Damien / Sober Boots
I’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 MoreI Am Not My Addiction…
Tracy Chabala / TracyChabala•com
I Am So Much More
We are more than alcoholics. We are more than drug addicts. We are more than the dually diagnosed.
But it’s easy to forget this.
Read MoreA Hard Dose of Reality
by K. Lanktree / Studio L Online
Like most, I never anticipated having to face addiction or homelessness. Neither issue could possibly ever effect me, right? I grew up in a good home, have wonderful parents and family, attended school and got good grades, had a well paying job, married my soul mate and we were settling in to our new life. Destroying relationships, losing everything, ending up homeless and injecting literally every last cent I had ever earned into my veins was certainly not in my plans. No one 'plans' on addiction or homelessness.
Read MoreFive Ways You Can Reduce Stigma
by Geoff Kane, MD, MPH
Too often society is unfair to people with addiction—a fact that disturbs most people with active addiction, most people who are recovering from addiction, and most people who advocate for those groups. Fortunately we can do something about it. Don’t be daunted—small steps can have a powerful impact.
Read MoreThe State of The Art
by Howard Weissman, Executive Director / NCADA