4Dec My First Sober Holiday Season Oh, how I love the holidays! Sweet, warm memories from early childhood rush in a … Read More
1Dec A Reflection on the Holidays The feeling of gratitude attained when comparing and contrasting our lives befor … Read More
27Nov Gratitude in Sobriety Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays of the year, not only for the fact t … Read More
13Nov Staying Sober During the Holidays Preparing one’s recovery program for holiday season helps safe-guard an indivi … Read More
6Nov My Experience With The First Step An addicts experience with Alcoholics Anonymous’ first step: “We admitte … Read More
30Oct Exploiting Guilt From My Parents Manipulation and exploiting guilt is the key component to an addict’s survival … Read More
24Oct Why Was I Hesitant to get Sober Addicts can often be stubborn individuals, fighting change and showing resistanc … Read More
17Oct Why Did I Start Drinking and Using Drugs? “Why did I start drinking and using drugs?” is a question every addict and a … Read More
10Oct Hiding An Addiction in My Professional Life Going to college and starting a career were goals of mine from a very young age. … Read More
3Oct Sometimes, Sobriety Sucks First of all, let me preface this by saying that getting and staying sober has b … Read More
5Sep Developing a Sense of Self in Sobriety Before I got sober, my life was utterly consumed by alcohol. And when I first go … Read More
4Jul Heroin Addiction – My Drug of Choice Heroin is an opioid drug that is synthesized from morphine. All over the world, … Read More
