Tag: sobriety and creativity

Artists in Recovery Find Their Fix in "The Creative High"

Creativity — making art — is another way to find that aliveness and spiritual connection often sought through drugs and alcohol. The creative process can be transformative for people with addiction. Recovery that consists of meetings, step work, and an unfulfilling job makes for a very black-and-white life — at least for me it did.… Continue reading Artists in Recovery Find Their Fix in "The Creative High"

Rosebud Baker: A Stand-Up Career Started by Sobriety

“As much as it sucks to be fully sentient through every failure, I think it’s helped me in the long run.” You may not have heard of Rosebud Baker, yet, but you will. As a stand-up comic, actress, and writer, she’s been rising through the ranks of the NY comedy scene faster than anyone I’ve… Continue reading Rosebud Baker: A Stand-Up Career Started by Sobriety

Eddie Pepitone: From Falling Down Drunk to Sober Stand Up

Comedy is totally addictive! It hits the part of the brain that drugs do. The love me love me I’m home I’m home part (that is when it goes well). You feel exhilarated because you are the center of attention. I was a few months out of my second rehab facility when a friend and… Continue reading Eddie Pepitone: From Falling Down Drunk to Sober Stand Up

So You Want to Write About Addicts

At its best, addict lit satiates our quintessential human yearning for stories that may lead to salvation. We want warm fuzzies. We want sweet, sweet, redemption. We started each morning of residential treatment with burned muffins, a house meeting, and introductions. “My name is Tom and I’m a junkie here on vacation. My goal today… Continue reading So You Want to Write About Addicts

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