Dr. Mary Anne Fifield, CSAT, CAS, LMFT.
Therapy for Individuals in Recovery
Recovery Process
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Gass Gauge
When I am restless, irritable and discontented, I realize that my gas gauge is on empty. I am running in fumes. I need peace, not the chemical false kind, but real spiritual peace. The peace that passes all understanding, but nonetheless guards my heart (my sanctified soul and spirit) and my mind. This peace comes…
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Thermometer or Thermostat?
A thermometer takes the temperature of it’s environment. A thermostat takes the temperature of it’s environment and then responds by changing the temperature. The Steps start by teaching us how to take the temperature of our lives. We get a reading. We learn what is really going on, not what we falsely believe behind our…
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Whose Lasso?
Cowboys use lassos to capture animals they need to control to keep them safe. The animal and the cowboy both need safety. They are tied together by the lasso, interacting and influencing each other. We use emotional lassos to contol others. Anger, judging, and rejection are some of the negative emotions we throw over others…
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23rd Psalm
This affirmation by David of his Higher Power can be ours: Jesus, you are my good shepherd, my Higher Power, therefore I shall not want, I have no lack. You make me lie down to rest, to stop striving, in your green nourishing pasture beside quiet, calm and safe drinking water. You met all my…
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Train Tunnel
Sometimes when we have a big project to accomplish, we can get stalled by feeling overwhelmed. Here is a suggested remedy… Picture yourself at a train tunnel that you need to go through. But it is clogged by debris, obstacles that need to be removed. Looking around you see some big open dumpsters beside the…