When I’m on top of my 10th step game, it goes something like this: Sorry, my bad. How can I fix it? The apologies come easily, and I promptly follow up with offers to make up for all harms done. But I’m not always on top of my game.
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How AA Hijacked Addiction Science and Came to Dominate Treatment: An Interview with Joe Miller
The scientists at Yale liked what AA did, but they did not by any stretch think that AA was a cure-all for alcoholism. Neither, by the way, did Bill Wilson.
Memories Like Velvet: Fear and Panic in Childhood
Knowing that it’s “an emotional thing” doesn’t help much when I’m going through the anxiety and the terror and the fear in me, wondering if it will ever go away.
10 Experiences That Are Way Worse When You Relapse
There is no situation that cannot be made worse by relapse.
Tales of a High-Bottom Alcoholic
Having a high bottom can be more dangerous because it can go undetected for life. You can end up just living a soulless life.
Equilibrium, Truth, and Hope: What It’s Like to Be a Writer in Recovery
We speak to four accomplished writers about their writing process and how it relates to their recovery.
Mistakes I Made on My Journey Toward Self-Compassion
The emotional and physical abuse had cost me every last ounce of self-respect I had. But I refused to see myself as weak, a victim.
How I Stopped Hurting Myself in the Name of Love: Tales of a Recovering Enabler
The emotional and physical abuse had cost me every last ounce of self-respect I had. But I refused to see myself as weak, a victim.
AA 2.0: Why the Evolution of Alcoholics Anonymous Needs to Happen Now
The founders purposely left the door open for science to come into the realm of recovery, and unlike modern AA, they did not discount its potential importance when it came to helping people.
Mother’s Day: Recovery, Love, and Light
At night, tucking my kids into bed, I would make a deal with myself: hold on just a little longer until they needed me a little less and then I could go through with my suicide plan.