Statement Nine: Letting Go of the Past

In this episode, we discuss Statement Nine of the WFS "New Life" program.  The past is gone forever.  No long will I be victimized by the past.  I am a new woman.  From this episode:

... we are often reminded by others of our past transgressions when we become sober; it is up to us to learn how to respond to these situations without becoming embroiled in self-doubt and self-hatred, as these are states which frequently lead to relapse.  Statement Nine provides us with a framework for this understanding.  The words are simple, but they resonate very deeply with the essence of what it means to be in recovery.