Comments on: News, Reviews & all that Jazz http://mikestratton.com/playlists/news-reviews-all-that-jazz Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:16:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mike http://mikestratton.com/playlists/news-reviews-all-that-jazz/comment-page-1#comment-44 Mike Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:27:30 +0000 http://mikestratton.com/playlists/news-reviews-all-that-jazz#comment-44 Louis, Thanks for the thoughtful response on this post. I've been so busy lately I haven't checked into my website and was delighted to see you response. Louis,

Thanks for the thoughtful response on this post. I’ve been so busy lately I haven’t checked into my website and was delighted to see you response.

]]> By: Interested in tools for recovery http://mikestratton.com/playlists/news-reviews-all-that-jazz/comment-page-1#comment-43 Interested in tools for recovery Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:08:12 +0000 http://mikestratton.com/playlists/news-reviews-all-that-jazz#comment-43 I agree completely with your review of Chris Prentiss' book. I don't understand why he (and Rational Recovery) feel that there's an "either/or" decision vis a vis AA. AA's sole requirement for membership is "a desire to stop drinking". AA can easily accomodate Chris' program into its own. I am agnostic about the "disease" theory of alcoholism (I've read books like "Heavy Drinking" that go to great lengths to disprove the disease theory). But it seems clear that SOMETHING distinguishes the out-of-control drinker/alcoholic from teetotallers or social drinkers. No matter what you call it, it needs a program to recover from it. I incorporate virtually all of the Passages' program into my own progam (meditation, exercise, acupuncture, therapy) and add daily AA meetings, which I love. Also giving of your self (the 12th step) is perhaps the best part of AA's program and I do that as much as I can. I agree completely with your review of Chris Prentiss’ book. I don’t understand why he (and Rational Recovery) feel that there’s an “either/or” decision vis a vis AA. AA’s sole requirement for membership is “a desire to stop drinking”. AA can easily accomodate Chris’ program into its own. I am agnostic about the “disease” theory of alcoholism (I’ve read books like “Heavy Drinking” that go to great lengths to disprove the disease theory). But it seems clear that SOMETHING distinguishes the out-of-control drinker/alcoholic from teetotallers or social drinkers. No matter what you call it, it needs a program to recover from it. I incorporate virtually all of the Passages’ program into my own progam (meditation, exercise, acupuncture, therapy) and add daily AA meetings, which I love. Also giving of your self (the 12th step) is perhaps the best part of AA’s program and I do that as much as I can.

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