
Why Being Sober Doesn’t Suck
If you are a long-time drinker or drug user, you may be in that twilight stage of indecision between getting clean and continuing on the path you’re on. Using isn’t as fun as it used to be—it’s starting to catch up with you—but you…

14 Ways to Improve Your Mental Health and Happiness during Recovery
“Maybe waking up clearheaded, able to remember falling asleep the night before, doesn’t strike you as worth much, but I remember realizing in my third year of recovery that that’s exactly how I’d been living since giving up drinking,…

Dealing with Change in Recovery
Moving: One of Life's Big Stressors
I moved states at the beginning of this year, at almost three years sober I was leaving the town I got sober in, the town where my support was, and the town that I felt comfortable in. One thing about my…

A Power Greater Than Myself: My Journey with the 12-Steps
In my journey of recovery there were many unsuccessful starts. They were unsuccessful for many different reasons I believe, but I can distill them down to two basic flaws: lack of honesty and lack of willingness.
My 12-Step Experience
Presently,…

One Addict’s Journey to a Higher Power
Life is completely relative.
Without the pain, agony, and destruction I have both felt and caused, I would not understand just how precious, how beautiful this life truly is. Without death, I would not be able to recognize the beauty of birth.…