,

and

the

unhe

alth

y us

e of

love

and

rela

tions

hips

as

a m

eans

of a

chie

ving

wor

th.

Small G

roup Guidelines

1. Keep your sharing focused on your ow

n thoughts, feelings, and actions. Please lim

it your sharing to three to five m

inutes.

2. There is N

O cross-talk please. C

ross-talk is when tw

o people engage in a dialogue during the m

eeting. Each person sharing is free to express feelings w

ithout interruptions.

3. W

e are here to support one another. We w

ill not attem

pt to “fix” one another.

4. Anonym

ity and confidentiality are basic requirements.

What is shared in the group stays in the group. The only

exception is when som

eone threatens to injure themselves

or others.

5. O

ffensive language has no place in a Christ-centered

recovery group.

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umbers

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ecovery®

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Issue Pamphlet

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ExploringtheIssueofChemicalDependency

Hav

e yo

u ev

er th

ough

t you

hav

e a

prob

lem

with

drin

king

al

coho

l or u

sing

drug

s? If

so,

you

may

hav

e tr

ied

to q

uit o

n yo

ur

own

and

foun

d th

at w

hile

you

can

gai

n so

me

leve

l of s

obrie

ty,

free

dom

from

the

com

pulsi

on to

use

you

r dru

g of

cho

ice

has

been

elu

sive.

At C

eleb

rate

Rec

over

y w

e kn

ow th

at a

rela

tions

hip

with

Jesu

s C

hrist

as

our H

ighe

r Pow

er c

an s

et u

s fr

ee.

CharacteristicsofsomeonestrugglingwithChemical

Dependencymayinclude,butarenotlimitedto:

• I d

rink

or u

se in

exc

ess

to g

et d

runk

or h

igh

on a

regu

lar

basis

.•

I fee

l pow

erle

ss to

sto

p us

ing

my

drug

of c

hoic

e.•

I tel

l mys

elf t

hat I

will

qui

t, bu

t I n

ever

follo

w th

roug

h.•

My

addi

ction

cau

ses

pain

to m

ysel

f and

to th

ose

arou

nd

me.

•

My

use

has

cost

me

clos

e fr

iend

s, ke

y re

latio

nshi

ps, j

obs,

or o

ther

impo

rtan

t par

ts o

f my

life

beca

use

I hav

e m

ade

my

drug

of c

hoic

e th

e m

ost i

mpo

rtan

t thi

ng in

my

life.

• U

sing

used

to b

e fu

n, b

ut n

ow it

is s

omet

hing

I fe

el li

ke I

need

to d

o ju

st to

get

by.

•

I get

ang

ry w

hen

love

d on

es te

ll m

e I h

ave

a pr

oble

m.

• I t

ry to

hid

e m

y ad

dicti

on fr

om o

ther

s.

• I t

hink

that

if I

coul

d fin

d th

e rig

ht a

mou

nt, c

ombi

natio

n, o

r dr

ug o

f cho

ice,

my

prob

lem

s w

ould

go

away

. •

I fee

l con

vict

ed th

at I

have

a p

robl

em, b

ut I

try

to p

ush

that

fe

eing

aw

ay in

ord

er to

pro

tect

my

addi

ction

.

How

We

Find

Rec

over

yTh

roug

h a

rela

tions

hip

with

Jesu

s C

hrist

as

Savi

or a

nd H

ighe

r Po

wer

, and

by

wor

king

thro

ugh

the

8 re

cove

ry p

rinci

ples

and

th

e C

hrist

-cen

tere

d 12

ste

ps, w

e ca

n fin

d fr

eedo

m fr

om o

ur

hurt

s, ha

ng u

ps a

nd h

abits

.

CharacteristicsofsomeoneinrecoveryforChemical

Dependencymayinclude,butarenotlimitedto:

• Ac

cept

Jesu

s C

hrist

as

Hig

her P

ower

• W

orki

ng th

e 12

ste

p re

cove

ry p

roce

ss d

ilige

ntly

and

co

nsist

ently

.•

Doi

ng th

e w

ork

to s

usta

in s

obrie

ty, o

r abs

tinen

ce fr

om d

rugs

an

d al

coho

l.•

Atten

ding

reco

very

mee

tings

regu

larly

.•

Dev

elop

ing

a su

ppor

t tea

m o

f a s

pons

or a

nd a

ccou

ntab

ility

pa

rtne

rs.

• In

tenti

onal

ly p

rayi

ng a

nd d

oing

the

wor

k to

rest

ore

and

deve

lop

stro

nger

rela

tions

hips

. •

Gro

win

g cl

oser

to Je

sus

as w

e w

ork

thro

ugh

the

8 pr

inci

ples

to

find

His

heal

ing

pow

er fr

om a

ll of

our

hur

ts, h

ang

ups

and

habi

ts w

hile

turn

ing

to H

im fo

r las

ting

com

fort

that

can

not

be fo

und

in a

drin

k or

dru

g.•

Lear

ning

how

to s

erve

oth

ers

out o

f the

free

dom

we

are

findi

ng.

Small G

roup Guidelines

1. Keep your sharing focused on your ow

n thoughts, feelings, and actions. Please lim

it your sharing to three to five m

inutes.

2. There is N

O cross-talk please. C

ross-talk is when tw

o people engage in a dialogue during the m

eeting. Each person sharing is free to express feelings w

ithout interruptions.

3. W

e are here to support one another. We w

ill not attem

pt to “fix” one another.

4. Anonym

ity and confidentiality are basic requirements.

What is shared in the group stays in the group. The only

exception is when som

eone threatens to injure themselves

or others.

5. O

ffensive language has no place in a Christ-centered

recovery group.

Accountability Team Phone N

umbers

Sponsor

Accountability Partners

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elebrate Recovery

®

Celebrate R

ecovery®

co

-De

Pe

ND

eN

cY

Issue Pamphlet

celebraterecovery.com

ExploringtheIssueofCo-Dependency

Co-

depe

nden

cy is

whe

n a

pers

on’s

need

for a

ppro

val o

r val

idati

on

from

ano

ther

per

son

allo

ws

them

to b

e co

ntro

lled

or m

anip

ulat

ed, o

r a

pers

on w

ho a

ttem

pts

to m

anip

ulat

e or

con

trol

som

eone

. The

y ar

e w

illin

g to

com

prom

ise th

eir o

wn

valu

es, c

hoic

es, a

nd b

ehav

ior a

t the

ex

pens

e of

thei

r per

sona

l wel

l-bei

ng.

Characteristicsofsomeonestrugglingwithco-dependency

mayinclude,butarenotlimitedto:

• A

ssum

ing

resp

onsib

ility

for o

ther

’s fe

elin

gs a

nd b

ehav

iors

. •

Feel

ing

guilt

y ab

out o

ther

’s fe

elin

gs a

nd b

ehav

iors

. •

Hav

ing

diffi

culty

iden

tifyi

ng o

r exp

ress

ing

one’

s ow

n fe

elin

gs.

• M

inim

izin

g, a

lterin

g, o

r den

ying

how

one

trul

y fe

els.

•

Wor

ryin

g ab

out h

ow o

ther

s m

ay re

spon

d to

you

r fee

lings

, op

inio

ns, a

nd b

ehav

ior.

• Va

luin

g ot

hers

opi

nion

s an

d fe

elin

gs m

ore

than

you

r ow

n.

• Li

ving

with

mes

sage

s of

not

bei

ng g

ood

enou

gh, v

alue

d, o

r lov

ed.

• Fe

ar o

f exp

ress

ing

diffe

rent

opi

nion

s or f

eelin

gs fr

om th

ose

of o

ther

s. •

Fear

of b

eing

hur

t and

/or r

ejec

ted

by o

ther

s.

• C

ompr

omisi

ng o

ne’s

own

belie

fs, v

alue

s, an

d in

tegr

ity to

avo

id

othe

r’s re

jecti

on o

r ang

er.

• O

ver-

func

tioni

ng to

be

need

ed, v

alue

d, o

r lov

ed.

• To

lera

ting

mist

reat

men

t or a

buse

from

oth

ers

whi

le ju

stify

ing

thei

r beh

avio

r and

tryi

ng to

def

end

them

.•

Ove

rly c

arin

g fo

r oth

ers

at th

e ex

pens

e of

one

’s ow

n se

lf ne

eds;

fe

elin

g vi

ctim

ized

and

“use

d” a

s a

resu

lt.•

Anxi

ety

in s

ayin

g “n

o” to

som

eone

, eve

n w

hen

sayi

ng “y

es” w

ould

be

at g

reat

inco

nven

ienc

e.•

Dire

ctly

or i

ndire

ctly

att

empti

ng to

fix,

man

age,

or c

ontr

ol

anot

her p

erso

n’s

prob

lem

s to

hel

p th

em a

void

feel

ing

bad

or

expe

rienc

ing

the

cons

eque

nces

of t

heir

choi

ces.

• Ju

dgin

g ev

eryt

hing

you

thin

k, s

ay, o

r do

hars

hly,

as

neve

r bei

ng

“goo

d en

ough

.” A

perf

ectio

nist

at h

eart

.•

Feel

s co

nflic

ted

by a

des

ire to

be

need

ed a

nd re

sent

men

t for

fe

elin

g ob

ligat

ed in

ser

ving

oth

ers.

•

Bein

g ex

trem

ely

loya

l, to

the

poin

t of r

emai

ning

in h

arm

ful

situa

tions

too

long

.

• Fe

els

boun

d in

rela

tions

hips

by

perf

orm

ance

(wha

t I d

o) ra

ther

th

an c

ore

valu

e an

d w

orth

(who

I am

).•

Avoi

ds c

onfli

ct w

ith o

ther

peo

ple

to th

e po

int o

f bei

ng u

nabl

e to

sp

eak

true

feel

ings

or a

skin

g fo

r val

id n

eeds

to b

e m

et.

How

We

Find

Rec

over

yTh

roug

h a

rela

tions

hip

with

Jesu

s C

hrist

as

Savi

or a

nd H

ighe

r Pow

er,

and

by w

orki

ng th

roug

h th

e 8

prin

cipl

es a

nd th

e C

hrist

-cen

tere

d 12

st

eps,

we

can

find

free

dom

from

our

hur

ts, h

ang

ups

and

habi

ts.

Characteristicsofsomeoneinrecoveryforcodependencymay

includebutarenotlimitedto:

• Ac

cept

Jesu

s C

hrist

as

Hig

her P

ower

.•

Wor

king

the

12 s

tep

reco

very

pro

cess

dili

gent

ly a

nd c

onsis

tent

ly.

• Ac

cepti

ng a

nd w

alki

ng in

the

bibl

ical

trut

h th

at o

ur id

entit

y an

d va

lue

are

who

we

are

in C

hrist

, and

not

bas

ed o

n ho

w o

ther

s vi

ew u

s, w

hat w

e do

, or t

he s

ervi

ce w

e pe

rfor

m.

• Le

arni

ng to

reco

gniz

e an

d en

forc

e he

alth

y bo

unda

ries

that

ac

cura

tely

est

ablis

h w

here

we

end

and

anot

her p

erso

n be

gins

. N

ot a

llow

ing

othe

rs to

com

prom

ise th

ose

boun

darie

s.•

Lear

ning

how

to h

elp

othe

rs in

sui

tabl

e w

ays,

with

out r

escu

ing

or

fixin

g; a

llow

ing

them

to a

ct in

depe

nden

tly, a

llow

ing

them

to o

wn

the

resu

lts o

f the

ir ch

oice

s an

d be

havi

or.

• Pe

rfor

min

g ac

ts o

f ser

vice

as

a ch

oice

, not

out

of d

uty

or fo

r re

cogn

ition

and

val

ue fr

om o

ther

s. S

ervi

ng w

ith jo

y us

ing

God

-gi

ven

tale

nts

and

abili

ties.

• Le

arni

ng to

live

a b

alan

ced

life

whe

re s

elf-

care

and

taki

ng

resp

onsib

ility

for o

ur o

wn

heal

th a

nd w

ell-b

eing

take

prio

rity

over

th

e ad

dicti

ve b

ehav

ior a

nd c

ontr

ol o

f oth

ers.

Small G

roup Guidelines

1. Keep your sharing focused on your ow

n thoughts, feelings, and actions. Please lim

it your sharing to three to five m

inutes.

2. There is N

O cross-talk please. C

ross-talk is when tw

o people engage in a dialogue during the m

eeting. Each person sharing is free to express feelings w

ithout interruptions.

3. W

e are here to support one another. We w

ill not attem

pt to “fix” one another.

4. Anonym

ity and confidentiality are basic requirements.

What is shared in the group stays in the group. The only

exception is when som

eone threatens to injure themselves

or others.

5. O

ffensive language has no place in a Christ-centered

recovery group.

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umbers

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elebrate Recovery

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ecovery®

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YS

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Issue Pamphlet

celebraterecovery.com

ExploringtheEffectsofPhysical,Sexualand

EmotionalAbuse

REC

OV

ERY

IS A

TW

O F

OLD

PRO

CES

S in

this

case

. The

firs

t ste

p is

heal

ing

from

the

trau

mas

don

e to

us

in o

ur p

ast,

and

the

seco

nd s

tep

is he

alin

g fr

om th

e in

fluen

ce th

ese

past

exp

erie

nces

con

tinue

to h

ave

on

our p

ast.

CharacteristicsofSomeoneStrugglingwiththeEffects

ofPhysical,Sexual,and/orEmotionalAbusemayinclude,

butarenotlimitedto:

• Ar

e he

sitan

t to

iden

tify

them

selv

es a

s vi

ctim

s of

abu

se.

• Fe

el is

olat

ed, d

epre

ssed

, wor

thle

ss, a

nd h

elpl

ess

to c

hang

e.

• Ar

e st

rugg

ling

with

feel

ings

abo

ut G

od in

rela

tion

to th

eir l

ife

expe

rienc

es o

f abu

se.

• C

onde

mn

them

selv

es, d

enyi

ng th

e pa

st a

buse

affe

cts

thei

r pr

esen

t circ

umst

ance

s.

• Fe

el o

ut o

f con

trol

and

def

eate

d in

are

as o

f com

pulsi

ve b

ehav

ior.

• Fe

el a

ngry

, bitt

er, a

nd re

belli

ous;

hav

e tr

oubl

e w

ith a

utho

rity

figur

es.

• Fe

el a

lack

of s

elf-

wor

th a

nd lo

w s

elf-

este

em.

• Ar

e pr

eocc

upie

d w

ith th

ough

ts o

f wha

t it m

eans

to h

ave

a “n

orm

al”

rela

tions

hip

with

oth

ers:

mat

es, f

riend

s, fa

mily

.

• Q

uesti

on th

eir o

wn

sexu

al id

entit

y an

d m

ay e

xper

ienc

e co

nfus

ion

rega

rdin

g th

eir o

wn

sexu

ality

.

• D

esire

to re

gain

thei

r sex

ualit

y an

d fe

el s

afe

in in

timat

e re

latio

nshi

ps.

• Q

uesti

on s

elf-

real

ity: “

Who

am

I?”

• Q

uesti

on w

heth

er li

fe h

as a

pur

pose

.

• Fe

el “a

t hom

e” in

cris

is sit

uatio

ns.

• St

rugg

le w

ith p

erfe

ction

ism o

r “al

l or n

othi

ng th

inki

ng.”

• D

esire

to h

ave

vict

ory

thro

ugh

Chr

ist o

ver t

he li

fe e

xper

ienc

e of

abu

se.

How

We

Find

Rec

over

yTh

roug

h a

rela

tions

hip

with

Jesu

s C

hrist

as

Savi

or a

nd H

ighe

r Pow

er, a

nd

by w

orki

ng th

roug

h th

e 8

reco

very

prin

cipl

es a

nd th

e C

hrist

-cen

tere

d 12

st

eps,

we

can

find

free

dom

from

our

hur

ts, h

ang

ups

and

habi

ts.

