Sentences with phrase «from sobriety»

«Men seem to think I'd be something very... special» are words that fall easily from the lips of Nola, (Scarlett Johansson) as she seductively ebbs further from sobriety.

Canon purists whined, but the rest of us thought it was pretty hilarious, and showed exactly the kind of irreverence and impishness that so sets Marvel apart from the sobriety of the recent DC universe.

Not exact matches

Following a very public divorce from Angelina Jolie, Pitt was refreshingly honest about his sobriety and his split.

So Laaser reached out to secular 12 - step programs, using Alcoholics Anonymous» framework as a guide to reaching what he called sexual «sobriety,» abstaining from sex outside of marriage and avoiding masturbation.

In the space of 400 pages — representing a decade of Moby's life — he careers from teetotalism to out - of - his - mind drunkenness, and then back to sobriety again.

In my 23 years of sobriety I have seen all kinds of people make it and have seen very very spiritual and religious people die from this disease.

AA is more successful in maintaining sobriety because it is successful in strengthening the person's real self - esteem, as distinguished from his grandiosity.

The fact that AA has grown from one person to over 375,000 in thirty years would seem to be ipso facto evidence that it is very effective in producing initial as well as long - term sobriety.

Even more significant, from the standpoint of human values, than the record of uninterrupted sobriety is the fact that even those who had had frequent slips during their AA experience had been sober the bulk of the time.

When Demi Lovato opened up last week about her five - year sobriety anniversary, entertainment media wasted little time covering the story from every angle.

For our purposes, the medical and psychiatric therapies may be divided into three categories according to their purpose: (1) those therapies that aid in the physical rehabilitation of the person suffering from the effects of an acute binge and / or prolonged excessive drinking over many years; (2) those that help to keep the addictive cycle broken and thus maintain sobriety for sufficient time to allow other therapies to take effect; (3) those that aim at lessening the alcoholic's personality problems — both those that contributed to the causation of his addiction and those resulting from the interpersonal chaos of progressive alcoholism.

From Brenda: Could you talk a little about the work you do to maintain sobriety?

This is taken directly from the first of Jean Kirkpatrick's 13 Steps of «Women for Sobriety,» which she designed to enhance women's self - esteem.

In my case my sobriety is a part of my morality, and neither of them came from god.

If you beleive your sobriety comes from AA and not your own desire to be sober, then by all means stay, but don't try to fool others into following your foolish path.

«Where these movements differ from the ones identified by Shinn and Symanowski is in their sobriety about the future, their acknowledgment of radical opposition, their limited immediate expectations, and even their sense of historical horror.

The Church, teacher of humanity, never tires of exhorting people, especially the young of whom you are a part, to remain watchful and not to fear choosing «alternative» paths which only Christ can indicate... Jesus calls all his friends to live in sobriety and solidarity, to create sincere and disinterested emotional relationships with others... From you, dear young students, he asks for honest commitment to study, cultivating a mature sense of responsibility and a shared interest in the common good.

And should the addict choose sobriety, they turn from their drug (their sin), the addict then admits to the parents and the people they hurt that they know they hurt hurt them, and they're truly sorry for it, and they ask our forgiveness.

The minister who is well trained in counseling and psychotherapy may help the alcoholic whose inner conflicts and residual feelings from early relationships make his hold on sobriety tenuous.

Unfortunately, too many holy communions are more expressions of holy hygiene (with their disposable, individual, antiseptic plastic cups) and sanctified sobriety (with their lock - step directions from officious ushers and nervous ministers) than of the worship of God.

As addicts begin recovering from their primary addiction and achieve some sobriety, other addictions emerge.

Much of the material in this and subsequent sections of this chapter is adapted from the author's article, «Pastoral Care of the Alcoholic's Family Before Sobriety,» Pastoral Psychology, XIII (April, 1962), 19 - 29.

He bounced from facility to facility, sometimes with long stretches of sobriety dotting the time.

He went from rehab facility to rehab facility chasing sobriety.

According to the report, he swayed from side to side during sobriety tests and, when told to close his eyes and bring his outstretched finger to his nose, hit his mouth.

Ortiz cited recent media reports of pilots flying drunk as the reason for his bill, including incidents in which an American Airlines pilot flunked two sobriety tests before his flight from Detroit and an Alaska Airlines pilot who flew a commercial plane from California to Oregon and back again while reportedly drunk.

