Gena Lazelle / Sober Life Victory
The Soberest Drunk Girl at the Party
Kera Yonker / The Nouveau Spinster
Weddings, in particular, uncorked the uncontrolled in me. What began as a celebration of two people loving each other, devolved for me into an affront to my own unattached, unloved self.
Read MoreJoy, Rapture & Terror or, How I Learned to Survive Extreme Feelings without Drink or Drugs
The Shame and Stigma of Feeling “Sketchy and Scummy”
Lisa / Lighthouse Recovery Institute
Like a lot of young adults, in my early twenties I found myself asking the inevitable question, “Am I an alcoholic?”
Read MoreHow to Become a Magnet or, The Curious Effect of Strange Attraction
Andrew Ahmad—Cooke / addict2016
We had become magnets, not for material reward, but for people. Unexpected, inspiring people.
Read MoreMy Cure Became My New Addiction
Atheist, Alcoholic, Addict
The Great Escape
Liz Colville / LizCollville.com
There is a point at which recovery might officially become a pipe dream…
Read MoreThe Truth About Alcohol.
Four Types of Drunk Walk Into a Bar…
Shame Sh*t, Different Day.
Damien / Sober Boots
During my active alcoholism, when I was drinking daily, I harbored a great fear of seeking help because I didn’t want to be ashamed.
Read MoreI’m Fine
David Stoecker / Better Life in Recovery
If not for my sister finding me unconscious in a pool of blood, I would not be here.
Read MoreWorking with a (Fu_king) Recovery Coach
Jen A. / Sobriety Diner
I woke up one day about 5 months ago in a hotel approximately 4am on the floor, fully dressed from the night before sandwiched between the hotel desk and the bottom of the bed.
Read MoreA Place to Hide
Writing Down Recovery
Privilege and Recovery
Brooke M. Feldman / BrookeMFeldman.com
I learned about the privilege I was born into as a white woman. I realized that by virtue of that privilege alone, I’ve always had a better shot at addiction recovery.
Read MoreFinding Meaning in Sobriety
Bren Murphy / BrenMurphy.net
I have found meaning and a sense of self compassion in sobriety through radical self care first and foremost and being open and accepting of new ideas and beliefs.
Read MorePractising Virtue and 12 Step Recovery: An Essay
Steve K. / 12stepphilosophy
Simply put, practising virtues such as courage, temperance, wisdom and justice - the so called ‘cardinal virtues’ - leads one to live a good, moral or ‘flourishing’ life.
Read MoreAlcohol Guidelines Ignore How People Drink…
Melanie Lovatt / The University of Sheffield / via The Conversation
As part of the (UK) government’s strategy to cut the human and economic cost of alcohol misuse, it currently recommends that men and women shouldn’t regularly drink more than three to four and two to three units a day respectively. In theory, such guidelines help people make informed decisions about their health, but researchers have questioned their effectiveness.
Read MoreMy Journey in AA by a 12-Step Agnostic
Steve K. / 12stepphilosophy