CharacteristicsofSomeoneinRecoveryFromPhysical,Sexual,

And/OrEmotionalAbuseMayInclude,butAreNotLimitedTo:

• W

e re

cogn

ize

that

we

are

pow

erle

ss to

hea

l the

dam

aged

em

otion

s re

sulti

ng fr

om o

ur a

buse

. We

look

to G

od fo

r the

pow

er to

mak

e us

w

hole

.

• W

e un

ders

tand

that

saf

ety

is a

high

prio

rity

and

will

rem

ove

ours

elve

s fr

om a

ny u

nsaf

e sit

uatio

n.

• W

e co

me

to b

elie

ve th

at w

e m

atter

to G

od a

nd H

e lo

ves

us a

s H

is ch

ild.

• W

e ad

mit

that

God

’s pl

an fo

r our

live

s in

clud

es v

icto

ry o

ver t

he

expe

rienc

e of

abu

se.

• W

e un

ders

tand

that

the

abus

e co

mm

itted

aga

inst

us

is no

t our

faul

t. W

e ar

e N

OT

GU

ILTY

.

• W

e un

ders

tand

that

the

peop

le w

ho a

buse

d us

are

resp

onsib

le fo

r the

ab

usiv

e ac

ts c

omm

itted

aga

inst

us.

We

will

not

acc

ept t

he g

uilt

and

sham

e re

sulti

ng fr

om th

ose

abus

ive

acts

.

• W

e lo

ok to

God

and

His

Wor

d to

find

our

iden

tity

as w

orth

whi

le a

nd

love

d hu

man

bei

ngs.

• W

e le

arn

that

the

emoti

ons

we

are

feel

ing

are

very

real

and

nee

d to

be

ackn

owle

dged

.

• W

e le

arn

how

to o

rgan

ize

our e

moti

ons

by fi

rst n

otici

ng th

em, h

onor

ing

them

, org

aniz

ing

them

, and

sha

ring

them

with

God

and

at l

east

one

ot

her p

erso

n.

• W

e do

n’t a

ccep

t res

pons

ibili

ty fo

r the

abu

se it

self

but d

o ac

cept

the

resp

onsib

ility

for o

ur re

spon

ses

to th

e ab

use.

• W

e ar

e w

iling

to a

ccep

t God

’s he

lp in

the

deci

sion

and

the

proc

ess

of

forg

ivin

g ou

rsel

ves

and

thos

e w

ho h

ave

perp

etra

ted

agai

nst u

s.

• W

e co

me

to u

nder

stan

d th

at re

leas

ing

our o

ffend

er to

God

allo

ws

us to

m

ove

forw

ard

tow

ard

the

heal

ing

proc

ess.

• W

e co

me

to u

nder

stan

d th

at fo

rgiv

enes

s do

es n

ot n

eces

saril

y m

ean

reco

ncili

ation

with

my

offen

der.

• W

e ar

e w

illin

g to

mat

ure

in o

ur re

latio

nshi

ps w

ith G

od a

nd o

ther

s.

• W

e co

me

to b

elie

ve th

at G

od w

on’t

was

te th

e hu

rt in

our

live

s.

• In

our

reco

very

, we

beco

me

will

ing

to b

e us

ed b

y G

od to

brin

g ho

pe to

ot

hers

with

sim

ilar s

trug

gles

.

Small G

roup Guidelines

1. Keep your sharing focused on your ow

n thoughts, feelings, and actions. Please lim

it your sharing to three to five m

inutes.

2. There is N

O cross-talk please. C

ross-talk is when tw

o people engage in a dialogue during the m

eeting. Each person sharing is free to express feelings w

ithout interruptions.

3. W

e are here to support one another. We w

ill not attem

pt to “fix” one another.

4. Anonym

ity and confidentiality are basic requirements.

What is shared in the group stays in the group. The only

exception is when som

eone threatens to injure themselves

or others.

5. O

ffensive language has no place in a Christ-centered

recovery group.

Accountability Team Phone N

umbers

Sponsor

Accountability Partners

© C

elebrate Recovery

®

Celebrate R

ecovery®

PH

YS

ICA

L/E

MO

TIO

NA

L A

ND

/OR

SE

XU

AL

AB

Us

eF

or

me

N

Issue Pamphlet

celebraterecovery.com

ExploringtheEffectsofPhysical,Sexualand

EmotionalAbuse

REC

OV

ERY

IS A

TW

O F

OLD

PRO

CES

S in

this

case

. The

firs

t ste

p is

heal

ing

from

the

trau

mas

don

e to

us

in o

ur p

ast,

and

the

seco

nd s

tep

is he

alin

g fr

om th

e in

fluen

ce th

ese

past

exp

erie

nces

con

tinue

to h

ave

on

our p

ast.

CharacteristicsofSomeoneStrugglingwiththeEffects

ofPhysical,Sexual,and/orEmotionalAbusemayinclude,

butarenotlimitedto:

• Ar

e he

sitan

t to

iden

tify

them

selv

es a

s vi

ctim

s of

abu

se.

• Fe

el is

olat

ed, d

epre

ssed

, wor

thle

ss, a

nd h

elpl

ess

to c

hang

e.

• Ar

e st

rugg

ling

with

feel

ings

abo

ut G

od in

rela

tion

to th

eir l

ife

expe

rienc

es o

f abu

se.

• C

onde

mn

them

selv

es, d

enyi

ng th

e pa

st a

buse

affe

cts

thei

r pr

esen

t circ

umst

ance

s.

• Fe

el o

ut o

f con

trol

and

def

eate

d in

are

as o

f com

pulsi

ve b

ehav

ior.

• Fe

el a

ngry

, bitt

er, a

nd re

belli

ous;

hav

e tr

oubl

e w

ith a

utho

rity

figur

es.

• Fe

el a

lack

of s

elf-

wor

th a

nd lo

w s

elf-

este

em.

• Ar

e pr

eocc

upie

d w

ith th

ough

ts o

f wha

t it m

eans

to h

ave

a “n

orm

al”

rela

tions

hip

with

oth

ers:

mat

es, f

riend

s, fa

mily

.

• Q

uesti

on th

eir o

wn

sexu

al id

entit

y an

d m

ay e

xper

ienc

e co

nfus

ion

rega

rdin

g th

eir o

wn

sexu

ality

.

• D

esire

to re

gain

thei

r sex

ualit

y an

d fe

el s

afe

in in

timat

e re

latio

nshi

ps.

• Q

uesti

on s

elf-

real

ity: “

Who

am

I?”

• Q

uesti

on w

heth

er li

fe h

as a

pur

pose

.

• Fe

el “a

t hom

e” in

cris

is sit

uatio

ns.

• St

rugg

le w

ith p

erfe

ction

ism o

r “al

l or n

othi

ng th

inki

ng.”

• D

esire

to h

ave

vict

ory

thro

ugh

Chr

ist o

ver t

he li

fe e

xper

ienc

e of

abu

se.

How

We

Find

Rec

over

yTh

roug

h a

rela

tions

hip

with

Jesu

s C

hrist

as

Savi

or a

nd H

ighe

r Pow

er, a

nd

by w

orki

ng th

roug

h th

e 8

reco

very

prin

cipl

es a

nd th

e C

hrist

-cen

tere

d 12

st

eps,

we

can

find

free

dom

from

our

hur

ts, h

ang

ups

and

habi

ts.

CharacteristicsofSomeoneinRecoveryFromPhysical,Sexual,

And/OrEmotionalAbuseMayInclude,butAreNotLimitedTo:

• W

e re

cogn

ize

that

we

are

pow

erle

ss to

hea

l the

dam

aged

em

otion

s re

sulti

ng fr

om o

ur a

buse

. We

look

to G

od fo

r the

pow

er to

mak

e us

w

hole

.

• W

e un

ders

tand

that

saf

ety

is a

high

prio

rity

and

will

rem

ove

ours

elve

s fr

om a

ny u

nsaf

e sit

uatio

n.

• W

e co

me

to b

elie

ve th

at w

e m

atter

to G

od a

nd H

e lo

ves

us a

s H

is ch

ild.

• W

e ad

mit

that

God

’s pl

an fo

r our

live

s in

clud

es v

icto

ry o

ver t

he

expe

rienc

e of

abu

se.

• W

e un

ders

tand

that

the

abus

e co

mm

itted

aga

inst

us

is no

t our

faul

t. W

e ar

e N

OT

GU

ILTY

.

• W

e un

ders

tand

that

the

peop

le w

ho a

buse

d us

are

resp

onsib

le fo

r the

ab

usiv

e ac

ts c

omm

itted

aga

inst

us.

We

will

not

acc

ept t

he g

uilt

and

sham

e re

sulti

ng fr

om th

ose

abus

ive

acts

.

• W

e lo

ok to

God

and

His

Wor

d to

find

our

iden

tity

as w

orth

whi

le a

nd

love

d hu

man

bei

ngs.

• W

e le

arn

that

the

emoti

ons

we

are

feel

ing

are

very

real

and

nee

d to

be

ackn

owle

dged

.

• W

e le

arn

how

to o

rgan

ize

our e

moti

ons

by fi

rst n

otici

ng th

em, h

onor

ing

them

, org

aniz

ing

them

, and

sha

ring

them

with

God

and

at l

east

one

ot

her p

erso

n.

• W

e do

n’t a

ccep

t res

pons

ibili

ty fo

r the

abu

se it

self

but d

o ac

cept

the

resp

onsib

ility

for o

ur re

spon

ses

to th

e ab

use.

• W

e ar

e w

iling

to a

ccep

t God

’s he

lp in

the

deci

sion

and

the

proc

ess

of

forg

ivin

g ou

rsel

ves

and

thos

e w

ho h

ave

perp

etra

ted

agai

nst u

s.

• W

e co

me

to u

nder

stan

d th

at re

leas

ing

our o

ffend

er to

God

allo

ws

us to

m

ove

forw

ard

tow

ard

the

heal

ing

proc

ess.

• W

e co

me

to u

nder

stan

d th

at fo

rgiv

enes

s do

es n

ot n

eces

saril

y m

ean

reco

ncili

ation

with

my

offen

der.

• W

e ar

e w

illin

g to

mat

ure

in o

ur re

latio

nshi

ps w

ith G

od a

nd o

ther

s.

• W

e co

me

to b

elie

ve th

at G

od w

on’t

was

te th

e hu

rt in

our

live

s.

• In

our

reco

very

, we

beco

me

will

ing

to b

e us

ed b

y G

od to

brin

g ho

pe to

ot

hers

with

sim

ilar s

trug

gles

.

Small G

roup Guidelines

1. Keep your sharing focused on your ow

n thoughts, feelings, and actions. Please lim

it your sharing to three to five m

inutes.

2. There is N

O cross-talk please. C

ross-talk is when tw

o people engage in a dialogue during the m

eeting. Each person sharing is free to express feelings w

ithout interruptions.

3. W

e are here to support one another. We w

ill not attem

pt to “fix” one another.

4. Anonym

ity and confidentiality are basic requirements.

What is shared in the group stays in the group. The only

exception is when som

eone threatens to injure themselves

or others.

5. O

ffensive language has no place in a Christ-centered

recovery group.

Accountability Team Phone N

umbers

Sponsor

Accountability Partners

© C

elebrate Recovery

®

Celebrate R

ecovery®

PH

YS

ICA

L/E

MO

TIO

NA

L A

ND

/OR

SE

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AB

Us

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TH

E 12 ST

EPS

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STEP

ON

EW

e ad

mit

we

are

pow

erle

ss o

ver t

he p

ast,

and

as a

resu

lt, o

ur li

ves

have

bec

ome

unm

anag

eabl

e.

STEP

TW

OBe

lieve

God

can

rest

ore

us to

who

lene

ss, a

nd

real

ize

this

pow

er c

an a

lway

s be

trus

ted

to

brin

g he

alin

g an

d w

hole

ness

in o

ur li

ves.

STEP

TH

REE

Mak

e a

deci

sion

to tu

rn o

ur li

ves

and

our

will

s to

the

care

of G

od, r

ealiz

ing

we

have

not

al

way

s un

ders

tood

His

unco

nditi

onal

love

. C

hoos

e to

bel

ieve

He

does

love

us,

is w

orth

y of

trus

t, an

d w

ill h

elp

us to

und

erst

and

Him

as

we

seek

His

trut

h.

STEP

FO

UR

Mak

e a

sear

chin

g an

d fe

arle

ss m

oral

in

vent

ory

of o

urse

lves

, rea

lizin

g al

l wro

ngs

can

be fo

rgiv

en. R

enou

nce

the

lie th

at th

e ab

use

was

our

faul

t.

STEP

FIV

EAd

mit

to G

od, t

o ou

rsel

ves,

and

to a

noth

er

hum

an b

eing

, the

exa

ct n

atur

e of

the

wro

ngs

in o

ur li

ves.

Thi

s w

ill in

clud

e th

ose

acts

pe

rpet

rate

d ag

ains

t us,

as w

ell a

s th

ose

wro

ngs

we

perp

etra

ted

agai

nst o

ther

s.

STEP

SIX

By a

ccep

ting

God

’s cl

eans

ing,

we

can

reno

unce

our

sha

me.

Now

we

are

read

y to

hav

e G

od re

mov

e al

l the

se c

hara

cter

di

stor

tions

and

def

ects

.

STEP

SEV

ENH

umbl

y as

k H

im to

rem

ove

our s

hort

com

ings

, in

clud

ing

our g

uilt.

We

rele

ase

our f

ear a

nd

subm

it to

Him

.

STEP

EIG

HT

Mak

e a

list o

f all

pers

ons

who

hav

e ha

rmed

us

and

bec

ome

will

ing

to s

eek

God

’s he

lp in

fo

rgiv

ing

our p

erpe

trat

ors,

as w

ell a

s fo

rgiv

ing

ours

elve

s. R

ealiz

e w

e’ve

also

har

med

oth

ers

and

beco

me

will

ing

to m

ake

amen

ds to

them

.

STEP

NIN

EEx

tend

forg

iven

ess

to o

urse

lves

and

to o

ther

s w

ho h

ave

perp

etra

ted

agai

nst u

s, re

aliz

ing

this

is an

atti

tude

of t

he h

eart

, not

alw

ays

conf

ront

ation

. Mak

e di

rect

am

ends

, ask

ing

forg

iven

ess

from

thos

e pe

ople

we

have

ha

rmed

, exc

ept w

hen

to d

o so

wou

ld in

jure

th

em o

r oth

ers.

STEP

TEN

Con

tinue

to ta

ke p

erso

nal i

nven

tory

as

new

m

emor

ies

and

issue

s su

rfac

e. W

e co

ntinu

e to

re

noun

ce o

ur s

ham

e an

d gu

ilt, b

ut w

hen

we

are

wro

ng, p

rom

ptly

adm

it it.

STEP

ELE

VEN

Con

tinue

to s

eek

God

thro

ugh

pray

er a

nd

med

itatio

n to

impr

ove

our u

nder

stan

ding

of

His

char

acte

r. Pr

ayin

g fo

r kno

wle

dge

of H

is tr

uth

in o

ur li

ves,

His

will

for u

s, an

d fo

r the

po

wer

to c

arry

that

out

.

STEP

TW

ELV

EH

avin

g a

spiri

tual

aw

aken

ing

as w

e ac

cept

G

od’s

love

and

hea

ling

thro

ugh

thes

e st

eps,

we

try

to c

arry

His

mes

sage

of h

ope

to

othe

rs. P

racti

ce th

ese

prin

cipl

es a

s ne

w

mem

orie

s an

d iss

ues

surf

ace,

cla

imin

g G

od’s

prom

ise o

f res

tora

tion

and

who

lene

ss.

