This episode is a discussion about the spiritual illness of substance use and alcohol use disorders as we kick off National Recovery Month. Angie wrote and continues to write essays about recovery and addiction and the spiritual illness and dis-ease around addiction. This intended monthly essay will be recovery principles applied to life for all humans, not just those lucky enough to be in recovery.

Some references made during this piece:

⁠SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)

https://www.samhsa.gov/recovery-month

Walk for Recovery – September 5, 2024

https://www.samhsa.gov/recovery-month/events#walk-for-recovery

President Joe Biden’s Proclamation on National Recovery Month 2024

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/08/30/a-proclamation-on-national-recovery-month-2024/

Alcoholics Anonymous

https://www.aa.org/

Carl Jung’s letter to Bill W., the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous

https://wccm.org/outreach-areas/addiction-recovery/carl-jung-letter-to-bill-w/

SMART Recovery

https://smartrecovery.org/

Recovery Dharma

https://recoverydharma.org/

Refuge Recovery

https://www.refugerecovery.org/