Andrew Bevan - Voluntary Mentor
Confession and Memory - Write it Down
I’m an alcoholic in recovery. There, I’ve just said it. It wasn’t that difficult. But I’ve been saying it for many years, so I’ve got...
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Andrew Bevan - Voluntary Mentor
- Mar 1, 2021
- 4 min
What Does "Rock Bottom" Mean?
Alcoholics in recovery often talk about the need to hit “rock bottom” before a commitment to treatment will have any possibility of...
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Andrew Bevan - Voluntary Mentor
- Feb 2, 2021
- 3 min
Some People Just Don't Get It
Paul Merson is a famous ex-football player who still features as a popular TV pundit on Saturday afternoons. He is equally famous for his...
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Andrew Bevan - Voluntary Mentor
- Jan 4, 2021
- 4 min
The Inspiration of Skid Row Marathon
Running helps to keep me sober. That is because it helps both my physical and spiritual health. If I go several days without running then...
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Andrew Bevan - Voluntary Mentor
- Dec 1, 2020
- 4 min
Why Do You Do It? - The Divided Mind
I'd been dry for five years. It had taken intensive psychotherapy and three years to overcome excruciating panic attacks. I'd gone...
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Andrew Bevan - Voluntary Mentor
- Nov 2, 2020
- 4 min
The Courage To Be
The title of this blog is taken from a book published by Paul Tillich in 1952. At its broadest level, it's saying that we need courage to...
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Andrew Bevan - Voluntary Mentor
- Oct 5, 2020
- 4 min
It Takes One to Know One
One of the ancient Greek sayings much beloved by philosophers is “know thyself”. With this in mind, I recall being asked at an addiction...
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Andrew Bevan - Voluntary Mentor
- Sep 1, 2020
- 3 min
Living Between Now and Not Yet
Sometimes you press the send button and instantly regret it. You’ve reacted to something said about you. Or maybe you’re upset about...
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Andrew Bevan - Voluntary Mentor
- Aug 3, 2020
- 3 min
The Long and the Short of Alcoholism in Financial Markets
When I was young, I used to spend hours looking at all of the football results and the league tables. I would analyse them endlessly....
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Andrew Bevan - Voluntary Mentor
- Jul 20, 2020
- 3 min
Alcohol and Spirituality - The Family
Attention to spiritual health on the path to recovery in alcohol treatment is about encouraging openness. It’s about letting go of inward...
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Andrew Bevan - Voluntary Mentor
- Jun 22, 2020
- 3 min
Be Still - Mindfulness in Lockdown Recovery
Being still is difficult. Being in isolation is even more difficult - for everybody, but especially for alcoholics in recovery. Lockdown...
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Andrew Bevan - Voluntary Mentor
- Jun 8, 2020
- 5 min
Alcohol and Spirituality – The Human Person
Spiritual well-being has an important role to play in recovery from alcoholism. That is because spirituality, when properly understood in...
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