Bob taught me that when someone reaches out for help, it doesn’t matter what you’re doing or how you’re feeling… You just go!
Tag: AA
Return to Sender: What an Unsent Postcard Taught Me About Addiction
A timely message from my much younger, unsober self.
What Happened When I Spent Christmas Eve in a Basement with a Crazy Cat
I didn’t exactly catch the holiday spirit, but I took a suggestion that kept me hanging on by my claws through the Next 12 Days of Christmas…
Double or Nothing: The Two Diseases That Want Me Dead
My depression didn’t entirely cause my alcoholism, but it certainly played a key role.
Forgive and Remember
Better to face the discomfort than continue to trudge along under a false impression that it’s not dormant inside, oblivious to the ticking of the time bomb that will eventually go off.
Finding Emotional Sobriety in a Pandemic
I never realized I was the cause of my negative thinking by willfully trying to “make” my life happen then getting angry that everyone wasn’t doing what I wanted.
Don't Relapse Now
Time has paused, life has paused, why can’t sobriety pause too?
Sober Reflections From the Dance Floor
One gift of sobriety, along with holding down a job and not losing my kids to the courts, is that I now get to do something I really love, dancing—safely.
Addiction Is ‘A Disease Of Isolation’ — So Pandemic Puts Recovery At Risk
“We consider addiction a disease of isolation…Now we’re isolating all these people and expecting them to pick up the phone, get online, that sort of thing — and it may not work out as well.”
Why I Choose Not to Be Anonymous in Recovery
I am in favor of a sober revolution in which everyone is comfortable speaking frankly about their struggle with alcohol and other substances.