Many people who have multiple plastic surgeries are looking for self-worth, not correction of a deformity.
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On Moderation and Other Fantasies
Even though I’ve quit drinking, I don’t pretend to understand moderation. I will never be someone who stops when they’re full. Not really.
Life After “Blackout”: An Interview with Sarah Hepola
I was far more scared to fail — to have written a lousy book that people ignored — than I was embarrassed about people knowing that, say, I had sex with some random guy in Paris.
My Family Is My Greatest Disappointment
Even though my aunt knows I’ve scrubbed my stepmom from my life in an attempt to stop and reverse years of psychological abuse, manipulation, and mind fuckery, it’s a reality she refuses to accept.
Lara B. Sharp's Transformation
“AA is like parenting for adults. I got to have it as a child. My mom abandoning me in AA was the best thing she ever did for me.”
7 Ways to Be a Rebel…in Sobriety
Alternate rebellion can help shake up ennui and distress, otherwise known as life. It’s a great act of self-acceptance in a world that wants you to follow their dumb unwritten rules. Guess what, world? I do what I want.
Finding Meaning in Tragedy: Addiction, Trauma, and Activism
Turning grief into activism is a powerful way to process and give meaning to the pain of traumas like the death of a loved one who struggled with addiction. It is on the heels of tragedy that we can make voices of change be heard.
How I Learned to Show Up for Life Without Alcohol
Sobriety means—or will come to mean—different things for different people. But I can attest to one thing: The path is beautiful, and the difficulties you may encounter along the way are worth it.
In Recovery, on Suboxone, and in the Weed Business
In print and online, I preached cannabis. In life, I practiced therapy and Suboxone.
Heidi Fleiss Talks Sex, Drugs, and Saving Macaws
I’ll get high to hide my pain and as an excuse. It’s stupid, just plain stupid. I’ve never known drugs to help anyone. It’s so crazy to hate it so much but to do it still. I don’t understand that insanity.