*Thr

ough

out t

his

mat

eria

l, yo

u w

ill n

otice

sev

eral

refe

renc

es to

the

Chr

ist-c

ente

red

12 S

teps

. O

ur p

raye

r is

that

Cel

ebra

te R

ecov

ery

will

cre

ate

a br

idge

to th

e m

illio

ns o

f peo

ple

who

ar

e fa

mili

ar w

ith th

e se

cula

r 12

Step

s (I

ackn

owle

dge

the

use

of s

ome

mat

eria

l fro

m th

e 12

Su

gges

ted

Step

s of

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ohol

ics

Anon

ymou

s) a

nd in

so

doin

g, in

trod

uce

them

to th

e on

e an

d on

ly

true

Hig

her P

ower

, Jes

us C

hrist

. Onc

e th

ey b

egin

that

rela

tions

hip,

ask

ing

Chr

ist in

to th

eir h

eart

s as

Lor

d an

d Sa

vior

, tru

e he

alin

g an

d re

cove

ry c

an b

egin

!

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roup Guidelines

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n thoughts, feelings, and actions. Please lim

it your sharing to three to five m

inutes.

2. There is N

O cross-talk please. C

ross-talk is when tw

o people engage in a dialogue during the m

eeting. Each person sharing is free to express feelings w

ithout interruptions.

3. W

e are here to support one another. We w

ill not attem

pt to “fix” one another.

4. Anonym

ity and confidentiality are basic requirements.

What is shared in the group stays in the group. The only

exception is when som

eone threatens to injure themselves

or others.

5. O

ffensive language has no place in a Christ-centered

recovery group.

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ExploringtheIssueofAdultChildren

ofFamilyDysfunction

Did

you

gro

w u

p in

a fa

mily

or h

ome

whe

re o

ne o

r mor

e of

the

care

give

rs

stru

ggle

d w

ith a

ddic

tion,

com

pulsi

ons,

co-d

epen

denc

y or

oth

er u

nhea

lthy

beha

vior

s? W

as y

our h

ome

fille

d w

ith c

onfli

ct, n

egle

ct, o

r anx

ious

sys

tem

s?

Oft

en c

hild

ren

from

dys

func

tiona

l fam

ilies

thin

k th

e sy

stem

s th

ey g

rew

up

in

are

norm

al a

nd m

ay b

e un

awar

e of

the

adve

rse

effec

ts.

Adul

t chi

ldre

n of

Fam

ily D

ysfu

nctio

n oft

en c

reat

e su

rviv

al s

kills

from

ch

ildho

od, s

uch

as is

olati

on, p

erfe

ction

ism, a

nd fa

mily

pea

cem

aker

, whi

ch

then

bec

ome

habi

ts o

r han

g up

s as

adu

lts.

CharacteristicsofanAdultChildofFamilyDysfunctionmayinclude

butarenotlimitedto:

• W

e su

ffer f

rom

lack

of s

elf-

confi

denc

e or

low

sel

f-es

teem

.

• W

e ha

ve d

ifficu

lty tr

ustin

g ot

hers

.

• W

e ha

ve d

ifficu

lty a

ckno

wle

dgin

g or

exp

ress

ing

emoti

on a

s an

adu

lt,

havi

ng le

arne

d ho

w to

repr

ess

pain

ful o

r con

fusin

g em

otion

s as

a c

hild

.

• W

e ha

ve to

gue

ss w

hat i

s no

rmal

, hav

ing

grow

n up

in a

dys

func

tiona

l ho

me.

• W

e ha

ve s

pent

tim

e ta

king

car

e of

oth

ers

whi

le n

egle

cting

our

ow

n ne

eds.

• W

e liv

ed in

anx

iety

, wal

king

on

egg

shel

ls, w

aitin

g fo

r the

oth

er

shoe

to d

rop.

• W

e st

rugg

led

with

une

xpla

ined

ang

er, r

age,

and

sad

ness

.

• W

e ha

ve d

ifficu

lty fo

llow

ing

thro

ugh

on a

pro

ject

bec

ause

of a

str

uggl

e to

con

cent

rate

and

focu

s.

• W

e m

anag

e tim

e po

orly

and

do

not s

et p

rioriti

es in

a w

ay th

at w

orks

eff

ectiv

ely

for u

s.

• W

e ha

ve d

ifficu

lty fo

rmin

g he

alth

y ad

ult r

elati

onsh

ips.

• W

e ju

dge

ours

elve

s ha

rshl

y, e

spec

ially

whe

n th

ings

did

not

go

perf

ectly

.

• W

e ar

e pr

one

to a

ddic

tion

to a

lcoh

ol o

r dru

gs, s

elf h

arm

, or s

elf

dest

ructi

ve b

ehav

ior.

• W

e ar

e ei

ther

ext

rem

ely

resp

onsib

le o

r irr

espo

nsib

le b

roug

ht o

n by

a

lack

of g

ood

exam

ple

grow

ing

up.

• W

e ov

erre

act t

o ch

ange

.

• W

e ge

t ang

ry fr

eque

ntly

or e

asily

, and

tend

to is

olat

e.

• W

e co

nsta

ntly

see

k ap

prov

al a

nd a

ffirm

ation

.

• W

e ha

d to

gro

w u

p to

o so

on, l

ose

child

like

qual

ities

of i

nnoc

ence

due

to

havi

ng to

take

on

maj

or re

spon

sibili

ties

at a

n ea

rly a

ge.

How

We

Find

Rec

over

yTh

roug

h a

rela

tions

hip

with

Jesu

s C

hrist

as

Savi

or a

nd H

ighe

r Pow

er, a

nd b

y w

orki

ng th

e 8

reco

very

prin

cipl

es a

nd th

e C

hrist

-cen

tere

d 12

ste

ps, w

e ca

n fin

d fr

eedo

m fr

om o

ur h

urts

, han

g up

s an

d ha

bits

.

CharacteristicsofanAdultChildofFamilyDysfunctionin

RecoveryMayIncludebutarenotlimitedto:

• Ac

cept

Jesu

s C

hrist

as

Hig

her P

ower

• W

ork

the

12 s

tep

reco

very

pro

cess

dili

gent

ly a

nd c

onsis

tent

ly. W

e re

cogn

ize

we

are

pow

erle

ss to

hea

l fro

m th

e da

mag

ed e

moti

ons

resu

lting

from

our

chi

ldho

od.

• W

e co

me

to b

elie

ve th

at w

e m

atter

to G

od a

nd H

e lo

ves

us a

s H

is ch

ild.

• W

e lo

ok to

God

and

His

Wor

d to

find

our

iden

tity

as w

orth

whi

le a

nd

love

d hu

man

bei

ngs.

• W

e le

arn

that

the

emoti

ons

we

are

feel

ing

are

very

real

and

nee

d to

be

ackn

owle

dged

.

• W

e le

arn

how

to o

rgan

ize

our e

moti

ons.

Firs

t by

by n

otici

ng th

em, t

hen

hono

ring

them

, org

aniz

ing

them

, and

sha

ring

them

with

God

and

at

leas

t one

oth

er p

erso

n.

• W

e le

arn

to o

ffer f

orgi

vene

ss to

thos

e w

ho h

ave

hurt

us

and

mak

e am

ends

for h

arm

we’

ve d

one

to o

ther

s.

• W

e gr

adua

lly re

leas

e th

e bu

rden

of u

nexp

ress

ed g

rief,

slow

ly m

ove

out

of th

e pa

st, a

nd n

o lo

nger

allo

w it

to c

ontr

ol u

s.

• W

e ca

n se

t cle

ar li

mita

tions

and

bou

ndar

ies.

• Be

com

e an

adu

lt w

ho is

no

long

er im

priso

ned

by c

hild

hood

reac

tions

.

• W

e ar

e w

illin

g to

mat

ure

in o

ur re

latio

nshi

p w

ith G

od a

nd o

ther

s.

• W

e co

me

to b

elie

ve th

at G

od w

on’t

was

te th

e hu

rt in

our

live

s.

• In

our

reco

very

, we

beco

me

will

ing

to b

e us

ed b

y G

od to

brin

g ho

pe to

ot

hers

with

sim

ilar s

trug

gles

.

Small G

roup Guidelines

1. Keep your sharing focused on your ow

n thoughts, feelings, and actions. Please lim

it your sharing to three to five m

inutes.

2. There is N

O cross-talk please. C

ross-talk is when tw

o people engage in a dialogue during the m

eeting. Each person sharing is free to express feelings w

ithout interruptions.

3. W

e are here to support one another. We w

ill not attem

pt to “fix” one another.

4. Anonym

ity and confidentiality are basic requirements.

What is shared in the group stays in the group. The only

exception is when som

eone threatens to injure themselves

or others.

5. O

ffensive language has no place in a Christ-centered

recovery group.

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umbers

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ExploringtheissueofGamblingAddiction

If, w

hen

you

hone

stly

wan

t to,

you

find

you

can

not q

uit g

ambl

ing

entir

ely,

or i

f you

hav

e litt

le c

ontr

ol o

ver t

he a

mou

nt y

ou b

et, y

ou a

re

prob

ably

a c

ompu

lsive

gam

bler

. A c

ompu

lsive

gam

bler

is d

escr

ibed

as

a p

erso

n w

hose

gam

blin

g ha

s ca

used

gro

win

g an

d co

ntinu

ing

prob

lem

s in

any

dep

artm

ent o

f his

or h

er li

fe.

Characteristicsofsomeonestrugglingwithagambling

addictionmayinclude,butarenotlimitedto:

• M

y ga

mbl

ing

mak

es m

e ca

rele

ss o

f the

wel

fare

of m

ysel

f and

/or

my

fam

ily.

• I h

ave

borr

owed

mon

ey, s

old

poss

essio

ns, a

nd/o

r com

mitt

ed a

n ill

egal

act

to fi

nanc

e ga

mbl

ing.

• Aft

er lo

sing

I fel

t the

nee

d to

retu

rn a

s so

on a

s po

ssib

le a

nd w

in

back

my

loss

es o

r aft

er a

win

had

a s

tron

g ur

ge to

retu

rn a

nd w

in

mor

e.•

I hav

e lo

st ti

me

at w

ork,

sch

ool,

hom

e, a

nd w

ith fr

iend

s to

gam

ble.

• At

tim

es, I

hav

e be

en d

efen

sive

abou

t my

gam

blin

g an

d ju

stifie

d m

y rig

ht to

gam

blin

g, e

spec

ially

whe

n tr

ying

to e

scap

e w

orry

or s

tres

s.•

I was

trap

ped

in th

e ill

usio

n of

“jus

t one

mor

e tim

e.” O

r “th

is tim

e it

will

be

diffe

rent

.”•

Whe

n I d

id s

eek

help

I w

as o

nly

look

ing

for t

he p

ain

to g

o aw

ay.

• M

y tr

ack

reco

rd s

how

s th

at it

is im

poss

ible

for m

e to

gam

ble

in

any

form

.

How

We

Find

Rec

over

yTh

roug

h a

rela

tions

hip

with

Jesu

s C

hrist

as

Savi

or a

nd H

ighe

r Pow

er,

and

by w

orki

ng th

roug

h th

e 8

reco

very

prin

cipl

es a

nd th

e C

hrist

-ce

nter

ed 1

2 st

eps,

we

can

find

free

dom

from

out

hur

ts, h

ang

ups

and

habi

ts.

Characteristicsofsomeoneinrecoveryforgamblingaddiction

mayinclude,butarenotlimitedto:

• Ac

cept

Jesu

s C

hrist

as

Hig

her P

ower

.•

Wor

king

the

12 s

tep

reco

very

pro

cess

dili

gent

ly a

nd c

onsis

tent

ly.

• Li

ving

with

out g

ambl

ing

one

day

at a

tim

e w

ith th

e he

lp o

f the

H

ighe

r Pow

er, J

esus

Chr

ist.

• St

ayin

g aw

ay fr

om th

at fi

rst b

et. I

f the

re is

n’t a

firs

t one

, the

re

cann

ot b

e a

10th

one

. And

whe

n fr

ee o

f gam

blin

g, li

fe b

ecom

es

muc

h m

ore

man

agea

ble.

• Ex

perie

ncin

g th

e tr

ue p

eace

and

ser

enity

you

hav

e be

en s

eeki

ng.

• Re

stor

ing

and

deve

lopi

ng s

tron

ger r

elati

onsh

ips

with

God

and

w

ith o

ther

s.•

Stop

rely

ing

on d

ysfu

nctio

nal,

com

pulsi

ve, a

nd a

ddic

tive

beha

vior

s as

a te

mpo

rary

“fix”

for p

ain.

• Le

arni

ng h

ow to

ser

ve o

ther

s ou

t of t

he fr

eedo

m y

ou a

re fi

ndin

g.

Small G

roup Guidelines

1. Keep your sharing focused on your ow

n thoughts, feelings, and actions. Please lim

it your sharing to three to five m

inutes.

2. There is N

O cross-talk please. C

ross-talk is when tw

o people engage in a dialogue during the m

eeting. Each person sharing is free to express feelings w

ithout interruptions.

3. W

e are here to support one another. We w

ill not attem

pt to “fix” one another.

4. Anonym

ity and confidentiality are basic requirements.

What is shared in the group stays in the group. The only

exception is when som

eone threatens to injure themselves

or others.

5. O

ffensive language has no place in a Christ-centered

recovery group.

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ExploringtheIssueofSexualAddiction

Our

lust

oft

en b

egin

s as

an

over

pow

erin

g de

sire

for p

leas

urab

le re

lief.

We

may

be

runn

ing

from

an

inne

r pai

n, lo

nelin

ess,

empti

ness

, or a

n in

secu

rity,

and

find

that

sex

is

the

best

way

to c

ope.

Lus

t, po

rnog

raph

y, s

ex w

ith o

urse

lves

or w

ith o

ther

s ca

n br

iefly

di

ssol

ve te

nsio

n. It

can

mom

enta

rily

relie

ve d

epre

ssio

n, re

solv

e co

nflic

t, an

d ev

en

prov

ide

the

mea

ns to

esc

ape

from

or d

eal w

ith li

fe’s

seem

ingl

y un

bear

able

situ

ation

s.

How

ever

, tha

t ple

asur

e oft

en b

rings

with

it m

ore

tens

ion,

dep

ress

ion,

rage

, gui

lt, a

nd

even

phy

sical

dist

ress

. The

cyc

le c

ontin

ues

as w

e tr

y to

relie

ve th

is ne

w p

ain,

lead

ing

to m

ore

sex,

por

nogr

aphy

and

lust

. We

live

in d

enia

l in

orde

r to

avoi

d re

cogn

izin

g ju

st h

ow m

uch

our a

ddic

tion

cont

rols

our l

ife. A

s w

e co

ntinu

e in

our

sel

f des

truc

tive

beha

vior

s, se

xual

add

ictio

n je

opar

dize

s ou

r rel

ation

ship

s, he

alth

, job

s, m

oral

s an

d va

lues

. Ulti

mat

ely,

sex

ual a

ddic

tion

take

s th

e pl

ace

of G

od in

our

live

s as

a c

opin

g m

echa

nism

to d

eal w

ith li

fe’s

hard

ship

s.

CharacteristicsofSomeoneStrugglingwithSexualAddiction

mayinclude,butarenotlimitedto:

• En

gage

d in

pro

misc

uity

and

illic

it re

latio

nshi

ps.

