I’m Linda L. and I’m a recovering alcoholic and addict. My addiction started at a very young age. I’ve had a lot of misery. I remember always being a blackout drinker. In 1989 I drove through a bar after blacking out. Back then I never lost my license and remember just being totally scared to […]
I started using alcohol at 13 and I knew right away, that the way it made me feel, was the way I wanted to feel every day for the rest of my life. I knew the escape from the reality I was living, was one that I craved. I decided to chase that “high” instead […]
The reason I was finally able to get help for my SUD. My substance use was never a problem. I told myself. It was the dentist, wasn’t it? It’s his fault. It was my childhood trauma, wasn’t it? It was my annoying neighbor, my annoying partner, and my annoying boss. It was never me. I […]
Hello, my name is Kristal B. For me, abusing alcohol was a means of combatting the crippling anxiety that developed in my late teens and early twenties. I went to community college for high school and transitioned to a four-year university when I was 17. It was there that my irrational fear and panic disorder […]
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By Daniel Casey Not less than 24 hours after the news of the pandemic reached our country, recovery communities began to act hastily. With lockdowns in place and the CDC limiting any type of gatherings, many recovery communities took to the online video meeting format called Zoom. Prior to Zoom, certain recovery communities had online […]
People are worried about their well-being. People are losing their jobs. People aren’t able to attend school. People aren’t able to see their friends and family. People are dying. People in recovery are still dying… We are facing a global pandemic that many people alive today have not experienced before. This has unseen consequences that […]
As I use to stare from my withdrawn eyes, I could not find any reason to want to live or feel anything through my lonely cries. I got knocked down only to get back up stronger then I’ve ever been before. I am living proof that survivals a must, I have a purpose in this […]
Hi, I’m Ashlee and I’m an alcoholic, an addict, a daughter, sister, friend, business owner, sponsor, sponsee, and an active member in a 12-step program. My life has completely opened to something absolutely beautiful & indescribable today all because I chose to sit all the way down, open my mind, get honest & willing and […]
