I’ll Tell Who Ever I Damn Well Please
In the documentary Anonymous People, actor Kristen Johnston sits on stage and openly tells the audience, “I’ll tell whomever I damn well please that I am in recovery.”I feel the...
Read MoreIn the documentary Anonymous People, actor Kristen Johnston sits on stage and openly tells the audience, “I’ll tell whomever I damn well please that I am in recovery.”I feel the...
Read MoreOn July 2, my 86-year old mom transitioned from this world to the next,so I now have another angel on my shoulder. She lived a very big life with many...
Read MoreLast month I celebrated 23 years clean and sober. I thought about all the times I tried quitting the destructive behaviors which ruled, and were ruining my life. How many...
Read MoreAs many of you know, a little over three years ago I lost the love of my life, Bill to cancer. While he was seriously ill for over four years,...
Read MoreThe journey of our recovery is never ending. A few weeks ago I stepped outside my ‘norm’ and spent an intensive week at an Inner Path Retreat for women at...
Read MoreIn the first few weeks of recovery I wondered how quickly I would ‘get it’. Like most fellowship halls and meeting places, the 12 steps were posted on the wall and...
Read MoreBefore I was in recovery I don’t think I ever heard of the word codependent. On my sober journey I asked what it meant. The only answer I recall is...
Read MoreWelcome to 2013! As I write this on New Year’s Day, I want to thank Dr. Frank Scarpati, CEO and President of Community Bridges, Inc. for his timely feature on...
Read MoreAt a recent 12 step meeting a man with 28 years of consistent sobriety spoke about how even with that amount of clean time he still periodically lives on “Fantasy...
Read MoreBy Barbara Nicholson-Brown Like many of us who are now clean and sober, my experiences with alcohol and drugs started out as a way for me to be part of...
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