• En

gage

d in

sex

with

sel

f, ph

one

sex,

cyb

erse

x, p

orno

grap

hy, s

ex o

utsid

e of

mar

riage

, hoo

k up

s•

Livi

ng a

dou

ble

life

• Ju

mp

from

rela

tions

hip

to re

latio

nshi

p•

Alw

ays

look

ing

for t

he “p

erfe

ct” r

elati

onsh

ip to

fulfi

ll w

ants

• U

se s

exua

l act

s as

a w

ay to

cop

e or

esc

ape.

• Pu

rsui

t of s

ex h

as h

arm

ed o

r des

troy

ed y

our m

arria

ge re

latio

nshi

p•

Una

ble

to li

mit

or s

top

actin

g ou

t•

Can

not r

esist

sex

ual i

mag

es•

Feel

gui

lty a

fter

acti

ng o

ut•

Lega

l iss

ues

from

a s

exua

l offe

nse

• D

enie

s th

e se

xual

add

ictio

n is

a pr

oble

m•

Esca

latin

g to

lera

nce

for h

igh

risk

beha

vior

How

We

Find

Rec

over

yTh

roug

h a

rela

tions

hip

with

Jesu

s C

hrist

as

Savi

or a

nd H

ighe

r Pow

er, a

nd b

y w

orki

ng

the

8 re

cove

ry p

rinci

ples

and

the

Chr

ist-c

ente

red

12 s

teps

, we

can

find

free

dom

from

ou

r hur

ts, h

ang

ups

and

habi

ts.

CharacteristicsofSomeoneinRecoveryforSexualAddiction

mayinclude,butarenotlimitedto:

• Ac

cept

Jesu

s C

hrist

as

Hig

her P

ower

• W

orki

ng th

e 12

ste

p re

cove

r pro

cess

dili

gent

ly a

nd c

onsis

tent

ly.

• Sh

iftin

g ou

r wor

ship

from

our

sex

ualit

y to

God

.•

Find

ing

heal

thy

copi

ng m

echa

nism

s fo

r neg

ative

feel

ings

, em

otion

s, an

d ci

rcum

stan

ces.

• D

evel

opin

g a

heal

thy

iden

tity

and

positi

ve s

elf w

orth

that

com

es fr

om

God

, not

our

bod

ies

or o

ther

s.•

Lear

ning

to lo

ve o

urse

lves

as

God

love

s us

, so

know

ing

we

are

wor

th

the

wor

k it

take

s fo

r Him

to h

eal u

s.•

Emoti

onal

ly c

onne

cting

with

God

, sel

f, an

d ot

hers

, and

dev

elop

ing

safe

rela

tions

hips

.•

Not

eng

agin

g in

sex

with

sel

f, ph

one

sex,

cyb

erse

x, p

orno

grap

hy, o

r a

sexu

al re

latio

nshi

p ou

tsid

e of

mar

riage

.•

Seek

ing

a bi

blic

al d

efini

tion

of h

ealth

y se

xual

ity.

• Be

com

e w

illin

g to

exp

erie

nce,

grie

f, fo

rgiv

enes

s, an

d ac

cept

ance

.•

Disc

erni

ng th

e di

ffere

nce

betw

een

phys

ical

“nee

d” a

nd “w

ant”

• Av

oid

cros

s ov

er a

ddic

tions

; i.e

. foo

d/al

coho

l/dru

gs/c

odep

ende

ncy

• Av

oid

peop

le, p

lace

s, an

d th

ings

that

tem

pt u

s to

act

out

.•

In o

ur re

cove

ry, w

e be

com

e w

illin

g to

be

used

by

God

to b

ring

hope

to

othe

rs w

ith s

imila

r str

uggl

es.

Small G

roup Guidelines

1. Keep your sharing focused on your ow

n thoughts, feelings, and actions. Please lim

it your sharing to three to five m

inutes.

2. There is N

O cross-talk please. C

ross-talk is when tw

o people engage in a dialogue during the m

eeting. Each person sharing is free to express feelings w

ithout interruptions.

3. W

e are here to support one another. We w

ill not attem

pt to “fix” one another.

4. Anonym

ity and confidentiality are basic requirements.

What is shared in the group stays in the group. The only

exception is when som

eone threatens to injure themselves

or others.

5. O

ffensive language has no place in a Christ-centered

recovery group.

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ExploringSexualIntegrityIssues

As

wom

en, s

exua

l add

ictio

n is

uniq

ue.

We

ratio

naliz

ed o

ur s

exua

l beh

avio

rs. A

s w

e liv

ed a

dou

ble

life,

we

beca

me

disc

onne

cted

from

real

ity m

akin

g tr

ue in

timac

y w

ith a

noth

er im

poss

ible

. W

e ca

rrie

d th

is be

havi

or fr

om re

latio

nshi

p to

rela

tions

hip

and

even

into

our

m

arria

ges.

We

have

lear

ned

to n

umb

our f

eelin

gs a

nd to

cop

e w

ith o

ur in

adeq

uaci

es b

y re

achi

ng o

ut fo

r a c

ure

that

wou

ld u

ltim

atel

y de

stro

y us

. Thi

s in

effe

ct d

efine

d ou

r bel

ief s

yste

m in

a w

ay th

at w

as n

ot in

line

with

God

’s pl

an fo

r sex

ualit

y.Ev

entu

ally

, our

beh

avio

rs re

sulte

d in

losin

g re

latio

nshi

ps, o

ur m

arria

ges,

jobs

, an

d m

ater

ial p

osse

ssio

ns a

nd in

som

e ca

ses,

our c

hild

ren.

CharacteristicsofSomeoneStrugglingwithSexualIntegrity

Issues,mayincludebutarenotlimitedto:

• En

gage

d in

pro

misc

uity

and

illic

it re

latio

nshi

ps

• En

gage

d in

sex

with

sel

f, ph

one

sex,

cyb

erse

x, p

orno

grap

hy, s

ex o

utsid

e of

mar

riage

, hoo

k-up

s

• En

gage

d in

exo

tic d

anci

ng, e

scor

t ser

vice

s or

pro

stitu

tion

• Pe

rcei

ve a

ttra

ction

, att

achm

ent,

and

sex

as b

asic

hum

an n

eeds

, as

with

fo

od a

nd w

ater

• Je

opar

dize

d ou

r mor

als

and

our r

elati

onsh

ips

• Li

ved

a do

uble

life

• La

cks

self-

wor

th

• Fe

ars

intim

acy

• Fe

els

aban

done

d

• N

eed

to b

e in

con

trol

• Es

cala

ting

tole

ranc

e fo

r hig

h-ris

k be

havi

or

• D

efini

ng “w

ants

” as

“nee

ds”

How

We

Find

Rec

over

yTh

roug

h a

rela

tions

hip

with

Jesu

s C

hrist

as

Savi

or a

nd H

ighe

r Pow

er, a

nd b

y w

orki

ng th

roug

h th

e 8

reco

very

prin

cipl

es a

nd th

e C

hrist

-cen

tere

d 12

ste

ps,

we

can

find

free

dom

from

our

hur

ts, h

ang

ups,

and

habi

ts.

CharacteristicsofSomeoneinRecoveryforSexualIntegrity

Issues,mayincludebutarenotlimitedto:

• Ac

cept

Jesu

s C

hrist

as

high

er p

ower

• W

orki

ng th

e 12

-ste

p re

cove

ry p

roce

ss d

ilige

ntly

and

con

siste

ntly

• Sh

iftin

g ou

r wor

ship

from

our

sex

ualit

y to

God

• Fi

ndin

g he

alth

y co

ping

mec

hani

sms

for n

egati

ve fe

elin

gs, e

moti

ons,

and

circ

umst

ance

s

• D

evel

opin

g a

heal

thy

iden

tity

and

positi

ve s

elf-

wor

th th

at c

omes

from

G

od, n

ot o

ur b

odie

s or

oth

ers

• Le

arni

ng to

love

our

selv

es a

s G

od lo

ves

us, s

o kn

owin

g w

e ar

e w

orth

the

wor

k it

take

s fo

r Him

to h

eal u

s

• Em

otion

ally

con

necti

ng w

ith G

od, s

elf,

and

othe

rs a

nd d

evel

opin

g sa

fe

rela

tions

hips

• N

ot e

ngag

ing

in s

ex w

ith s

elf,

phon

e se

x, c

yber

sex

, por

nogr

aphy

or a

se

xual

rela

tions

hip

outs

ide

of m

arria

ge

• Se

ekin

g a

Bibl

ical

defi

nitio

n of

Hea

lthy

Sexu

ality

• Be

com

e w

illin

g to

exp

erie

nce

grie

f, fo

rgiv

enes

s an

d ac

cept

ance

• D

iscer

ning

the

diffe

renc

e be

twee

n ph

ysic

al “n

eed”

and

“wan

t”

• Av

oid

cros

s-ov

er a

ddic

tions

; ie,

food

/alc

ohol

/dru

gs

• Id

entif

y tr

igge

rs

• Av

oid

peop

le, p

lace

s, an

d th

ings

that

tem

pt u

s to

act

out

• In

our

reco

very

we

beco

me

will

ing

to b

e us

ed b

y G

od to

brin

g ho

pe to

ot

hers

with

sim

ilar s

trug

gles

Small G

roup Guidelines

1. Keep your sharing focused on your ow

n thoughts, feelings, and actions. Please lim

it your sharing to three to five m

inutes.

2. There is N

O cross-talk please. C

ross-talk is when tw

o people engage in a dialogue during the m

eeting. Each person sharing is free to express feelings w

ithout interruptions.

3. W

e are here to support one another. We w

ill not attem

pt to “fix” one another.

4. Anonym

ity and confidentiality are basic requirements.

What is shared in the group stays in the group. The only

exception is when som

eone threatens to injure themselves

or others.

5. O

ffensive language has no place in a Christ-centered

recovery group.

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ecovery®

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AN

D

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ExploringFoodandBodyImageIssues

An u

nhea

lthy

rela

tions

hip

with

food

and

/or o

ur b

odie

s be

gins

and

con

tinue

s fo

r man

y di

ffere

nt re

ason

s. F

ood

may

be

used

as

a co

ping

mec

hani

sm to

eas

e ne

gativ

e fe

elin

gs, e

moti

ons,

and

circ

umst

ance

s, to

hav

e co

ntro

l in

one

area

of

our

cha

otic

life,

or t

o ch

ange

our

bod

y to

fit a

n im

agin

ed s

tand

ard

that

will

br

ing

fulfi

llmen

t, pe

ace,

and

acc

epta

nce.

We

may

be

livin

g a

doub

le li

fe, s

ecre

tly a

cting

out

, ash

amed

of o

ur la

ck

of c

ontr

ol, o

ur b

odie

s, ou

r des

truc

tive

and

irrati

onal

beh

avio

rs. W

e m

ay

ratio

naliz

e ou

r beh

avio

rs, j

ustif

ying

our

unh

ealth

y re

latio

nshi

p w

ith fo

od a

s “h

ealth

con

scio

us.”

We

may

jeop

ardi

ze o

ur re

latio

nshi

ps, h

ealth

, job

s, m

oral

s, an

d va

lues

to c

ontin

ue in

our

sel

f-de

stru

ctive

beh

avio

rs.

CharacteristicsofSomeoneStrugglingwithFood

andBodyImageIssues,MayIncludebut

AreNotLimitedTo:

• In

abili

ty to

disc

ern

whe

n ph

ysic

ally

hun

gry

or p

hysic

ally

full

• Ex

cess

ive

or c

ompu

lsive

con

sum

ption

of f

ood

(bin

gein

g) a

nd/o

r getti

ng

rid o

f foo

d (p

urgi

ng)

• Se

lf-in

duce

d st

arva

tion,

exc

essiv

e us

e of

laxa

tives

, ene

mas

, “di

et” p

ills,

or m

edic

ation

s fo

r wei

ght l

oss

• Ex

cess

ive

and/

or u

nhea

lthy

wei

ght l

oss

• O

bses

sion

with

bod

y w

eigh

t and

sha

pe•

Spen

ding

the

maj

ority

of y

our d

ay th

inki

ng a

bout

food

, whe

n yo

u’ll

eat,

wha

t you

’ll e

at, h

ow y

our b

ody

look

s, ho

w m

uch

you

wei

gh, e

tc.

• Be

lief t

here

is o

ne o

r mor

e pe

rfec

t die

t, pr

ogra

m, p

lan,

pill

, or e

xerc

ise

that

will

be

“the

ans

wer

”•

Low

sel

f-es

teem

and

/or n

egati

ve b

ody

imag

e•

Emoti

onal

disc

onne

ct fr

om s

elf,

othe

rs, a

nd G

od

How

We

Find

Rec

over

yTh

roug

h a

rela

tions

hip

with

Jesu

s C

hrist

as

Savi

or a

nd H

ighe

r Pow

er, a

nd b

y w

orki

ng th

roug

h th

e 8

reco

very

prin

cipl

es a

nd th

e C

hrist

-cen

tere

d 12

ste

ps,

we

can

find

free

dom

from

our

hur

ts, h

ang

ups,

and

habi

ts.

CharacteristicsofSomeoneinRecoveryforFood

andBodyImageIssues,MayIncludebut

AreNotLimitedTo:

• Ac

cept

Jesu

s C

hrist

as

high

er p

ower

• W

orki

ng th

e 12

-ste

p re

cove

ry p

roce

ss d

ilige

ntly

and

con

siste

ntly

• Sh

iftin

g ou

r wor

ship

from

food

and

our

bod

ies

to G

od•

Find

ing

heal

thy

copi

ng m

echa

nism

s fo

r neg

ative

feel

ings

, em

otion

s, an

d ci

rcum

stan

ces

• D

evel

opin

g a

heal

thy

iden

tity

and

positi

ve s

elf-

wor

th th

at c

omes

from

G

od, n

ot o

ur b

odie

s or

oth

ers

• Le

arni

ng to

love

our

selv

es a

s G

od lo

ves

us, s

o kn

owin

g w

e ar

e w

orth

th

e w

ork

it ta

kes

for H

im to

hea

l us

• Em

otion

ally

con

necti

ng w

ith G

od, s

elf,

and

othe

rs a

nd d

evel

opin

g sa

fe

rela

tions

hips

• V

iew

ing

food

as

fuel

for o

ur b

ody,

and

as

som

ethi

ng th

at G

od g

ave

us

to e

njoy

• Le

arni

ng a

nd li

sten

ing

to o

ur b

ody’

s cu

es fo

r hun

ger,

fulln

ess,

and

wha

t fo

ods

to e

at•

Disc

erni

ng th

e di

ffere

nce

betw

een

phys

ical

and

em

otion

al h

unge

r•

Dec

reas

ing

obse

ssio

n w

ith fo

od a

nd b

ody,

repl

aced

with

sel

f-ac

cept

ance

, con

tent

men

t, pe

ace,

and

fulfi

llmen

t fro

m G

od•

Dev

elop

ing

a ba

lanc

ed, h

ealth

y ap

proa

ch to

food

and

hea

lth•

Hea

ling

our d

istor

ted

belie

fs a

bout

food

, our

selv

es, o

r our

bod

ies

Small G

roup Guidelines

1. Keep your sharing focused on your ow

n thoughts, feelings, and actions. Please lim

it your sharing to three to five m

inutes.

2. There is N

O cross-talk please. C

ross-talk is when tw

o people engage in a dialogue during the m

eeting. Each person sharing is free to express feelings w

ithout interruptions.

3. W

e are here to support one another. We w

ill not attem

pt to “fix” one another.

4. Anonym

ity and confidentiality are basic requirements.

What is shared in the group stays in the group. The only

exception is when som

eone threatens to injure themselves

or others.

5. O

ffensive language has no place in a Christ-centered

recovery group.

