Step 11: Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
Step 11: Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.

Recovering from My Child's Addiction

Shelly Summers explores how prayer and meditation can offer strength and clarity in addiction recovery through Step 11 of the Nar-Anon program.

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Recovering from My Child's Addiction

Shelly Summers

Has your son or daughter’s addiction impacted you in ways you never dreamed of? When you have a child who has the disease of addiction, you say, do, and feel things you wish you never had to experience. It is a journey you did not ask be on, yet you are. My twenty-two year old son, Joseph, has struggled with addiction since he was prescribed ADHD medication almost ten years ago. Nothing could have prepared me for what he would go through as his addiction evolved. And as his disease progressed, so did my overwhelming fear, anxiety, anger, pain, and helplessness. Just as an addict can work the Narcotic’s Anonymous twelve-step program as a catalyst to change their life, their loved ones have their own twelve-step program. The program is called Nar-Anon. This podcast is my journey through each of the twelve steps. I hope you will take these steps with me if you have also been affected by someone else’s addiction. Together, we will recover. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/my-childs-addiction/support

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Step 11: Finding Strength Through Prayer and Meditation

“When problems arise in my life, my first reaction now is to pray, I turn over whatever is troubling me.”

Imagine trying to navigate the stormy seas of addiction recovery without a compass. In this episode, Shelly Summers shares how Step 11 of the Nar-Anon twelve-step program offers that much-needed guidance. Through prayer and meditation, she explores how connecting with a higher power can bring clarity and strength in the face of life's challenges. Shelly dives into 22 thought-provoking questions, such as how to overcome barriers to daily prayer and what it means to truly listen for divine guidance.

She also shares personal stories of how her higher power has answered her prayers, offering practical tips for quieting the mind during meditation. Whether you're new to the concept or seeking to deepen your spiritual practice, this episode is a heartfelt guide to finding peace and purpose on the path to recovery.

PreviousStep 10: Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.

NextStep 12: Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to others, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.