Devora Shabtai Spiritual and personal lessons from the world of rehab and addiction recovery
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From Chaos to Seder: Pesach, Addiction, and Removing our Personal Chains
Author: Devora Shabtai
2022-12-11 00:00:00
From Chaos to Seder: Pesach, Addiction, and Removing our Personal Chains
Author: Devora Shabtai
2023-03-28 01:08:05
“We are going to know a new freedom” -Alcoholics Anonymous I have always marveled at the paradox that our nation’s liberation from the bondage of slavery is marked by the quintessential period of restriction. A holiday that requires us to adhere to strict guidelines and detailed instructions with such profound exactitude and measure. To distance ourselves from something that in the rest of the year we get to engage in unconditio …
Chanukah and the Miracle Of Addiction Recovery
Author: Devora Shabtai
2022-12-11 17:58:11
Devora Shabtai LCSW and Sony Perlman LMSW As the Jewish people commemorate the miraculous victory of the poorly armed Maccabee army, we as therapists are acutely aware of a different uphill battle being fought daily – recovery from addiction – and the modern-day miracles being uncovered throughout the process. Here are three lessons we have gleaned from work with those in recovery from addiction that have help …