The client base is diverse, ranging from the ladies who want to go out and have a fun night on the town to those who are recovering from a traumatic experience or dealing with a terminal illness. Garren James is a man filled with surprises. The stunning former model is more than just a handsome… Continue reading How Gigolos' Garren James Found Recovery and Success
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You Got Sober, but Are You Having Fun?
I love my job; I adore writing. But that doesn’t necessarily mean I’m having fun. If anything, it shows me how much of my life is work. I arrived at my therapist’s office earlier this year in a state of complete burnout. My adrenals weren’t producing sufficient cortisol to get me through the day, inflammation… Continue reading You Got Sober, but Are You Having Fun?
Best Indie Films of 2018: The Fix Picks
In early recovery I had moments where I was sure I could not stay sober for one more minute. That’s when my friends offered sound advice: Don’t think, and go to movies. In early recovery I found myself inundated with obsessive worries scurrying around in my head. It was repetitive dark noise that I ached… Continue reading Best Indie Films of 2018: The Fix Picks
A Practical and Comprehensive Guide to Finding a Suboxone Clinic
It took me 10 hours of phone calls, 20 voicemails, 3 chewed fingernails, and many packs of cigarettes before I found a Suboxone provider in my new town. This is the list I wish I had then. When I pulled a “geographic” a few years ago, leaving Portland for my home state of North Dakota,… Continue reading A Practical and Comprehensive Guide to Finding a Suboxone Clinic
A Dopeman's Grocery List
The reality and gravity of the entire situation was this: if I don’t steal this shit, I’m not getting high. If I’m not getting high, I’m dying. That’s how bad I was strung out on opioids; that’s how much of a slave I was to the drugs. The following story is based on actual events.… Continue reading A Dopeman's Grocery List
Anatomy of a Relapse
When my father died, I hadn’t been to a meeting in over a year. I had no active knowledge of how to apply healthy coping mechanisms to a devastating situation so I just went back to what I knew: opioids and numbness. Two years ago I wrote a controversial feature for The Fix, “I Take… Continue reading Anatomy of a Relapse
Comedian Jake Fogelnest: From Self-Loathing to a Life Beyond His Wildest Dreams
Notice they don’t call it the “9th Step Maybes.” It’s not the “9th Step Possibilities.” It’s the “9TH STEP PROMISES.” It’s very clear: we must be painstaking and take the suggestions. But if we DO…some amazing stuff will happen before we know it. Comedy Central, VH1, MTV, Netflix. Jake Fogelnest’s TV writing/producing credits are too… Continue reading Comedian Jake Fogelnest: From Self-Loathing to a Life Beyond His Wildest Dreams
Don't Blame Ariana Grande for Mac Miller's Death
The idea that someone holds another person’s very life in their hands and has the power to determine whether that person lives or dies is a painful and damaging misconception. I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t know very much about Mac Miller. I’ve never listened to his music or attended one of… Continue reading Don't Blame Ariana Grande for Mac Miller's Death
Depression in Recovery: Do You Have Low Dopamine Tone?
I just felt like shit and slept as much as I could. I showed up to work. I kept my commitments. I spoke when asked to, but I felt more than unhappy. I felt like I just didn’t care. (The Fix does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, nor does anything on this website create… Continue reading Depression in Recovery: Do You Have Low Dopamine Tone?
All My Friends Are Junkies
Once we switched our attention away from getting high and learned how to stay sober, we quickly realized that if we put at least one percent of the same effort it took to get trashed into other areas of our lives, the results were astronomical. All of my friends—each and every last one of them—are… Continue reading All My Friends Are Junkies