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umbers

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elebrate Recovery

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ExploringtheIssueofLoveandRelationshipAddiction

For m

ost w

omen

with

unh

ealth

y lo

ve a

nd re

latio

nshi

p ad

dicti

on, w

e ar

e de

alin

g w

ith d

epre

ssio

n, is

olati

on, a

nd a

lack

of t

rust

. Unh

ealth

y us

e of

love

and

re

latio

nshi

ps is

use

d as

a m

eans

of a

chie

ving

wor

th.

CharacteristicsofSomeoneStrugglingwithLoveand

RelationshipAddictionmayinclude,butarenotlimitedto:

• La

ck o

f nur

turin

g an

d att

entio

n w

hen

youn

g•

Feel

ing

isola

ted,

det

ache

d fr

om p

aren

ts a

nd fa

mily

• M

istak

e in

tens

ity fo

r inti

mac

y•

Hid

den

pain

• Se

ek to

avo

id re

jecti

on a

nd a

band

onm

ent a

t all

cost

• Af

raid

to tr

ust a

nyon

e in

a re

latio

nshi

p•

Inne

r rag

e ov

er la

ck o

f nur

turin

g, e

arly

aba

ndon

men

t•

Dep

ress

ed•

Man

ipul

ative

and

con

trol

ling

of o

ther

s•

Perc

eive

att

racti

on, a

ttac

hmen

t, an

d se

x as

bas

ic h

uman

nee

ds, a

s w

ith

food

and

wat

er•

Sens

e of

wor

thle

ssne

ss•

Esca

latin

g to

lera

nce

for h

igh-

risk

beha

vior

• Pr

esen

ce o

f oth

er a

ddic

tive

or c

ompu

lsive

pro

blem

s•

Usin

g ot

hers

to a

lter m

ood

or re

lieve

pai

n•

Exist

ence

of s

ecre

t “do

uble

life

”•

Defi

ning

“wan

ts” a

s “n

eeds

”•

Use

fant

asy

or u

nhea

lthy

rela

tions

hips

to e

scap

e pa

infu

l fee

lings

or r

ealit

y•

Unr

ealis

tic o

r unh

ealth

y ex

pect

ation

s w

ith o

ur s

pous

e

How

We

Find

Rec

over

yTh

roug

h a

rela

tions

hip

with

Jesu

s C

hrist

as

Savi

or a

nd H

ighe

r Pow

er, a

nd b

y w

orki

ng th

roug

h th

e 8

reco

very

prin

cipl

es a

nd th

e C

hrist

-cen

tere

d 12

ste

ps,

we

can

find

free

dom

from

our

hur

ts, h

ang

ups

and

habi

ts.

CharacteristicsofSomeoneinRecoveryforLoveand

RelationshipAddictionmayinclude,butarenotlimitedto:

• Ac

cept

Jesu

s C

hrist

as

Hig

her P

ower

• W

orki

ng th

e 12

ste

p re

cove

ry p

roce

ss d

ilige

ntly

and

con

siste

ntly

.•

Shift

ing

our w

orsh

ip fr

om o

ur s

exua

lity

to G

od.

• Fi

ndin

g he

alth

y co

ping

mec

hani

sms

for n

egati

ve fe

elin

gs, e

moti

ons,

and

circ

umst

ance

s.•

Dev

elop

ing

a he

alth

y id

entit

y an

d po

sitive

sel

f-w

orth

that

com

es fr

om

God

, not

our

bod

ies

or o

ther

s.•

Lear

ning

to lo

ve o

urse

lves

as

God

love

s us

, so

know

ing

we

are

wor

th th

e w

ork

it ta

kes

for H

im to

hea

l us.

• Em

otion

ally

con

necti

ng w

ith G

od, s

elf,

and

othe

rs, a

nd d

evel

opin

g sa

fe

rela

tions

hips

.•

Iden

tify

diffe

renc

e be

twee

n he

alth

y an

d un

heal

thy

rela

tions

hips

with

ot

hers

.•

Not

eng

agin

g in

sex

with

sel

f, ph

one

sex,

cyb

er s

ex, p

orno

grap

hy, f

anta

sy,

or a

sex

ual r

elati

onsh

ip o

utsid

e of

mar

riage

.•

Seek

ing

a bi

blic

al d

efini

tion

of h

ealth

y se

xual

ity.

• Be

com

e w

illin

g to

exp

erie

nce

grie

f, fo

rgiv

enes

s, an

d ac

cept

ance

.•

Disc

erni

ng th

e di

ffere

nce

betw

een

phys

ical

“nee

d” a

nd “w

ant”

• Av

oid

cros

s ov

er a

ddic

tions

; i.e

. foo

d/al

coho

l/dru

gs•

Iden

tify

trig

gers

• Av

oid

peop

le, p

lace

s, an

d th

ings

that

tem

pt u

s to

act

out

.•

In o

ur re

cove

ry, w

e be

com

e w

illin

g to

be

used

by

God

to b

ring

hope

to

othe

rs w

ith s

imila

r str

uggl

es.

Small G

roup Guidelines

1. Keep your sharing focused on your ow

n thoughts, feelings, and actions. Please lim

it your sharing to three to five m

inutes.

2. There is N

O cross-talk please. C

ross-talk is when tw

o people engage in a dialogue during the m

eeting. Each person sharing is free to express feelings w

ithout interruptions.

3. W

e are here to support one another. We w

ill not attem

pt to “fix” one another.

4. Anonym

ity and confidentiality are basic requirements.

What is shared in the group stays in the group. The only

exception is when som

eone threatens to injure themselves

or others.

5. O

ffensive language has no place in a Christ-centered

recovery group.

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ExploringtheIssueofBeingaCo-DependentWoman

inaRelationshipWithaSexuallyAddictedMan

Man

y of

us

blam

e ou

rsel

ves

for t

he a

ddic

t’s b

ehav

ior:

We

tell

ours

elve

s, “If

onl

y I w

ere

mor

e att

racti

ve, t

hinn

er, t

alle

r, sh

orte

r, et

c.—

if on

ly I

wer

e m

ore

sexu

al.”

We

give

in to

oth

ers’

beha

vior

s, on

ly to

lose

our

selv

es in

the

proc

ess.

Som

etim

es, w

e ha

ve e

ven

parti

cipa

ted

in th

eir s

exua

l fa

ntas

ies,

or jo

ined

in b

y us

ing

porn

ogra

phy

with

them

, lea

ving

us

feel

ing

used

and

abu

sed.

Som

e of

us

igno

red

or d

id n

ot re

cogn

ize

the

signs

that

the

addi

ct w

as li

ving

a s

ecre

t life

.

Man

y of

us

blam

e th

e ad

dict

and

thei

r beh

avio

r for

eve

ry p

robl

em

in o

ur re

latio

nshi

p. W

e be

lieve

that

if th

ey w

ould

onl

y ch

ange

th

en e

very

thin

g w

ould

be

fine.

In e

ssen

ce, c

o-de

pend

ents

are

ad

dict

ed to

thei

r spo

use’

s be

havi

ors.

The

y ei

ther

giv

e in

to th

e ad

dict

, try

to c

ontr

ol th

em, o

r mak

e th

em s

top.

We

have

som

etim

es p

rete

nded

to fa

mily

, frie

nds,

and

co-w

orke

rs

that

eve

ryth

ing

is “w

onde

rful

.” W

e ha

ve b

een

unfo

rgiv

ing

and

som

etim

es p

unish

ing

tow

ard

the

addi

ct.

CharacteristicsofaCo-DependentWomaninaRelationship

withaSexuallyAddictedManmayincludebutarenotlimited

to: •

Hav

ing

a sp

ouse

who

con

tinua

lly e

scap

es to

por

nogr

aphi

c m

ater

ial.

• H

avin

g a

spou

se w

ho is

cur

rent

ly h

avin

g or

has

had

an

affai

r.•

You,

you

rsel

f, ar

e ha

ving

an

affai

r.•

Issu

es d

ealin

g w

ith m

oles

tatio

n an

d ab

use

from

a s

pous

e.•

Thei

r spo

use

enga

ges

with

sex

wor

kers

.

How

We

Find

Rec

over

yTh

roug

h a

rela

tions

hip

with

Jesu

s C

hrist

as

Savi

or a

nd H

ighe

r Po

wer

, and

by

wor

king

thro

ugh

the

8 re

cove

ry p

rinci

ples

and

the

Chr

ist-c

ente

red

12 s

teps

, we

can

find

free

dom

from

our

hur

ts,

hang

ups

and

hab

its.

CharacteristicsofSomeoneinRecoveryforBeinga

Co-DependentWomaninaRelationshipwithaSexually

AddictedManMayInclude,ButarenotLimitedto:

• Ac

cept

Jesu

s C

hrist

as

Hig

her P

ower

.•

Wor

king

the

12 s

tep

reco

very

pro

cess

dili

gent

ly a

nd

cons

isten

tly.

• Re

cogn

ize

the

stru

ggle

s of

oth

er c

o-de

pend

ents

.•

Lear

n he

alth

y, C

hristi

an v

alue

s fo

r fam

ily ro

les

and

rule

s.•

Gai

n in

form

ation

abo

ut h

ealth

y se

xual

ity a

nd re

latio

nshi

ps.

• Br

eak

thro

ugh

deni

al a

nd o

ther

unh

ealth

y fa

mily

patt

erns

.•

Enco

urag

emen

t fro

m th

e gr

oup

to fi

nd p

eace

, str

engt

h, a

nd

grac

e th

roug

h a

pers

onal

rela

tions

hip

with

Jesu

s C

hrist

.•

Build

hea

lthy

rela

tions

hips

by

findi

ng lo

ve a

nd a

ccep

tanc

e in

a

“saf

e” p

lace

to s

hare

.•

Real

ize

that

we

coul

d no

t con

trol

the

addi

ct o

r the

ir be

havi

or.

• U

nder

stan

d th

at o

ur p

robl

ems

are

emoti

onal

and

spi

ritua

l.•

Face

our

den

ial a

nd a

ccep

t the

trut

h ab

out o

ur li

ves,

and

our

past

issu

es.

• Re

aliz

e th

at b

lam

ing

ours

elve

s, tr

ying

to c

ontr

ol th

e ad

dict

an

d/or

igno

ring

thei

r beh

avio

r, re

fusin

g to

set

and

uph

old

our

own

pers

onal

bou

ndar

ies,

are

all s

igns

of c

o-ad

dicti

on.

• Ac

cept

resp

onsib

ility

for o

ur o

wn

actio

ns a

nd m

ake

Jesu

s th

e Lo

rd o

f our

live

s.•

Beco

me

dedi

cate

d to

lear

ning

abo

ut s

exua

l add

ictio

n an

d co

-add

ictio

n an

d be

com

ing

part

ners

with

our

spo

use

in

reco

very

.•

Real

ize

we

are

not r

espo

nsib

le fo

r the

ir ad

dicti

on o

r rec

over

y.

It is

not o

ur jo

b to

“fix”

them

.•

Find

hea

lthy

way

s to

rele

ase

our f

ears

and

ang

er a

nd re

fuse

to

use

ang

er in

appr

opria

tely

tow

ard

the

addi

ct.

• H

ave

a sa

fe p

lace

to s

hare

fear

s, hu

rt, o

r ang

er a

nd a

lso to

re

joic

e in

vic

torie

s.•

Face

our

ow

n de

fect

s an

d w

ork

thro

ugh

thes

e fe

elin

gs.

• Ta

ke th

e fo

cus

off o

f the

add

ict a

nd fo

cus

on G

od a

nd o

ur

own

thou

ghts

and

feel

ings

.

Small G

roup Guidelines

1. Keep your sharing focused on your ow

n thoughts, feelings, and actions. Please lim

it your sharing to three to five m

inutes.

2. There is N

O cross-talk please. C

ross-talk is when tw

o people engage in a dialogue during the m

eeting. Each person sharing is free to express feelings w

ithout interruptions.

3. W

e are here to support one another. We w

ill not attem

pt to “fix” one another.

4. Anonym

ity and confidentiality are basic requirements.

What is shared in the group stays in the group. The only

exception is when som

eone threatens to injure themselves

or others.

5. O

ffensive language has no place in a Christ-centered

recovery group.

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umbers

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ecovery®

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m A

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Issue Pamphlet

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ExploringtheIssueofAnger

Ther

e is

a pl

an a

nd a

pur

pose

for a

nger

in o

ur li

ves.

Ang

er is

one

of o

ur 1

0 ba

sic G

od-g

iven

em

otion

s an

d th

ere

are

cons

truc

tive

way

s to

dea

l with

and

ex

pres

s an

ger.

For m

any

of u

s, an

ger i

s th

e pr

imar

y w

ay w

e ch

oose

to e

xpre

ss

emoti

ons.

The

refo

re, a

nger

is a

n iss

ue th

at m

ust b

e m

anag

ed. W

e m

ust l

earn

to

reco

gniz

e ou

r unh

ealth

y pa

tter

ns o

f ang

er a

nd th

e em

otion

s an

d ci

rcum

stan

ces

that

pus

h us

to b

ecom

e de

stru

ctive

ly a

ngry

.

For u

s, an

ger i

s a

“misd

irecti

on,”

a ha

ng-u

p th

at w

e ha

ve d

evel

oped

to m

ask

hurt

or f

ear.

At it

’s co

re, o

ur a

nger

is a

n in

tent

to p

rese

rve

our p

erso

nal w

orth

, es

senti

al n

eeds

or b

asic

con

victi

ons.

We

may

feel

inte

nse

sham

e an

d gu

ilt o

ver t

he a

ction

s w

e ha

ve c

omm

itted

du

ring

our u

nhea

lthy

expr

essio

ns o

f ang

er. W

e vo

w n

ever

to a

ct th

at w

ay

agai

n, o

nly

to fi

nd o

urse

lves

bac

k in

the

sam

e sit

uatio

ns, u

nabl

e to

cha

nge

it by

ou

r ow

n po

wer

.

CharacteristicsofSomeoneStrugglingwithAngerIssuesmayinclude,

butarenotlimitedto:

• I h

ave

to ra

ise m

y vo

ice

to g

et m

y po

int a

cros

s.•

I bec

ome

impa

tient

eas

ily w

hen

thin

gs d

o no

t go

acco

rdin

g to

my

plan

s.

• W

hen

I am

disp

leas

ed w

ith s

omeo

ne, I

may

shu

t dow

n an

y co

mm

unic

ation

with

them

or w

ithdr

aw e

ntire

ly.

• I a

m a

nnoy

ed e

asily

whe

n ot

hers

don

’t ap

pear

sen

sitive

to m

y ne

eds

or c

onvi

ction

s.•

I do

not e

asily

forg

et w

hen

som

eone

“doe

s m

e w

rong

”•

Whe

n so

meo

ne c

onfr

onts

me

with

a m

isinf

orm

ed o

pini

on, I

am

thin

king

of

my

com

ebac

k w

hile

they

are

spe

akin

g.•

Whe

n I a

m fo

rced

to d

eal w

ith e

moti

ons

or c

ircum

stan

ces

that

I do

not

w

ant,

I bec

ome

rese

ntful

.•

I bec

ome

anno

yed

whe

n ot

hers

don

’t ho

ld th

emse

lves

to th

e sa

me

stan

dard

s th

at I

hold

mys

elf t

o.

• I o

ften

use

sar

casm

and

hum

or to

com

mun

icat

e a

poin

t. •

Peop

le ta

ke m

e se

rious

ly w

hen

I am

“agg

ress

ive.

”•

I may

act

kin

dly

tow

ard

othe

rs o

n th

e ou

tsid

e, y

et fe

el b

itter

and

fr

ustr

ated

on

the

insid

e.

• I fi

nd m

ysel

f ove

rrea

cting

to m

inor

inci

dent

s.

