Soooooo grateful for Marilyn and her generous insight!!! Interesting that I have chosen addicts of almost every variety as (dreadful) partners!!!! I've gone to Al Anon, Co Dependents Anon, read more 'self help' than I care to admit! Experiencing Right Recovery completely shifted my point of view. The wrongness of me (crap I 'bought' along the way) kept me in such a vortex of hopelessness. 12 step reinforces that. Right Recovery is like CPR for your soul; your being. What if you are absolutely perfect? You are!!!!!!!! Thank you Marilyn for 'cleaning house'!!!!!

Date of Posting: 02 January 2010
Posted By: sally apy
edgartown, MA (Martha's Vineyard)

For me, so much of addiction and overcoming addiction has been about trying to undo what I considered the inherent wrongness of me, how I’m f**ked up, how I’ve been hurt or hurt others, how hard it is to change, which I have found is all really a lie. The Right Recovery For You workshop opened areas of my life that I could never have had such clarity on without this information. And, it was easy. To look at what is, what I have been choosing without judgment or standards of other people point of view about what is supposed to be the right way for me to live…and asking what would I like to choose now and by the way, here are some really easy steps you can take to achieve that – WOW! With the tools I gained from “Right Recovery For You” I know I have so much more choice in every aspect of my life. The ways I have had such struggle with seeing a different way to function in my life, let alone actually choosing a different path, is melting into having ease with all of it on a day to day basis. Marilyn and the tools she offers with Right Recovery For You have given me the ability to see and know that I can change anything in my life as quickly as I would like, that it is easier than I ever imagined, and that the person I am right now is great as is – not because she told me, but because I can see me and unabashedly be me, maybe for the first time. Thank you Marilyn, you are a gift. I am so grateful for what you offer and the tools you have given me to truly make a different choice and live a different life than what I have been able to achieve until now. I have true recovery, the recovery of all the pieces of me I had lost or let go of along the path of my life. Now I know what it looks like to find me, have me and be me and that is the greatest gift of all. For those of you reading this, if you have the courage and are willing to do whatever it take for you to change (for you), this is the RIGHT RECOVERY FOR YOU.

Date of Posting: 23 August 2009
Posted By: Heather Smith
California. USA

Maybe the best single idea I heard in my "Right Recovery for You" seminar was that it offered a different concept of addiction.  Not a disease, not just a physical dependence on a particular drug, but as a series of choice points in response to deep and long-standing feelings of being unaccepted, overwhelmed, isolated and extremely insecure in childhood. Addiction conceived as a flight from self via obsessive-compulsive activity (with or without a component of physical addiction) makes a *lot* more sense to me than the usual concept of "once an addict, always and forever an addict".  And it is *so* much more hopeful a concept: If I can learn to be more consistently present in my life and really accept all of me, I can have the strength to deal with the things that frighten me, including physical dependency, *and* I get to be _me_, really and truly myself, and be accepted that way. A whole lot better than a lifetime of meetings devoted to the idea that I can't do anything right without a job lot of folks to nursemaid me constantly. I'm not condemned to live some kind of half-life, continually overshadowed by the looming threat of addiction. With these tools, I can choose to change and grow and really live my life wholly. How does it get any better than this?” Thumbs up.  Thumbs *way* up

Date of Posting: 23 August 2009
Posted By: Carmen Belanger
Texas. USA

Thanks again for the wonderful insights, tools and energy you shared with us at the Right Recovery For you workshop. The day went by so fast...too fast. I am looking forward to my session with you next week. I've been seeking, deeply searching myself and the universe for answers, relief, something, anything that felt 'right'. AA doesn't, traditional religion doesn't, therapy has its place but it's not a silver bullet. I really consider myself a spiritual person and I've been longing for something that resonates with my soul- something that empowers me and gives me the tools I need to transcend all the BS in life and be able to deal with the ebb and flow without turning to alcohol, food, etc. I was impressed with what I learned from you on Saturday and I just keep asking myself, how can it get better than that?? Thanks!

Date of Posting: 23 August 2009
Posted By: Lisa Mings
USA

My relationship with Marilyn forced upon me by a psychiatrist. By the time I saw Marilyn I was deeply depressed, suicidal, and self-loathing. I went into therapy with a closed mind. I was deep into my own neurotic patterns, seeking relief in alcohol, food and most of all, my thoughts. I can tell you with all honesty without Marilyn’s guidance, knowledge, and wisdom, I am sure that I would not be alive today. I am in the deepest of gratitude for her teaching abilities in guiding me into a peaceful place. Marilyn was able to help me in changing my perception. That is truly a miracle!

Date of Posting: 06 August 2009
Posted By: Laney Buethe
patient, austin
n/a

I took Marilyn Bradford's workshop for Right Recovery For You and as with many things in life, I thought I was going in for one reason, however I got so much more than I ever expected!!! My original impetus for attending was my exposure to people caught in drug addition.   knew there was little hope of any of them ever getting clean and staying that way. Over a 5 year period I had watched my construction employees attempt to free themselves from the grip of addiction to no avail. I became interested in their process, and involved in a 12 step NA program as a support for about 20 people. In the end NONE of them were able to get free and stay free of drugs, although many of them really seemed committed to quitting. What a WASTE of human potential! Right Recovery for You addresses this with an amazing record of SUCCESSFUL recovery!!! What I did not bargain for was the deep understanding of addiction I obtained and the freedom from it I received by attending the classes. The things I was doing in my life as addictive patterns to escape conscious awareness were revealed to me. To my surprise I recognized myself in addiction patterns! The many clearings and processes Marilyn ran helped me to create better choices in my own life. How does it get any better than this?

Date of Posting: 12 June 2009
Posted By: Dawn Mazur
California. USA

The Right Recovery for You Program is an absolute gift to those of us who have been in that place where no choice is the only choice you have. There is no need to be a slave to your addiction…no matter what it is. Everything is possible, everything can change. You have more power than you think you do.

Date of Posting: 02 June 2009
Posted By: Jan Silk
Australia
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