The problem with powerlessness is that it becomes all-encompassing and paralyzing. But the idea that addiction is a choice fails to consider many people’s experiences. Maybe there’s a middle ground.
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She Recovers Brings High End Feminist Recovery to Los Angeles
I could say a hundred things about every incredible woman I encountered over the weekend and it would not hold a candle to the inspiration I felt. The only catch? The price of admission. One year ago, Harvey Weinstein and men like him were purged from their high positions in industry jobs due to allegations… Continue reading She Recovers Brings High End Feminist Recovery to Los Angeles
How Do You Define "Recovery"?
Our time would be better spent trying to help people recover in whatever way is most effective for them rather than pushing and shaming everyone into one particular recovery pathway. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve heard someone say that a person might be sober, but that they’re not in recovery, or… Continue reading How Do You Define "Recovery"?