Corking the Bottle

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...

Here's a good resource if you can' get out physically to an A.A. meeting. There is a series of online intergroup meetings you can join. Choose from available groups and sign up. I haven't done that but would like to hear from someone who has tried it. Do online intergroup meetings work for you? For a list of available groups to join, visit  http://aa-intergroup.org/directory.php .