Click – Learning in Addiction Recovery
By Sam Renwick Originally posted on The Fix Have you ever struggled to learn how to do something? I mean really struggled. It’s part of the nature of being human because, at our core,...
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Alcoholism vs. Addiction
How much do alcoholics and drug addicts really have in common? Our experts explain the similarities as well as the differences. By Kristen McGuiness Originally published on The Fix “When I first got sober,...
What Does It Mean To Have A Serious Drinking Problem?
Alcohol was my stress reducer, my reality fighter, the conferrer of artificial joys. It was also wreaking havoc on my life. By Nancy Wartik Published in The New York Times on January 31, 2020...
Staying Sober Without God – Practical Step Six
AA Version: Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. Practical Version: Made a list of our unhealthy character traits. If you’re the kind of person to pick up a...
Tales of Spiritual Experience
I’ll never smoke weed with Willie again My party’s all over before it begins You can pour me some Old Whiskey River my friend. But I’ll never smoke weed with Willie again. Toby Keith...
Scientist Undergoes Brain Treatment for Alcoholism
By Avis Favaro Medical Correspondent and Alexandra Mae Jones CTV News writer Published Sunday, December 15, 2019 on CTV National News TORONTO – Like millions of Canadians, Dr. Frank Plummer used alcohol simply to...
A Long Time Love Affair
By Georgina The first time I met you, you had me crawl into the rotting trunk of an old tree at Rattlesnake Point. We had gone there with other teens who long left our...
If You’re Going Through Hell, Find the Safest Exit
By David Bohl Posted on July 16, 2019 on the David B. Bohl website There’s a misconception that with sobriety your life becomes amazing as you bask in the happiness of clean living and...
No Two Addictions Are the Same
By David B. Bohl Originally published on his website, David B. Bohl, on February 4, 2019 Addictions, like snowflakes, have one thing in common – they are all absolutely unique. The intricacies of a...
Buddhist Precept: Intoxicants Cloud the Mind
One Buddhist’s take on the precepts and recovery By Arthur S I’d like to first clarify that I’m no authority on Buddhism, Recovery or AA. I’m going to try my best not to preach...
Stage II Recovery: Life Beyond Addiction
I count my emotional sobriety from the time I became involved with Earnie’s message. Mary L, a member of AA By life-j Here’s the book we’ve all been waiting for. Or rather, it’s been...
8 Essential Books on Addiction and Recovery
By Olivia Pennelle Originally published on The Fix on Dec 5, 2018 Addiction recovery books have been fundamental to my recovery from substance use disorder, codependency, mental illness, and complex PTSD. They’re more than...
5 Ways Sobriety Changes Over Time
By Beth Leipholtz Originally published on The Fix I want to be able to use my story to let people know that getting and staying sober at a young age is possible and even...
Moments of Clarity
By life-j I’ve always loved hearing stories where people talk about their moment of clarity. That’s where recovery begins. A friend talked about how he was on a thousand mile drunken trip with a...