How

We

Find

Rec

over

yTh

roug

h a

rela

tions

hip

with

Jesu

s C

hrist

as

Savi

or a

nd H

ighe

r Pow

er, a

nd b

y w

orki

ng th

roug

h th

e 8

reco

very

prin

cipl

es a

nd th

e C

hrist

-cen

tere

d 12

ste

ps,

we

can

find

free

dom

from

our

hur

ts, h

ang

ups

and

habi

ts.

CharacteristicsofSomeoneinRecoveryforAngerIssuesmayinclude,butare

notlimitedto:

• W

e ha

ve a

ccep

ted

Jesu

s C

hrist

as

our H

ighe

r Pow

er.

• W

orki

ng th

e 12

ste

p re

cove

ry p

roce

ss d

ilige

ntly

and

con

siste

ntly

.•

We

are

lear

ning

that

Jesu

s ca

n be

trus

ted.

•

We

are

shift

ing

our f

ocus

from

our

selv

es a

nd o

ur d

esire

s to

ser

ve G

od

and

othe

rs.

• W

e ar

e le

arni

ng to

take

mor

e pe

rson

al re

spon

sibili

ty fo

r our

acti

ons

and

emoti

ons.

•

We

are

lear

ning

to “t

ake

a pa

use”

bef

ore

reac

ting.

• W

e ha

ve le

arne

d to

reco

gniz

e un

heal

thy

patt

erns

of a

nger

in o

ur li

ves.

• W

e ha

ve s

hare

d th

ose

patt

erns

and

“trig

gers

” with

at l

east

one

oth

er

pers

on a

nd a

re a

ccou

ntab

le to

them

for h

ow w

e de

al w

ith th

em.

• W

e ar

e le

arni

ng to

dea

l with

our

ang

er q

uick

ly.

• Ep

hesia

ns 4

:26,

“In

your

ang

er d

o no

t sin

; do

not l

et th

e su

n go

dow

n on

yo

ur a

nger

.”•

We

are

beco

min

g m

ore

com

fort

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Wel

com

e to

Cel

ebra

te R

ecov

ery!

Yo

u m

ay h

ave

com

e to

our

min

istry

bec

ause

of a

frie

nd’s

reco

mm

enda

tion.

May

be y

ou a

re h

ere

beca

use

you

saw

a fl

yer o

r he

ard

an a

nnou

ncem

ent h

ere

at o

ur c

hurc

h. R

egar

dles

s of

why

yo

u de

cide

d to

att

end,

we

are

SO g

lad

you

are

here

.

We

are

very

exc

ited

you

have

dec

ided

to s

tick

arou

nd fo

r our

O

pen

Shar

e G

roup

s. W

e w

ant t

o pr

ovid

e a

secu

re e

nviro

nmen

t in

our

Ope

n Sh

are

Gro

ups

that

kee

p yo

u co

min

g ba

ck! T

hat i

s w

hy w

e us

e th

e fo

llow

ing

five

guid

elin

es. T

hese

gui

delin

es e

nsur

e th

at n

o m

atter

wha

t gro

up y

ou d

ecid

e to

att

end,

it w

ill b

e an

ex

perie

nce

in w

hich

you

will

feel

saf

e an

d su

ppor

ted.

Thes

e Sm

all G

roup

Gui

delin

es a

re:

1.

Keep

you

r sha

ring

focu

sed

on y

our o

wn

thou

ghts

and

fe

elin

gs. L

imit

your

sha

ring

to th

ree

to fi

ve m

inut

es.

2.

Ther

e w

ill b

e N

O c

ross

-tal

k. C

ross

-tal

k is

whe

n tw

o in

divi

dual

s en

gage

in c

onve

rsati

on e

xclu

ding

all

othe

rs.

Each

per

son

shar

ing

is fr

ee to

exp

ress

feel

ings

with

out

inte

rrup

tions

.3.

W

e ar

e he

re to

sup

port

one

ano

ther

, not

“fix”

one

ano

ther

.4.

An

onym

ity a

nd c

onfid

entia

lity

are

basic

requ

irem

ents

. Wha

t is

shar

ed in

the

grou

p st

ays

in th

e gr

oup.

The

onl

y ex

cepti

on

is w

hen

som

eone

thre

aten

s to

inju

re th

emse

lves

or o

ther

s.5.

O

ffens

ive

lang

uage

has

no

plac

e in

a C

hrist

-cen

tere

d re

cove

ry g

roup

.

ExploringRecovery

After

att

endi

ng o

ur N

ewco

mer

s 10

1 gr

oup

you

may

stil

l be

stru

gglin

g to

find

the

right

Ope

n Sh

are

Gro

up fo

r you

. (Th

e go

al o

f N

ewco

mer

s 101

is to

exp

lain

how

Cel

ebra

te R

ecov

ery

wor

ks a

nd to

he

lp y

ou fi

nd a

n O

pen

Shar

e G

roup

.)

You

may

hav

e lo

oked

thro

ugh

our g

roup

des

crip

tions

and

not

fo

und

a gr

oup

that

spe

cific

ally

mee

ts y

our r

ecov

ery

need

s.

You

may

hav

e lo

oked

thro

ugh

our g

roup

des

crip

tions

and

dec

ided

th

at y

ou c

ould

be

in a

ny o

f the

m. Y

ou a

re u

nsur

e w

here

exa

ctly

to

sta

rt.

You

may

feel

mos

t com

fort

able

sta

rting

you

r rec

over

y jo

urne

y ar

ound

oth

ers

with

“mix

ed is

sues

”…

How

ever

, at s

ome

poin

t we

belie

ve th

ere

is po

wer

in b

eing

abl

e to

“nam

e” y

our s

peci

fic is

sue.

Con

sider

join

ing

a st

ep s

tudy

, if o

ne

is av

aila

ble,

to h

elp

you

dig

in to

you

r rec

over

y an

d to

hel

p yo

u id

entif

y th

e co

re is

sue

you

are

stru

gglin

g w

ith.

If yo

u fe

el o

verw

helm

ed b

ecau

se y

ou id

entif

y w

ith m

ore

than

one

iss

ue, w

e al

way

s re

com

men

d yo

u st

art y

our r

ecov

ery

jour

ney

with

th

e iss

ue th

at is

cau

sing

you,

or o

ther

s, th

e m

ost p

ain

right

now

.

How

We

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Rec

over

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end

our m

ixed

issu

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roup

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are

so g

lad

to h

ave

you

join

us

. Thi

s is

a gr

oup

that

will

hel

p yo

u ad

dres

s an

d be

gin

the

heal

ing

proc

ess

for y

our h

urt,

hang

-up,

or h

abit.

You

r str

uggl

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impo

rtan

t to

us,

and

we

look

forw

ard

to w

alki

ng w

ith y

ou o

n yo

ur u

niqu

e re

cove

ry jo

urne

y.

Thro

ugh

a re

latio

nshi

p w

ith Je

sus

Chr

ist a

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vior

and

Hig

her

Pow

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roug

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e 8

reco

very

prin

cipl

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nd th

e C

hrist

-cen

tere

d 12

ste

ps, w

e ca

n fin

d fr

eedo

m fr

om o

ur h

urts

, ha

ng u

ps a

nd h

abits

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Wha

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are.

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safe

and

lovi

ng p

lace

for t

hose

see

king

to fi

nd s

uppo

rt a

mid

men

tal

heal

th is

sue

and

dual

dia

gnos

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illin

g to

sup

port

men

tal h

ealth

thro

ugh

Chr

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acco

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bilit

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onso

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p.•

A sa

fe p

lace

to w

ork

thro

ugh

all o

f life

’s hu

rts,

hang

-ups

, and

hab

its.

Belie

ving

that

free

dom

in C

hrist

is s

omet

hing

that

can

be

com

plet

e ev

en

with

out p

hysic

al h

ealin

g.

Wha

t we

are

not.

• A

plac

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r jud

gmen

t.•

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plac

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cou

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Fift

y pe

rcen

t of a

ll ad

ults

will

exp

erie

nce

som

e fo

rm o

f men

tal h

ealth

issu

e in

th

eir l

ife. *

Thi

s ca

n m

ean

diffe

rent

thin

gs to

diff

eren

t peo

ple.

Ulti

mat

ely,

the

list o

f the

diff

eren

t typ

es o

f diso

rder

s is

too

larg

e fo

r one

info

rmati

onal

she

et.

“Men

tal H

ealth

Issu

e/M

enta

l Illn

ess

is an

ong

oing

con

ditio

n th

at a

ffect

s m

ood,

beh

avio

rs, a

nd th

inki

ng p

atter

ns w

hich

may

cau

se s

uffer

ing

and/

or m

ay

inte

rfer

e w

ith a

per

son’

s ab

ility

to fu

nctio

n w

ith ty

pica

l dai

ly a

ctivi

ties

on a

fr

eque

nt b

asis.

”

Just

like

any

oth

er o

rgan

in o

ur b

ody,

our

bra

ins

are

subj

ect t

o m

alfu

nctio

n fr

om ti

me

to ti

me.

In th

e sa

me

way

that

a h

eart

, lun

g, o

r kid

ney

can

mal

func

tion,

our

bra

ins

can

mal

func

tion.

Thi

s ca

n le

ad to

feel

ings

of

deva

stati

on, a

nger

, or l

onel

ines

s, fo

r exa

mpl

e. O

ften

the

resu

lt is

a fe

elin

g of

iso

latio

n, lo

ss o

f con

trol

, and

hop

eles

snes

s.

Freq

uent

ly, t

o ea

se th

ese

over

whe

lmin

g em

otion

s, pe

ople

will

use

unh

ealth

y co

ping

ski

lls. T

his

can

be th

roug

h un

heal

thy

rela

tions

hips

, at-

risk

beha

vior

s, su

bsta

nce

abus

e, e

tc.

Than

kful

ly, t

hrou

gh th

e lo

ving

gra

ce o

f Jes

us C

hrist

we

do n

ot h

ave

to

live

unde

r the

ass

umpti

on th

at w

e ha

ve n

o ho

pe. I

n 2

Cor

inth

ians

12:

9 (N

IV) w

e se

e G

od te

lling

us,

“My

grac

e is

suffi

cien

t for

you

, for

my

pow

er is

mad

e pe

rfec

t in

wea

knes

s.”

This

tells

us

that

whe

n w

e ar

e fe

elin

g w

eak,

God

ste

ps in

to fi

ll th

e ga

p fo

r us

if w

e le

t Him

.

Cel

ebra

te R

ecov

ery

is a

tool

to h

elp

us e

xper

ienc

e th

e fr

eedo

m th

at

com

es w

hen

we

allo

w G

od to

sta

nd in

the

gap

for u

s. U

tiliz

ing

the

12 S

teps

of R

ecov

ery

and

thei

r bib

lical

com

paris

ons,

alo

ng w

ith th

e 8

Prin

cipl

es b

ased

on

the

Beati

tude

s, w

e al

low

God

to w

ork

in o

ur li

ves.

In

Ste

p 3,

“We

mak

e a

deci

sion

to tu

rn o

ur li

ves

and

our w

ills

over

to

the

care

of G

od.”

Whe

n w

e st

op tr

ying

to g

et b

y un

der o

ur o

wn

pow

er

and

give

that

con

trol

ove

r to

God

, we

star

t liv

ing

unde

r His

pow

er. H

is “p

erfe

ct p

ower

” offe

rs h

ealin

g an

d ho

pe fr

om li

fe’s

hurt

s, h

ang-

ups,

and

habi

ts.

God

giv

es u

s th

e ab

ility

to c

ome

out o

f the

dar

knes

s th

at w

eigh

s so

he

avily

on

us. W

e ca

n fe

el w

hat i

t is

like

to w

alk

thro

ugh

life

with

hop

e fo

r a b

etter

tom

orro

w. W

e ca

n st

art b

uild

ing

rela

tions

hips

with

oth

ers

that

are

hea

lthy.

We

lear

n po

sitive

tool

s fo

r cop

ing

with

frus

trati

ons

and

then

inco

rpor

ate

thes

e to

ols

into

our

live

s.

Cel

ebra

te R

ecov

ery

cann

ot p

rom

ise p

hysic

al h

ealin

g fr

om y

our m

enta

l he

alth

issu

es, n

o m

ore

than

it c

an p

rom

ise h

ealin

g fo

r can

cer.

Wha

t we

can

offer

you

is th

is:

Cel

ebra

te R

ecov

ery

is…•

a sa

fe a

nd lo

ving

pla

ce fo

r tho

se s

eeki

ng to

find

sup

port

in th

e m

idst

of a

m

enta

l hea

lth is

sue

and

dual

dia

gnos

is.

• w

illin

g to

sup

port

men

tal h

ealth

thro

ugh

Chr

ist-c

ente

red

acco

unta

bilit

y an

d sp

onso

rshi

p.

• a

safe

pla

ce to

wor

k th

roug

h al

l of l

ife’s

hurt

s, ha

ng-u

ps, a

nd h

abits

be

lievi

ng th

at fr

eedo

m in

Chr

ist is

som

ethi

ng th

at c

an b

e co

mpl

ete

even

w

ithou

t phy

sical

hea

ling.

Cel

ebra

te R

ecov

ery

is no

t a re

plac

emen

t for

pro

fess

iona

l cou

nsel

ing,

th

erap

y, a

nd m

edic

al tr

eatm

ent.

We

are

here

to s

uppo

rt th

ose

effor

ts

and

enco

urag

e yo

u as

you

use

them

.

Livi

ng w

ith m

enta

l hea

lth is

sues

can

be

diffi

cult.

The

re is

no

deny

ing

that

fact

. But

livi

ng w

ith m

enta

l hea

lth is

sues

doe

s no

t hav

e to

be

a lif

elon

g se

nten

ce o

f mise

ry. Y

ou d

o ha

ve h

ope

for a

bett

er to

mor

row

. By

livin

g on

e da

y at

a ti

me,

one

mom

ent a

t a ti

me,

you

can

find

pea

ce. Y

ou

can

live

a lif

e th

at is

ext

raor

dina

ry.

*Cen

ters

for D

iseas

e C

ontr

ol a

nd P

reve

ntion

Small G

roup Guidelines

1. Keep your sharing focused on your ow

n thoughts, feelings, and actions. Please lim

it your sharing to three to five m

inutes.

2. There is N

O cross-talk please. C

ross-talk is when tw

o people engage in a dialogue during the m

eeting. Each person sharing is free to express feelings w

ithout interruptions.

3. W

e are here to support one another. We w

ill not attem

pt to “fix” one another.

4. Anonym

ity and confidentiality are basic requirements.

What is shared in the group stays in the group. The only

exception is when som

eone threatens to injure themselves

or others.

5. O

ffensive language has no place in a Christ-centered

recovery group.

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ExploringtheEffectsofTraumafromRacialInjustice

You

have

exp

erie

nced

som

e fo

rm o

f rac

ism, w

hich

has

dam

aged

you

r em

otion

s an

d id

entit

y in

way

s th

at c

ontin

ue to

affe

ct y

ou. Y

ou h

ave

deve

lope

d in

corr

ect

idea

s ab

out l

ife a

nd d

estr

uctiv

e w

ays

of d

ealin

g w

ith th

e pa

in. R

acism

hur

ts

indi

vidu

als,

com

mun

ities

, and

soc

iety

at l

arge

. Rac

ism is

mor

e th

an ju

st

wor

ds, b

elie

fs, a

nd a

ction

s. Ra

cism

incl

udes

the

barr

iers

that

pre

vent

peo

ple

from

enj

oyin

g di

gnity

and

equ

ality

bec

ause

of t

heir

race

. Rac

ism is

har

mfu

l em

otion

ally

and

phy

sical

ly, a

nd d

amag

es (a

ffect

s) y

our r

elati

onsh

ips

with

oth

ers.

