ARC Daily Connect Newsletter—Sunday, October 5, 2025

Welcome to the ARC Daily Connect. Today, I'm thinking about rising above the craving.

Someone once described the feeling of observing a craving instead of obeying it—like stepping outside of it and realizing they were bigger than the urge. That shift gave them hope.

Science
Mindfulness reduces craving intensity by activating the prefrontal cortex and quieting the amygdala. Observing urges without judgment rewires the brain to see them as temporary signals rather than commands.

ARC Skill
A skill connected to this is "Observing Without Reacting." By noticing the craving and letting it be, the brain learns that urges pass on their own. Every time you step back and witness an urge, you’re proving you are greater than it. And you don’t stand alone in that strength—we’re all practicing it together.

Have an amazing day! SHG

Here are the podcast replay links from the last month.

This is a Google Sheet containing all podcast recordings from January 2025 until present. Please check the tabs at the bottom of the sheet for the month you are looking for. Thanks!

Gratitude

The benefits of gratitude are nearly endless. People who regularly practice gratitude by noticing and reflecting upon what they're thankful for experience more positive emotions, feel more alive, sleep better, express more compassion and kindness, and even have more robust immune systems. What are you grateful for today?

Specialty Pods (updated list!!!)

ARC specialty Facebook Groups include:

ARC - ARM Addiction Recovery Ministries (Christians in Recovery)
ARC Plant-based Rotation
ARC Members Food Rotation Pod (Plant & Animal Proteins)
Digging the ARC Gardening
FAR Uniquely Neurodivergent
ARC - Writing Circle

ARC specialty Messenger Pods include:

Aging Well (NEW GROUP!!!)
ARC Crafts/Painting/Puzzles/Art
ARC Financial Freedom
ARC Pets & Animals Park
ARC Teachers
Canadian
Christians in Recovery from PF
Christian FARAs
Digging the ARC Gardening
ARC Community Call for Members
Eliminate a Food or Behavior Pod
FAR CAPS (Cross Addiction Pod for multi-substance addictions)
FAR Empowerment Pod (Bariatric Recovery)
ARC Parts Work
FAR Let's Travel
FAR Rainbow Room
The Raising Kids Pod
FAR Self Compassion
Freedom From Clutter
ARC Knifty Knitters & Crochet Club
Men of the ARC
Movement/Nature/Yoga/Exercise/Wheels/Water Hosts & Co-Hosts
Neurodivergent Pod
Strength and Athletic Pod
Spanish Speaking
Textbook Talk
Yoga Pod

Is there a pod that you would like to see? Please let us know, and we will add them to the 'needs' list.

ARC Daily Schedule

Here is the ARC Chats and Calls schedule for Sunday

7a EST Intention 1 hour - Tapping EFT

8a EST Intention Hour Two - Checkin Chats are a place to talk about problems, wins or whatever is on your mind.

9a EST Variety Hour- Variety Hour may include topics such as music, writing prompts, poetry, breathing, meditation

12 noon EST Mindset Chat - Checkin Chats are a place to talk about problems, wins, or whatever is on your mind.

1p EST Study Group - This is where we learn the "whys" of addiction and how to help others.

4p EST Resilience Chat - Checkin Chats are a place to talk about problems, wins, or whatever is on your mind. This hour may consist of check-ins, ARC exercises, or a combination of both.

5p EST - Mindfulness Hour: a space for reflection and peace

7p EST Relaxation Hour - Clarity and Connection (writing exercises)

8p EST Community Call - Checkin Chats are a place to talk about problems, wins or whatever is on your mind. This call is not on Zoom. Please see below for details.

10p EST Phase 2 Study Group This is where we learn the "whys" of addiction and how to help others in relation to the Phase 2 Training.

link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5306176558?pwd=b0JKM1prV1NjR3IxeUpmaHB3bjFVdz09

WEEKLY ARC CHATS AND CALL SCHEDULE

Zoom room 530-617-6558 Passcode: 123456

CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE CHAT

Links for the next Community Call at 8p EST US:

*Online - https://instantteleseminar.com/connect/

Telephone - For US members call: 425-440-5100 Access code: 329564#

- For NSW Australia call: 02-8279-8670 Access code: 329564#

- For Victoria, Australia call: 03-8373-8670 Access code: 329564#

*Instructional video on how to join the conference call via the Internet. https://vimeo.com/588868517/4de70b7c99

Have you been in the ARC for more than six months? Would you like to tell your story as a food-addicted person? A powerful tool of recovery is listening to food-addicted people share their stories. Please let us know by reaching out to Lesley Schlink or Susan Hinshaw.