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The Emotional Dimension of Recovery - Part Two
by Michael Liimatta, AGRM Director of Education 

How do feelings affect the addict in the early stages of recovery?

This second installment on the role of emotion the recovery process will focus on the first 30-90 days of sobriety. The truth is, most addicts return to drugs and drinking when sobriety becomes too stressful for them. Therefore, teach them to deal with their feelings in a healthy manner greatly improves their chances of achieving long-term sobriety.

Preventing Relapse 
by Michael Liimatta, AGRM Director of Education 

From a seminar given at the 1996 AGRM Annual Convention

Michael Liimatta's Spiritual Journey

I grew up in an alcoholic family. Both my father and my mother came from alcoholic homes, too. Because I grew up in such a very chaotic home, I was running the streets from an early age.

My first drinking experience was when I was just twelve years old. I was "turned on" to pot at age fourteen, and went to jail twice for selling marijuana, hashish, and LSD, before I was eighteen years old.

Foundations for Recovery by Michael Liimatta

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68:40 minutes (62.88 MB)

Michael Liimatta: What to Do When Program Graduates Relapse: AGRM 2005 Audio

The 2005 AGRM conference "Keepers of the Light" hosts Michael Liimatta for the seminar "What to Do When Program Graduates Relapse".


64:21 minutes (58.92 MB)