He notes that the drug may reduce the anxiety and insomnia that often accompany alcohol withdrawal, which might ease the transition to sobriety, but adds that researchers can not accurately predict who might benefit from the drug absent a larger study.

The meetings, which are free and open to anyone serious about stopping drinking, may include reading from the Big Book, sharing stories, celebrating members» sobriety, as well as discussing the 12 steps and themes related to problem drinking.

Further ahead, he envisions developing a drug that could block the channel, thereby triggering instant sobriety or preventing a person from getting drunk.

«Alcoholic liver disease is a spectrum of conditions that range from hepatic steatosis, which is fat deposition in the liver and it is reversible with sobriety, to alcoholic hepatitis which is a more severe condition characterized by extensive and severe inflammation in the liver and often requires hospitalization,» explained Valentina Medici, associate professor of internal medicine at UC Davis Health System as well as corresponding author for the study.

Even though his sobriety was intact, Robin Williams was reportedly suffering from severe depression.

The struggle of embracing her sobriety, losing weight and eating clean, as well as building herself up from the bottom is all documented on this blog.

As I continue to discover more perks from my lifestyle change it reinforces my choice and increases my desire to hike the sobriety trail.

Biet, a musician and meditation expert, believes substances actually disconnect us from our true selves, making sobriety not just beneficial but actually a prerequisite to finding and fulfilling our purpose.

The base of the whole outfit is my pea coat from North Sails which brings sobriety into this mishmash.

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Even in Refn's and Hubert Selby Jr.'s script, this film is just so blasted limp, and from a directorial stance, Refn makes pacing problems all the worse with a meditative atmosphere which is rarely effective, primarily carrying dead air which is inspired by a quiet sobriety that distances and bores more than anything.

The night begins at The First Post, where the guys establish an order of four beers and one water; Andy's sixteen years of sobriety open him up to derision from Gary, whose inability to mature past adolescence is painfully obvious to these family men.

Consider the irony and paradoxes of Snowden's (played with fine sobriety by Joseph Gordon - Levitt) personal evolution from a right - leaning Republican libertarian utterly devoted to his government to a right - leaning Republican libertarian cyber-liberator and «traitor.»

They must learn to take care of themselves as their apparent free - spirited parents both hinder and inspire their growth, salt - of - the - Earth - type tortured soul Rex, willing his kids on to find their wild side, falling in and out of sobriety, but at the same time inspiring his offspring with life - lessons from the heart.

But after «Flight» descends from its high - wire act, the film reshapes itself into a fairly standard story about substance abuse, and the life - long endeavor of maintaining sobriety.

And so, now that we know why Patrick is the way he is (and are somewhat acquainted with the story's recurring characters), Part 3 flashes forward to a 1990 dinner party and gala, where the guest of honor is an atrociously snooty Princess Margaret (Harriet Walter), and Patrick barely clings to sobriety as he encounters familiar faces from his parents» past.

E! News reports that the «Inferno» producers have added a sobriety clause to Lohan's contract which forbids her from using drugs or alcohol during the shoot.

Students had picked up brochures, watched a video about drunken - driving accidents, undergone mock sobriety tests administered by police officers, and sampled nonalcoholic mixers from a «mocktails» stand.

(a) As a SAP, if you believe that ongoing services (in addition to follow - up tests) are needed to assist an employee to maintain sobriety or abstinence from drug use after the employee resumes the performance of safety - sensitive duties, you must provide recommendations for these services in your follow - up evaluation report (see § 40.311 (d)(10)-RRB-.

His second marriage in a shambles, and he is emerging from his fourth stay in rehab armed with little more than his fragile sobriety, good intentions, and resilient sense of humor.

elegance and sobriety, this small house is home for 5 exquisite rooms giving way to a cooling patio teeming with the finest sounds merging from the fountain and its environment.

Restored in the slightest respect of the traditions boasting... Read more elegance and sobriety, this small house is home for 5 exquisite rooms giving way to a cooling patio teeming with the finest sounds merging from the fountain and its environment.

To avoid enforced sobriety without blowing your budget, pick up beer or spirits from a local «wine store»; there's one in almost every town.

Bassist Nikki Sixx's near - fatal heroin overdose two years before — the inspiration for «Kickstart My Heart» — had shocked the Crüe into sobriety, and that clean bill of health certainly shows on Dr. Feelgood, their sharpest album to date from a musical standpoint.