Hea

ling

emoti

onal

ly, p

hysic

ally

, and

spi

ritua

lly fr

om th

e eff

ects

of r

acism

is

need

ed in

ord

er to

real

ize y

our t

rue

iden

tity.

CharacteristicsofSomeoneStrugglingwiththeEffectsof

TraumafromRacialInjusticemayinclude,butarenotlimitedto:

• La

ck d

igni

ty, s

igni

fican

ce, p

urpo

se, a

nd v

alue

as

a hu

man

.

• Fe

el is

olat

ed, h

elpl

ess,

and

hope

less

ther

e w

ill b

e ch

ange

.

• St

rugg

le w

ith fe

elin

gs a

bout

God

and

the

chur

ch in

rela

tion

to th

eir l

ife

expe

rienc

es o

f sys

tem

ic ra

cism

.

• Fe

el o

ut o

f con

trol

, def

eate

d, a

nd m

ay e

ngag

e in

com

pulsi

ve b

ehav

ior.

• Fe

el h

urt,

angr

y an

d/or

bitt

er, a

nd m

ay fe

el c

autio

us to

war

d pe

ople

in

aut

horit

y.

• Ex

perie

nce

mul

tiple

gen

erati

onal

con

sequ

ence

s of

raci

sm.

• D

esire

to h

ave

vict

ory

thro

ugh

Chr

ist o

ver t

he li

fe e

xper

ienc

e of

sy

stem

ic ra

cism

.

How

We

Find

Rec

over

yTh

roug

h a

rela

tions

hip

with

Jesu

s C

hrist

as

Savi

or a

nd H

ighe

r Pow

er, a

nd b

y w

orki

ng th

roug

h th

e 8

reco

very

prin

cipl

es a

nd th

e C

hrist

-cen

tere

d 12

ste

ps,

free

dom

and

hea

ling

are

poss

ible

. We

expe

rienc

e th

e tr

ue p

eace

and

ser

enity

w

e ha

ve b

een

seek

ing

whe

n w

e ad

mit

we

are

pow

erle

ss to

hea

l our

self

from

th

e eff

ects

of r

acia

l inj

ustic

e an

d w

e lo

ok to

God

’s w

ord

to fi

nd o

ur id

entit

y.

CharacteristicsofSomeoneinRecoveryfromtheEffectsof

RacialInjusticemayinclude,butarenotlimitedto:

• Fi

nd h

ealin

g fr

om th

e de

ep m

ulti-

gene

ratio

nal t

raum

a of

raci

al a

nd

syst

emic

inju

stice

.

• Ex

perie

nce

free

dom

from

the

grip

of b

elie

f sys

tem

s th

at c

omes

from

the

hurt

of r

acism

.

• Re

cogn

ize

that

you

are

pow

erle

ss to

hea

l the

dam

aged

em

otion

s re

sulti

ng

from

raci

sm.

• Ad

mit

that

God

’s pl

an fo

r you

r life

incl

udes

vic

tory

ove

r the

exp

erie

nce

of ra

cism

.

• U

nder

stan

d th

e pe

ople

and

sys

tem

s w

ho a

buse

d yo

u ar

e re

spon

sible

for

the

acts

com

mitt

ed a

gain

st y

ou. Y

ou w

ill n

ot a

ccep

t the

gui

lt an

d sh

ame

resu

lting

from

thos

e ab

usiv

e ac

ts.

• Re

cogn

ize

you

are

resp

onsib

le fo

r how

you

resp

ond

to th

e de

ep h

urt a

nd

pain

that

is c

ause

d by

the

offen

der.

• Lo

ok to

God

and

His

Wor

d to

find

you

r dig

nity

, sig

nific

ance

, pur

pose

and

va

lue,

as

hum

an b

eing

s.

• Sh

are

your

feel

ings

with

God

and

at l

east

one

oth

er p

erso

n to

hel

p id

entif

y th

e ar

eas

that

nee

d he

alin

g.

• Ac

cept

God

’s he

lp in

the

deci

sion

and

the

proc

ess

of fo

rgiv

ing

thos

e w

ho

have

per

petr

ated

aga

inst

you

.

• Re

cogn

ize

that

forg

iven

ess

is th

e ke

y to

long

-sta

ndin

g re

cove

ry.

• U

nder

stan

d th

at fo

rgiv

enes

s is

not j

ustif

ying

, min

imiz

ing,

or d

enyi

ng th

e pa

in y

ou h

ave

expe

rienc

ed.

• U

nder

stan

d th

at fo

rgiv

enes

s is

abou

t rel

easin

g th

e off

ende

r bac

k to

God

an

d tr

ustin

g th

at G

od w

ill b

ring

justi

ce.

• Re

aliz

e th

at G

od m

akes

all

thin

gs ri

ght f

or a

ll ge

nera

tions

.

• Be

use

d by

God

as

an in

stru

men

t of h

ealin

g an

d re

stor

ation

in th

e liv

es o

f oth

ers.

Small G

roup Guidelines

1. Keep your sharing focused on your ow

n thoughts, feelings, and actions. Please lim

it your sharing to three to five m

inutes.

2. There is N

O cross-talk please. C

ross-talk is when tw

o people engage in a dialogue during the m

eeting. Each person sharing is free to express feelings w

ithout interruptions.

3. W

e are here to support one another. We w

ill not attem

pt to “fix” one another.

4. Anonym

ity and confidentiality are basic requirements.

What is shared in the group stays in the group. The only

exception is when som

eone threatens to injure themselves

or others.

5. O

ffensive language has no place in a Christ-centered

recovery group.

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ans

and

thei

r fam

ily to

con

nect

. Mos

t mili

tary

fam

ilies

miss

the

cam

arad

erie

that

the

mili

tary

cul

ture

pro

vide

s. T

his

can

be a

chie

ved

thro

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are

Gro

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ExploringtheEffectsofMilitarySexualTrauma

Mili

tary

Sex

ual T

raum

a (M

ST) i

s a

phys

ical

and

psy

chol

ogic

al tr

aum

a. M

ST

resu

lts fr

om a

phy

sical

sex

ual a

ssau

lt, s

exua

l batt

ery,

or s

exua

l har

assm

ent

that

occ

urre

d w

hile

a v

eter

an w

as s

ervi

ng o

n ac

tive

duty

. We

defin

e it

as

“rep

eate

d, u

nsol

icite

d ve

rbal

or p

hysic

al s

exua

l con

tact

whi

ch is

thre

aten

ing

in n

atur

e.” M

ST in

clud

es a

ny s

exua

l acti

vity

invo

lvin

g so

meo

ne a

gain

st th

eir

will

for i

mpl

ied

bett

er tr

eatm

ent.

It al

so in

clud

es s

omeo

ne p

ress

ured

or

forc

ed in

to s

exua

l acti

vity

for o

ther

reas

ons.

MST

incl

udes

unw

ante

d se

xual

ad

vanc

es, s

exua

l tou

chin

g, g

rabb

ing,

thre

aten

ing,

mak

ing

offen

sive

rem

arks

ab

out a

per

son’

s bo

dy o

r sex

ual a

ctivi

ties.

CharacteristicsofSomeoneStrugglingwiththeEffectsof

MilitarySexualTraumaMayInclude,ButarenotLimitedto:

• Fe

el d

epre

ssed

, hav

ing

inte

nse,

sud

den

emoti

onal

reac

tions

to th

ings

, fe

elin

g, a

ngry

or i

rrita

ble

all t

he ti

me?

• Fe

el e

moti

onal

ly “fl

at”,

diffi

culty

exp

ress

ing

emoti

ons

like

love

or

happ

ines

s?

• H

ave

trou

ble

falli

ng o

r sta

ying

asle

ep, d

istur

bing

nig

htm

ares

?

• U

se d

rugs

or a

lcoh

ol to

dea

l with

the

emoti

onal

reac

tions

from

the

mem

orie

s of

the

sexu

al tr

aum

a?

• H

ave

trou

ble

stay

ing

focu

sed,

oft

en fi

nd y

our m

ind

won

derin

g, s

trug

gle

to re

mem

ber t

hing

s?

• O

ften

find

you

rsel

f bei

ng “t

rigge

red”

into

fear

of f

utur

e se

xual

trau

ma?

• Fe

el is

olat

ed o

r disc

onne

cted

from

oth

ers,

trou

ble

in re

latio

nshi

ps w

ith

empl

oyer

s or

aut

horit

y fig

ures

, diffi

culty

trus

ting

othe

rs?

• Ex

perie

nce

phys

ical

hea

lth p

robl

ems

such

as,

sexu

al d

ifficu

lties

, chr

onic

pa

in, w

eigh

t or e

ating

issu

es, g

astr

oint

estin

al is

sues

?

How

We

Find

Rec

over

yTh

roug

h a

rela

tions

hip

with

Jesu

s C

hrist

as

Savi

or a

nd H

ighe

r Pow

er, a

nd b

y w

orki

ng th

e 8

reco

very

prin

cipl

es a

nd th

e C

hrist

-cen

tere

d 12

ste

ps, w

e ca

n fin

d fr

eedo

m fr

om o

ur h

urts

, han

g up

s an

d ha

bits

.

CharacteristicsofSomeoneinRecoveryforMilitarySexual

TraumaMayIncludeButarenotLimitedto:

• Ac

cept

Jesu

s C

hrist

as

Hig

her P

ower

.

• W

orki

ng th

e 12

ste

p re

cove

ry p

roce

ss d

iligen

tly a

nd c

onsis

tent

ly. W

e re

cogn

ize th

at w

e ar

e po

wer

less

to h

eal t

he d

amag

ed e

moti

ons

resu

lting

fro

m o

ur M

ST. W

e lo

ok to

God

for t

he p

ower

to m

ake

us w

hole

.

• W

e ad

mit

that

God

’s pl

an fo

r our

live

s in

clud

es v

icto

ry o

ver t

he

expe

rienc

e of

abu

se.

• W

e un

ders

tand

the

peop

le w

ho a

buse

d us

are

resp

onsib

le fo

r the

ab

usiv

e ac

ts c

omm

itted

aga

inst

us.

We

will

not

acc

ept t

he g

uilt,

sha

me,

an

d fe

ar re

sulti

ng fr

om M

ST.

• W

e un

ders

tand

that

the

abus

e co

mm

itted

aga

inst

us

is no

t our

faul

t. W

e ar

e N

OT

GU

ILTY

.

• W

e lo

ok to

God

and

His

Wor

d to

find

our

iden

tity

as w

orth

whi

le a

nd

love

d hu

man

bei

ngs.

• W

e le

arn

the

emoti

ons

we

are

feel

ing

are

very

real

and

nee

d to

be

ackn

owle

dged

.

• W

e le

arn

how

to o

rgan

ize

our e

moti

ons.

Firs

t, by

noti

cing

them

, the

n ho

norin

g th

em, o

rgan

izin

g th

em, a

nd s

harin

g th

em w

ith G

od a

nd a

t le

ast o

ne o

ther

per

son.

• W

e do

n’t a

ccep

t res

pons

ibilit

y fo

r the

MST

itse

lf, b

ut d

o ac

cept

the

resp

onsib

ility

for o

ur re

spon

ses

to th

e M

ST.

• W

e ar

e w

illin

g to

acc

ept G

od’s

help

in th

e de

cisio

n an

d th

e pr

oces

s of

fo

rgiv

ing

thos

e w

ho h

ave

perp

etra

ted

agai

nst u

s.

• W

e co

me

to u

nder

stan

d th

at re

leas

ing

our o

ffend

er to

God

allo

ws

us to

m

ove

forw

ard

tow

ard

the

heal

ing

proc

ess.

• W

e co

me

to u

nder

stan

d th

at fo

rgiv

enes

s do

es n

ot n

eces

saril

y m

ean

reco

ncili

ation

with

my

offen

der

• W

e ar

e w

illin

g to

mat

ure

in o

ur re

latio

nshi

ps w

ith G

od a

nd o

ther

s.

• W

e co

me

to b

elie

ve th

at G

od w

on’t

was

te th

e hu

rt in

our

live

s.

• Att

end

Larg

e G

roup

wee

kly

and

parti

cipa

te in

a W

elco

me

Hom

e O

pen

Shar

e gr

oup.

• Jo

in a

Cel

ebra

te R

ecov

ery

Step

Stu

dy G

roup

.

• In

our

reco

very

, we

beco

me

will

ing

to b

e us

ed b

y G

od to

brin

g ho

pe to

ot

hers

with

sim

ilar s

trug

gles

.

Small G

roup Guidelines

1. Keep your sharing focused on your ow

n thoughts, feelings, and actions. Please lim

it your sharing to three to five m

inutes.

2. There is N

O cross-talk please. C

ross-talk is when tw

o people engage in a dialogue during the m

eeting. Each person sharing is free to express feelings w

ithout interruptions.

3. W

e are here to support one another. We w

ill not attem

pt to “fix” one another.

4. Anonym

ity and confidentiality are basic requirements.

What is shared in the group stays in the group. The only

exception is when som

eone threatens to injure themselves

or others.

5. O

ffensive language has no place in a Christ-centered

recovery group.

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eter

ans

and

thei

r fam

ily to

con

nect

. Mos

t mili

tary

fam

ilies

miss

the

cam

arad

erie

that

the

mili

tary

cul

ture

pro

vide

s. T

his

can

be a

chie

ved

thro

ugh

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ebra

te R

ecov

ery

and

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com

e H

ome

Ope

n Sh

are

Gro

ups.

ExploringCombatRelatedPost-TraumaticStress

Do

you:

•

Feel

ups

et b

y th

ings

that

rem

ind

you

of w

hat h

appe

ned?

• H

ave

nigh

tmar

es, v

ivid

mem

orie

s, or

flas

hbac

ks o

f the

eve

nt th

at m

ake

you

feel

like

it’s

happ

enin

g al

l ove

r aga

in?

• Fe

el e

moti

onal

ly c

ut o

ff fr

om o

ther

s?

• Fe

el n

umb

or lo

sing

inte

rest

in th

ings

you

use

d to

car

e ab

out?

• Be

com

e de

pres

sed?

• Th

ink

that

you

are

alw

ays

in d

ange

r?

• Fe

el a

nxio

us, j

itter

y, o

r irr

itate

d?

• Ex

perie

nce

a se

nse

of p

anic

that

som

ethi

ng b

ad is

abo

ut to

hap

pen?

• H

ave

diffi

culty

sle

epin

g?

• H

ave

trou

ble

keep

ing

your

min

d on

one

thin

g?

• H

ave

a ha

rd ti

me

rela

ting

to a

nd g

etting

alo

ng w

ith y

our s

pous

e, fa

mily

, or

frie

nds?

• O

ften

avo

id p

lace

s or

thin

gs th

at re

min

d yo

u of

wha

t hap

pene

d?

• C

onsis

tent

ly d

rink

alco

hol o

r use

of d

rugs

to n

umb

your

feel

ings

?

• C

onsid

er h

arm

ing

your

self

or o

ther

s?

• St

art w

orki

ng a

ll th

e tim

e to

occ

upy

your

min

d?

• Pu

ll aw

ay fr

om o

ther

peo

ple

and

beco

me

isola

ted?

• Fe

el g

uilty

that

you

live

d th

roug

h th

e ev

ents

?

• La

sh o

ut w

ith o

utbu

rsts

of r

age

and

viol

ence

?

• M

iss th

e ca

mar

ader

ie a

nd s

ense

of b

elon

ging

you

had

in th

e m

ilita

ry?

How

We

Find

Rec

over

yTh

roug

h a

rela

tions

hip

with

Jesu

s C

hrist

as

Savi

or a

nd H

ighe

r Pow

er, a

nd b

y w

orki

ng th

roug

h th

e 8

reco

very

prin

cipl

es a

nd th

e C

hrist

-cen

tere

d 12

ste

ps,

we

can

find

Free

dom

from

our

hur

ts, h

ang

ups,

and

habi

ts.

