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Black Bear December Prompt
Black Bear December Prompt
Do you get the holiday blues?
Michele Maize
Nov 30
Black Bear Submission Guidelines—Updated 2024
Black Bear Submission Guidelines—Updated 2024
And becoming a writer with our publication
KiKi Walter
Jan 5, 2023
What Does the Name “Black Bear” Mean?
What Does the Name “Black Bear” Mean?
(And what does it have to do with mental health and addiction?)
KiKi Walter
Dec 23, 2022
Black Bear Is Now Part of the Boost Nomination Program
Black Bear Is Now Part of the Boost Nomination Program
Looking for high-quality personal stories about mental health, addiction, and sobriety
Michele Maize
Feb 1
He Told Me He Wanted to Die As I Faced My Addiction
He Told Me He Wanted to Die As I Faced My Addiction
I was trying to save him while losing myself
Kelsey Schaefer
Dec 6
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In Building Your Body and Soul, No Pain Means No Gain
In Building Your Body and Soul, No Pain Means No Gain
You’ve gotta be torn down before you’re built back up
Julio Angel Rivera
Dec 6
Living With Emotional Dysregulation
Living With Emotional Dysregulation
How to cultivate more calm
Fchaudhry
Dec 5
The Worst Christmas Ever
The Worst Christmas Ever
And how I made sure it never happened again
Barbara Carter
Dec 5
I Was Amazed Before I Was Halfway Through, so I Quit
I Was Amazed Before I Was Halfway Through, so I Quit
When AA worked for me, I stopped working it.
Lorien Sullivan
Dec 5
Getting Reacquainted with My Eating Disorder
Getting Reacquainted with My Eating Disorder
Eating disorder treatment, take 2.
Claire Sternberg
Dec 5
Parallel Pain
Parallel Pain
Finding a map to healing in the place I least expected it.
Ruby Noir 😈
Dec 5
What I Will Regret When I’m 80
What I Will Regret When I’m 80
Letting fear hold you back
Michael Goedeke
Dec 4
I’m Addicted To Caffeine, and It’s Time To Quit
I’m Addicted To Caffeine, and It’s Time To Quit
One simple sentence inspired me to tackle my excessive coffee consumption
Alison Gee
Dec 4
Drinking: A Love Story and Then, A Fond Adieu
Drinking: A Love Story and Then, A Fond Adieu
It saved my life until it nearly took it
JonesPJ
Dec 4
What I’ve Learned From 9 months of Sobriety
What I’ve Learned From 9 months of Sobriety
The longest consecutive time I’ve been sober since I started drinking in my teens and what I’ve learned along the way
Daniel
Dec 4
20 Years in the Service Industry Can Taint Your Decembers
20 Years in the Service Industry Can Taint Your Decembers
Workin’ a holiday-party treadmill of bitterness & disillusionment
Joe Guay - Dispatches From the Guay Life!
Dec 3
After 33 Years of Sobriety, I Seriously Thought of Drinking
After 33 Years of Sobriety, I Seriously Thought of Drinking
As an alcoholic, the feeling never quite left me.
Carole Olsen
Dec 3
I Quit Drinking, and This Is What I Learned
I Quit Drinking, and This Is What I Learned
When you quit, you will learn these things
Thomas Morison
Dec 3
I’ll Show You!
I’ll Show You!
Three words underpinning everything I do, and why I have managed to do so little for myself — some reflections on CBT
Mike Hickman
Dec 3
What Do You Do When Your Child Says He Wants to Die?
What Do You Do When Your Child Says He Wants to Die?
One mom’s raw and honest answer
Alexandra Christensen
Dec 2
Thank You So Much For This Crappy Gift
Thank You So Much For This Crappy Gift
Tis the season for little white lies
Not Even Wine With Dinner
Dec 1
Woman on a Mountain
Woman on a Mountain
The memory of a friend missing
AND ALSO…
Dec 1
Thanksgiving Without Grandma
Thanksgiving Without Grandma
How to deal with the empty void losing a loved one creates
Meghan E. Gattignolo
Dec 1
The Faces I Wear
The Faces I Wear
What’s Left When The Mask Comes Off
Summermuse
Nov 30
Impossibly Finding Silence
Impossibly Finding Silence
I am fighting the noise inside my head, working to find peace and silence.
Nagoh Creative
Nov 29
How Sobriety Helped Me Breathe Again
How Sobriety Helped Me Breathe Again
Letting go of alcohol quieted my mind
Michael Goedeke
Nov 29
My Experience Being Addicted and Finally Recovering
My Experience Being Addicted and Finally Recovering
My story of getting hooked on drugs and how I quit
Thomas Morison
Nov 29
Broken By Pain: A Body That Destroyed My Mind
Broken By Pain: A Body That Destroyed My Mind
Surviving the invisible war between my body and mind
Victoria Corindi 🌻
Nov 29
I Wonder if Bob Ross Ever Got Anxious
I Wonder if Bob Ross Ever Got Anxious
The Joy of Painting host seemed to have things figured out
Julio Angel Rivera
Nov 29
It’s not the wind
It’s not the wind
— it’s the wound
Eva Mtalii
Nov 28
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