Thursday, August 15th, 2024
Step Eight: Examining Your Feelings
Genuine kindness does not have ulterior motives. After we’ve created our Step 8 amends list, writing down who we’ve harmed and how, we must examine our current feelings about...
Tag Archives: Step 8
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Thursday, August 8th, 2024Step 8: Making Your List, Checking it Twice…
We must develop the capacity to forgive, especially the ability to forgive ourselves. The first part of Step 8 is compiling a list of the people we have harmed,... -
Thursday, August 1st, 2024Step 8
The two most powerful warriors are patience and time. Step 8 reads: “Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them... -
Friday, July 1st, 2022Sex/Porn Addiction and the 12 Steps: Working Step 8
Scott Brassart Last week, we discussed how to work Step 7 of the 12 Steps, along with the benefits of working that Step. This week, our focus logically moves... -
Monday, March 9th, 2020The Twelve Steps for Non-Addicts: Working Steps 8 and 9
By Kristin Snowden MA, LMFT Step 8: Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and become willing to make amends to them all. Step 9: Made direct amends... -
Friday, February 28th, 2020
The Twelve Steps for Non-Addicts: Sometimes It’s Too Early to Say “I’m Sorry”
By Kristin Snowden MA, LMFT In theory, apologizing for harming another person is a sign of maturity and accountability. After all, we are supposed to take ownership of our transgressions.... -
Thursday, August 29th, 2019Step Eight: Finding the Willingness to Make Amends
The willingness to do creates the ability to do. For many recovering addicts, the second half of Step 8 – becoming willing to make amends – is incredibly difficult.... -
Thursday, August 22nd, 2019
Step Eight: It’s for You, Not Them
The first step in forgiveness is the willingness to forgive. For many recovering sex and porn addicts the second half of Step 8 – becoming willing to make amends... -
Thursday, August 15th, 2019Step Eight: Examining Your Feelings
Genuine kindness does not have ulterior motives. After we’ve created our Step 8 amends list, writing down who we’ve harmed and how, we must examine our current feelings about...