GRANITE RECOVERY CENTERS ON STEP 1
We admitted we were powerless over our addiction - that our lives had become unmanageable
About Step 1, from the Granite Recovery Centers
Staff from the Granite Recovery Center talk about compulsion in the body, obsession in the mind, and restlessness, irritability and discontent (R.I.D.) in the emotions as hallmarks of an addiction. More information is available from the Granite Recovery Centers YouTube channel .
Click the appropriate View button below to watch the associated video. Note that these videos are provided not so that you will totally agree with every one of them since each video may be presented with a somewhat different perspective on a Higher Power. Hopefully you can feel kinship with one or more of the perspectives, however, and thereby gain some guidance. The goal is for you to be able to work the program effectively and find a fulfillment of the the 12 step promises in your life.
Sobriety TV
Bernard Robeson from Sobriety TV presents an overview of Step 1 and the way in which even the phrasing in Step 1 is an encouragement.
Tommy Rosen
Tommy Rosen is a Yoga teacher in Los Angeles specializing in addiction recovery. He talks about Step 1 and how Yoga practice can help.
John Anthony
A Church of God minister presents the message that Jesus has the ability to save, deliver, and help you overcome your powerlessness.
Fr. Martin
Fr. Joseph C. Martin gives an overview of how the first step is usually the most obvious and yet is often the most difficult step for us to take.
