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By Barbara Nicholson-Brown As April is recognized as Alcohol Awareness month, I am proud and amazed how far we have come in our open and honest dialog about addiction,...
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By Barbara Nicholson-Brown As April is recognized as Alcohol Awareness month, I am proud and amazed how far we have come in our open and honest dialog about addiction,...
Read MoreBy Barbara Nicholson Brown There is always something new to discover about staying on the recovery road. On this journey, the goal is not to get from point A...
Read MoreInterrupting Addiction for Sobriety By Barbara Nicholson-Brown There were so many times I tried to stop being an active participant in drinking and drug use — but the most...
Read MoreBy Barbara Nicholson Brown As much as I don’t like admitting I’m getting older, I am. Which got me to thinking… what matters most? In no particular order it...
Read MoreAddiction never takes a holiday from wanting to destroy a life. While this time of year is joyful — for many it’s a time of sadness, loneliness, and isolation —...
Read MoreWith Thanksgiving a few weeks away — I was thinking how the word gratitude is probably said more in November than any other time of the year. We’re grateful and...
Read MoreBy Barbara Nicholson Brown It’s not Halloween candy There is an increase in the number of young children eating marijuana-laced candy, according to figures from poison control centers across...
Read MoreBy Barbara Nicholson-Brown This month, people from all walks of life in recovery celebrate their successes across the nation. (www.samhsa.gov/recovery-month) Sharing our stories connects us to each other...
Read MoreBy Barbara Nicholson-Brown Email: barb@togetheraz.com Recovery Emerges from Hope Hitting bottom was the best thing that ever happened to me, though at the time it felt the complete...
Read MoreFinding Freedom By Barbara Nicholson-Brown Email: barb@togetheraz.com While active in addiction how can we possibly be free? When I didn’t want to drink, I did, when I didn’t want...
Read MoreBy Barbara Nicholson-Brown Email: barb@togetheraz.com Sobriety is WE not Me If we are given just one more chance to be able to crawl into a 12 step meeting, treatment...
Read MorePublisher’s Note by Barbara Nicholson Brown Recovery is about Caring Besides being a deadly disease of the mind, body and spirit — addiction can be a self-centered monster, at...
Read MoreBy Barbara Nicholson-Brown Email: mailto:barb@togetheraz.com I grew up in a home where alcoholism was prevalent. When she drank, alcohol turned our happy, fun-loving Mom into a completely different, almost scary...
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