How to Eavesdrop on A.A.-like Online Group Meetings
I stumbled across a series of podcasts today by the McShin Recovery Foundation ( https://mcshin.org/ ), which is posting recovery meetings online. The meetings are intended to reinforce sobriety against a backdrop of coronavirus and quarantines. A good place to start is news coverage of the nonprofit's online groups ( https://www.wtvr.com/heroes-among-us/help-available-for-addicts-in-quarantine-boredom-is-a-big-trigger?fbclid=IwAR2D8wP2TXXfGo0k7XlopRDBZ1quh9FTePz5F4g1W-Og_hYMsk_FguWE4Sc ). "During coronavirus, self-quarantining may be the best defense against the pandemic. But Nellie Guzman, who battled drug and alcohol addiction for five years, said isolation can be a recipe for relapse. "'The worst thing that can happen to you is that you think you're alone when you're not,' Guzman said. 'There are still doors that are open for you.'" According to another participant, "'An idle mind is a devil's mind. Boredom is a big tr...