As I shared my experience with the group, I knew that I should be expressing some kind of emotion, but the tears simply refused to come.
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The Other Side of Service: When Giving Back Becomes Exploitation
Being of service means sharing our story of recovery to someone who is struggling or taking a newcomer to their first meeting, not taking away someone’s ability to support themselves.
Redefining Recovery: The Evolution of the Addiction Memoir
From “Drugstore Cowboy” to “My Fair Junkie,” the focus of addiction literature has shifted to recovery.
Learning to Have Sex in Recovery
I had forgotten that I was once again in control of my own life… I needed to take charge of my sexual experiences just like I had taken charge of my recovery.
6 Movies That Portray Mental Health and Depression Realistically
Movies have the power to shape how we perceive the world. Here are several films that treat mental illness respectfully and honestly, instead of contributing to stigma.
An Atheist's Guide to Alcoholics Anonymous
Simply put, when we do not understand how something works, we chalk it up to god.
My Family Is Obsessed with Legal Marijuana
Mason jars of homegrown flower, plans for a “bud and breakfast,” and a pipe named Zelda: How one family holiday opened my eyes to just how rapidly the cannabis-ation of America is rolling out.
Overdose Deaths: Not an Epidemic or a Crisis, and Not by Accident
Overdoses are not mysterious, they result from predictable causes like criminalizing drug use, ineffective policies, poverty, lack of stable housing, and persistent racism.
Halloween Special: Tales of Addiction Horror
“Addicts are like vampires. We hide our behavior and feed off the living, siphoning their money, their sanity, their trust.”
Getting Better Meant Getting Bigger
It meant eating past the point of comfort. It meant not letting yourself feel that high, that addictive strength that filled your stomach when you kept it empty of everything else.