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Everything For Me Is All-Or-Nothing
Everything For Me Is All-Or-Nothing
The addict in me makes moderation seem impossible
Patrick Meowler
Sep 21
This Mental Obsession With Money Is Driving Me Crazy
This Mental Obsession With Money Is Driving Me Crazy
Even though I don’t make or have much
Patrick Meowler
Sep 19
My Poor Food Choices Are Crushing Me
My Poor Food Choices Are Crushing Me
But I’ve begun to shift the weight from my mind and body
sea-at-sunrise
Sep 19
Irish Fest Vs The Sober Mom
Irish Fest Vs The Sober Mom
How a night out made me realize I was the “sober mom”
AND ALSO…
Sep 19
Soberly Suicidal
Soberly Suicidal
Sobriety doesn’t fix everything
David Wayne
Sep 18
How to Pick Yourself up After a Relapse
How to Pick Yourself up After a Relapse
Don’t stay in the gutter too long
Patrick Meowler
Sep 18
Parenting Through the Lens of Sobriety
Parenting Through the Lens of Sobriety
What I’ve learned about patience, love, and second chances
Victor Yocco, PhD
Sep 16
I’m Still Counting the Days Until 365
I’m Still Counting the Days Until 365
How sobriety is going
Becca CO 🌵
Sep 14
Overcoming Addiction
Overcoming Addiction
There is hope for the old destructive patterns to be replaced by something vibrant and new!
Deb Kalmbach
Sep 14
A Newsletter Showed Me Why Writing Is Healing Me From All Of My Trauma
A Newsletter Showed Me Why Writing Is Healing Me From All Of My Trauma
It’s because of the explanation effect
Patrick Meowler
Sep 14
Some Lessons I’ve Learned After Two Months Of Sobriety
Some Lessons I’ve Learned After Two Months Of Sobriety
This time everything is different
Patrick Meowler
Sep 11
8 Tips For Having a Successful Conversation With a Loved One About Their Alcohol or Drug Use
8 Tips For Having a Successful Conversation With a Loved One About Their Alcohol or Drug Use
September is National Recovery Month. This story is in honor of all of those struggling with addiction or who have lost someone to…
Lauren Grawert, MD
Sep 9
How Do People Make Friends As Adults?
How Do People Make Friends As Adults?
How Do People Make Friends As Adults?
Patrick Meowler
Sep 8
I Knew I Had To Stop Drinking the Day I Cremated My Daughter
I Knew I Had To Stop Drinking the Day I Cremated My Daughter
One last stop at the bar was the wake-up call I needed
Courtney Waller
Sep 5
My Addiction Wrecked Me Financially
My Addiction Wrecked Me Financially
Til debt do us part
Patrick Meowler
Sep 5
Controlling My Cannabis Consumption With A “No-Smoke September”
Controlling My Cannabis Consumption With A “No-Smoke September”
Another step in weaning myself off habitual marijuana use
LibrariAnna
Sep 4
What Doesn’t Kill You
What Doesn’t Kill You
Might make you want to
Tara Nicole Szkutnik
Sep 4
Why You Need To Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone
Why You Need To Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone
You have nothing to fear but fear itself
Patrick Meowler
Sep 3
10 Months and Counting
10 Months and Counting
10th month check in!
AND ALSO…
Sep 1
How To Avoid Relapses And Stay Sober
How To Avoid Relapses And Stay Sober
Sharing what I’ve learned as a chronic relapser so you can avoid slips
Patrick Meowler
Aug 30
Was Writing Every Day Becoming an Addiction or Obsession?
Was Writing Every Day Becoming an Addiction or Obsession?
If I missed a day, I felt guilty, lazy, and unproductive
Vera-Marie Landi
Aug 27
My Grandfather Was a Dumpster Drunk
My Grandfather Was a Dumpster Drunk
At age six my fate was sealed when I saw his first rock-bottom
Marcia Abboud
Aug 27
Quitting Alcohol Made Me Realize I Don’t Know How To Live
Quitting Alcohol Made Me Realize I Don’t Know How To Live
Now I’m Learning how to live life on life’s terms
Patrick Meowler
Aug 26
Why Drug Addicts Don’t Consider You
Why Drug Addicts Don’t Consider You
Addicts do bad things but are not always bad people
Thomas Morison
Aug 25
Someone Unpacked My Baggage
Someone Unpacked My Baggage
Re-living the pain of addiction’s aftermath
Diane Ford
Aug 23
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