Along with the guilt, shame and fear I felt when I finally surrendered to the truth about my addictions — I felt lost and alone. Little did I know how...
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Along with everyone else, I was shocked to learn the news of the deaths of fashion designer Kate Spade, and storyteller, foodie and world traveler, Anthony Bourdain. Within two days,...
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In a few weeks, Father’s Day falls on June 17th, just like it did in 1990 — my first day of sobriety. That was the day I made the first...
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Ben Gallaway On March 8th, the recovery and therapeutic community lost a comrade. I often thought of Ben as a man who ran with the wolves, he was such an...
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During my first few days and weeks newly sober, I was terribly frightened; and the ‘too scared to live and too scared to die’ feelings overwhelmed me. I was certain...
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The dictionary defines joy as a deep feeling or condition of happiness or contentment, a source of happiness, an outward show of pleasure or delight; rejoicing. Sometimes feeling a sense...
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By Barbara Nicholson-Brown I was going to begin this piece about the magic of recovery month we celebrated just a few weeks ago. And suddenly life as we knew it...
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