CharacteristicofSomeoneinRecoveryforCombatRelated

Post-TraumaticStressmayincludebutarenotlimitedto:

• Fi

ndin

g ac

coun

tabi

lity

part

ners

and

a s

pons

or, u

tilizi

ng th

em th

roug

hout

th

e w

eek.

• Se

ekin

g ou

t app

ropr

iate

med

ical

hel

p if

need

ed, c

onne

cting

with

the

Men

tal H

ealth

Cha

mpi

on fo

r res

ourc

es.

• Att

endi

ng L

arge

Gro

up w

eekl

y an

d pa

rtici

patin

g in

a W

elco

me

Hom

e O

pen

Shar

e gr

oup

to re

cove

r you

r sen

se o

f bel

ongi

ng.

• Jo

inin

g a

Cel

ebra

te R

ecov

ery

Step

Stu

dy G

roup

.

• Re

achi

ng o

ut to

oth

er v

eter

ans

stru

gglin

g w

ith h

urts

, han

g up

s an

d ha

bits

. Inv

iting

them

into

you

r Wel

com

e H

ome

Ope

n Sh

are

Gro

up to

re

cove

r you

r sen

se o

f miss

ion/

purp

ose.

It

is ou

r pra

yer t

hat y

ou h

ave

foun

d th

is in

form

ation

hel

pful

in d

escr

ibin

g w

hat P

TS ‘l

ooks

’ lik

e sy

mpt

omati

cally

. If y

ou a

nsw

ered

yes

to 3

or m

ore

of

thes

e sy

mpt

oms

you

may

be

expe

rienc

ing

Com

bat R

elat

ed P

TS. T

oo o

ften

m

any

seek

hel

p w

ithou

t rec

eivi

ng a

dia

gnos

is of

PTS

. Man

y do

ctor

s an

d m

enta

l hea

lth p

rofe

ssio

nals

do n

ot k

now

wha

t the

full

spec

trum

of P

TS lo

oks

like.

Do

not b

e af

raid

to ta

ke th

is w

ith y

ou if

you

cho

ose

to s

eek

med

ical

he

lp. P

TS is

mul

ti-fa

cete

d an

d ca

n be

diffi

cult

to d

iagn

osis.

You

and

thos

e ar

ound

you

nee

d to

kno

w th

e fa

cts

abou

t wha

t it i

s an

d w

hat i

t loo

ks li

ke. I

t is

trea

tabl

e an

d ca

n be

ove

rcom

e. T

here

is h

ope.

Small G

roup Guidelines

1. Keep your sharing focused on your ow

n thoughts, feelings, and actions. Please lim

it your sharing to three to five m

inutes.

2. There is N

O cross-talk please. C

ross-talk is when tw

o people engage in a dialogue during the m

eeting. Each person sharing is free to express feelings w

ithout interruptions.

3. W

e are here to support one another. We w

ill not attem

pt to “fix” one another.

4. Anonym

ity and confidentiality are basic requirements.

What is shared in the group stays in the group. The only

exception is when som

eone threatens to injure themselves

or others.

5. O

ffensive language has no place in a Christ-centered

recovery group.

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eter

ans

and

thei

r fam

ily to

con

nect

. Mos

t mili

tary

fam

ilies

miss

the

cam

arad

erie

that

the

mili

tary

cul

ture

pro

vide

s. T

his

can

be a

chie

ved

thro

ugh

Cel

ebra

te R

ecov

ery

and

Wel

com

e H

ome

Ope

n Sh

are

Gro

ups.

ExploringtheIssueofSpousesandFamilyTransition

(Spo

use)

Do

you:

•

Feel

a d

iscon

nect

in y

our s

ocia

l int

erac

tion

with

one

ano

ther

?

• Fe

el a

s th

ough

you

can

not r

econ

nect

aft

er d

eplo

ymen

t?

• Ex

perie

nce

outb

urst

s of

ang

er o

r phy

sical

vio

lenc

e w

hen

you

disa

gree

?

• Fe

el a

loss

of i

ndep

ende

nce

after

the

spou

se re

turn

s to

the

hom

e?

• Fe

el a

s if

your

role

in th

e ho

me

is th

reat

ened

?

• Fe

el u

nwill

ing

or u

nabl

e to

giv

e up

the

“fina

l say

” in

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jum

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whe

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turn

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men

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el u

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hom

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you:

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rvou

s w

hen

som

eone

rear

rang

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e fu

rnitu

re?

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el a

frai

d to

com

men

t on

hous

ehol

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cisio

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ithou

t bac

klas

h?

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rugg

le w

ith a

lack

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ilita

ry c

ultu

re a

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iscip

line

in th

e ho

me?

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el y

ou n

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nger

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e a

role

in th

e ho

me?

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el e

moti

onal

ly w

ithdr

awn

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nabl

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rela

te to

you

r spo

use?

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rugg

le to

com

mun

icat

e in

a w

ay th

at y

our s

pous

e ca

n he

ar?

• M

iss th

e se

nse

of b

elon

ging

bor

n of

uni

t coh

esio

n an

d th

e m

ilita

ry c

ultu

re?

• M

iss th

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nse

that

“I’m

par

t of s

omet

hing

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big

ger

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rela

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hip

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ste

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we

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our

hur

ts, h

ang

ups

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habi

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Characteristicsofsomeoneinrecoveryforspousesandfamily

transitionmayinclude,butarenotlimitedto:

• W

orki

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geth

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erst

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your

sty

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cisio

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ploy

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past

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man

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nego

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each

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pace

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roce

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hang

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tran

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verc

ome

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miss

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to

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plet

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up

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es o

r tas

ks to

wor

k on

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eful

ly s

etting

fam

ily p

rioriti

es a

s a

team

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ngag

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in s

pirit

ual a

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ting

smal

l vic

torie

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geth

er.

• C

onne

cting

with

Cel

ebra

te R

ecov

ery

and

your

loca

l chu

rch

for a

sen

se

of b

elon

ging

.•

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ding

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ge G

roup

wee

kly

and

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ting

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over

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supp

ortin

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em in

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r miss

ion

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verc

ome

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ng-u

ps, a

nd

habi

ts.

Small G

roup Guidelines

1. Keep your sharing focused on your ow

n thoughts, feelings, and actions. Please lim

it your sharing to three to five m

inutes.

2. There is N

O cross-talk please. C

ross-talk is when tw

o people engage in a dialogue during the m

eeting. Each person sharing is free to express feelings w

ithout interruptions.

3. W

e are here to support one another. We w

ill not attem

pt to “fix” one another.

4. Anonym

ity and confidentiality are basic requirements.

What is shared in the group stays in the group. The only

exception is when som

eone threatens to injure themselves

or others.

5. O

ffensive language has no place in a Christ-centered

recovery group.

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crea

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vid

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mov

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eek

your

chi

ldre

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ill le

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sam

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sson

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you

are

lear

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ost i

mpo

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all,

they

’ll le

arn

abou

t God

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azin

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ve fo

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m!

Cel

ebra

tion

Plac

e is

trul

y a

cele

brati

on—

of th

e jo

y of

life

, the

won

der o

f God

’s lo

ve, a

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e pr

omise

s of

the

futu

re. C

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ace

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hild

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nig

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tim

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are

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way

pe

ople

can

con

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with

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Teac

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cs s

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Cent

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Ever

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sson

has

thre

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nter

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at h

elp

rein

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hat i

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ce

nter

s in

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ings

like

gam

es, c

raft

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ject

less

ons,

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ks. T

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un a

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ive

child

ren

a w

ay to

con

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eac

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her.

Smal

l Gro

ups

We

have

sm

all g

roup

tim

e be

fore

and

aft

er o

ur c

ente

rs. T

his

is a

time

for

the

child

ren

to ta

lk a

bout

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less

ons,

to a

sk q

uesti

ons,

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shar

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hat t

hey

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ned.

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lso g

ives

the

child

ren

a sa

fe p

lace

to c

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out o

f the

ir sh

ells

and

talk

abo

ut w

hate

ver i

s go

ing

on in

thei

r liv

es.

Smallgroupguidelines:

1.

We

talk

abo

ut o

ur o

wn

thou

ghts

and

feel

ings

, not

abo

ut o

ther

peo

ple.

W

hen

it’s

our t

urn,

we

only

talk

for a

few

min

utes

. 2.

W

e ta

lk to

the

who

le g

roup

, and

not

just

one

per

son.

3.

W

hen

othe

rs ta

lk, w

e lis

ten

quie

tly w

ithou

t int

erru

ption

4.

W

e do

n’t t

alk

outs

ide

the

grou

p ab

out w

hat o

ther

s sa

y, u

nles

s w

e’re

w

orrie

d th

at p

eopl

e m

ight

hur

t the

mse

lves

and

oth

ers.

5.

W

e ne

ver u

se m

ean

wor

ds o

r put

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ns a

t Cel

ebra

tion

Plac

e

Dur

ing

smal

l gro

ups,

child

ren

use

thei

r Cel

ebra

tion

Plac

e Jo

urna

ls to

get

in

touc

h w

ith th

eir f

eelin

gs a

nd re

cord

thei

r tho

ught

s. T

his

uniq

ue a

spec

t of t

he

jour

nal o

pens

the

door

to h

ealin

g co

mm

unic

ation

by

teac

hing

chi

ldre

n to

talk

to

eac

h ot

her,

talk

to G

od, a

nd ta

lk to

thei

r par

ents

.

Chi

ldre

n br

ing

hom

e a

disc

ussio

n sh

eet s

o th

at th

e pa

rent

s ca

n ta

lk w

ith th

em

abou

t the

wee

k’s

topi

c an

d he

alth

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s ca

n be

rein

forc

ed. T

he u

niqu

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proa

ch in

itiat

es p

ositi

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un, f

aith

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d co

nver

satio

ns b

etw

een

child

ren

and

pare

nts

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let t

hem

pra

ctice

ope

n co

mm

unic

ation

and

sha

ring

in w

ays

they

m

ay n

ever

hav

e ex

perie

nced

bef

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Clos

ing

The

mai

n po

ints

of t

he le

sson

are

revi

ewed

as

a fin

al re

min

der o

f the

reco

very

th

emes

taug

ht. C

hild

ren

end

the

nigh

t in

pray

er b

y re

adin

g to

geth

er a

chi

ld

vers

ion

of th

e Se

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ty P

raye

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God

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p m

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the

thin

gs I

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t cha

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Giv

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e th

e co

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e to

cha

nge

the

thin

gs I

can;

And

give

me

the

wisd

om to

kno

w th

e di

ffere

nce.

Amen

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e can find a safe place to find help, hope, and healing through engaging the recovery principles and grow

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our lives early, so they don’t have to walk through m

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ay to grow through it. This program

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er, w

e do

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hav

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face

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alo

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ur T

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her

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er, J

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ist, o

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us

a be

tter

way

forw

ard

that

lead

s to

lasti

ng h

ealin

g,

hope

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free

dom

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typi

cal n

ight

in th

e La

ndin

g w

ill c

onsis

t of:

Conn

ect T

ime

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time

serv

es to

cre

ate

conn

ectio

n be

twee

n ou

r stu

dent

s an

d le

ader

s an

d bu

ilds

frie

ndsh

ips

and

conn

ectio

n. T

his

norm

ally

invo

lves

som

e so

rt o

f gam

e or

ac

tivity

.

Wor

ship

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entim

es o

ur li

ves

are

fille

d w

ith d

istra

ction

s an

d ob

ligati

ons

that

kee

p us

fr

om s

low

ing

dow

n an

d fo

cusin

g on

wha

t God

is d

oing

. A ti

me

of w

orsh

ip g

ives

us

all

an o

ppor

tuni

ty to

con

nect

with

and

rest

in G

od.

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hing

Tim

eO

ur L

andi

ng le

ader

s w

ill p

rese

nt b

iblic

al tr

uths

and

reco

very

prin

cipl

es to

us

in

a w

ay th

at w

e ca

n en

gage

with

, par

ticip

ate

in, a

nd a

pply

to o

ur li

ves.

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l Gro

upTh

e La

ndin

g us

es th

e sa

me

five

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l Gro

up G

uide

lines

that

adu

lt C

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pen

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and

wal

ks th

roug

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serie

s of

que

stion

s th

at p

erta

in to

that

ni

ght’s

teac

hing

tim

e. S

mal

l Gro

up g

ives

the

stud

ents

a ti

me

to p

roce

ss a

nd

pers

onal

ize

the

reco

very

prin

cipl

es th

ey a

re le

arni

ng.

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wsh

ip T

ime

This

time

serv

es a

s a

plac

e fo

r stu

dent

s an

d le

ader

s to

con

nect

, bui

ld

rela

tions

hips

, and

con

tinue

pro

cess

ing

the

less

on a

fter

the

serv

ice.

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l Gro

up G

uide

lines

No

matt

er w

ho w

e ar

e, w

e al

l hav

e st

rugg

les

and

pain

that

can

kee

p us

from

liv

ing

the

abun

dant

life

that

Jesu

s pr

omise

d us

. Tha

nkfu

lly, t

rue

heal

ing

can

com

e w

hen

we

conn

ect o

urse

lves

to th

e ho

pe o

f Jes

us a

nd a

saf

e co

mm

unity

of

peo

ple

who

are

will

ing

to lo

ve u

s an

d w

alk

with

us.

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sm

all g

roup

s pl

ay

a hu

ge p

art i

n fo

ster

ing

that

con

necti

on. E

very

wee

k, in

the

Land

ing,

we

will

ha

ve a

tim

e fo

r sm

all g

roup

sha

ring

sepa

rate

d by

gen

der.

This

time

is es

senti

al

to a

llow

us

to p

roce

ss th

roug

h ou

r str

uggl

es a

nd h

urts

, and

giv

es u

s a

chan

ce

to c

onne

ct w

hat w

e’re

goi

ng th

roug

h to

the

trut

hs w

e le

arn

here

. The

se g

roup

s ar

e an

incr

edib

le p

lace

to fi

nd c

onne

ction

, hop

e, h

ealin

g, a

nd e

ncou

rage

men

t, bu

t tha

t can

onl

y ha

ppen

if th

ey a

re tr

uly

safe

. In

orde

r to

ensu

re th

ese

grou

ps

are

prod

uctiv

e an

d sa

fe, w

e us

e th

ese

sam

e fiv

e Sm

all G

roup

Gui

delin

es e

ach

and

ever

y w

eek:

1.

Focu

s on

you

r ow

n th

ough

ts a

nd fe

elin

gs w

hen

shar

ing

in th

e gr

oup.

Lim

it yo

ur s

harin

g to

thre

e to

five

min

utes

.2.

Pl

ease

avo

id a

ll cr

oss

talk

. Cro

ss ta

lk is

whe

n tw

o in

divi

dual

s en

gage

in

conv

ersa

tion

excl

udin

g al

l oth

ers.

Eac

h pe

rson

is fr

ee to

exp

ress

thei

r fe

elin

gs w

ithou

t int

erru

ption

s.3.

W

e ar

e he

re to

sup

port

one

ano

ther

, we

will

not

att

empt

to “fi

x” o

ne

anot

her.

4.

Anon

ymity

and

Con

fiden

tialit

y ar

e ba

sic re

quire

men

ts. W

hat i

s sh

ared

in

grou

p w

ill s

tay

in g

roup

. The

onl

y ex

cepti

on is

whe

n so

meo

ne th

reat

ens

to

harm

them

selv

es o

r oth

ers,

or a

ny c

ase

of a

buse

.5.

Av

oid

offen

sive

lang

uage

; it h

as n

o pl

ace

in a

Chr

ist-c

ente

red

grou

p.