Picking a Good Sponsor

by Origins Recovery Center | Jan 18, 2021 | Addiction Recovery for Men, Alumni

Joe Hartwell – Alumni Relations Liaison Something I have observed over the years is a misunderstanding of what a sponsor is and what a sponsor is not. Ironically, the Big Book never uses the word sponsor. The closest thing you will read in the Big Book that...

A Message of Hope

by Origins Recovery Center | Dec 22, 2020 | Addiction Recovery for Men, Alumni

Joe Hartwell, Alumni Relations Liaison As I’m reflecting over this past year, 2020 has been an unprecedented year, unlike anything I have seen in my 57 years. We have overcome tremendous obstacles at a social, political, cultural, and spiritual level. “The spiritual...

Your Sobriety Is Not For You

by Origins Recovery Center | Dec 22, 2020 | Addiction Recovery for Men, Alumni

Newell Bentley Alumni Care Coordinator As I reflected on this past year, I have come to believe that we can still have hope in this year of overall craziness and unknown. The first holidays with family and friends out of treatment was an immense fear I had. I still...