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Ep 189 MARA: A Non-Judgemental Alternative to AA – Bob's Story
Description
MARA is a recovery path and stands for Medication Assisted Recovery Anonymous. It has 12 steps but is NOT affiliated with AA or even that similar to AA but the steps are inspired from AA. I find MARA to be very compassionate, empathetic and a recovery path that I'm so glad now exists.
Bob shares his story with leaving NA, joining MARA and how it's made all the difference in his own recovery and life.
Timestamps:
00:00 Medication Assisted Recovery Intro
03:25 Why Bob Left NA
08:32 Googling Harm Reduction
09:41 What is Medication Assisted Recovery Anonymous
22:36 Prescribed Opioids at 22 Years Sober
30:31 Withdrawing From Suboxone
35:04 Recovery Treatment Not Working + Relapse
42:29 Living a Safe Lifestyle
44:35 NA vs MARA Recovery
47:33 MARA Meetings
1:03:34 My First MARA Meeting
1:07:47 Working in Treatment + Harm Reduction
1:13:22 We Were At The Same MARA Meeting
1:22:23 Building a Support System
1:29:00 Benefits of MARA Recovery
1:33:40 Why MARA is a Better Solution
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