Alcohol is gaslighting you. It abuses you and humiliates you, it makes you feel terrible about yourself and makes your anxiety explode- then in the next breath it’s telling you how it can solve all your problems. You don’t
It takes some energy and planning. But it's not impossible to stop the yo-yo sobriety. In this episode I'll tell you 11 reasons people continue to relapse, and some of them you've probably never heard before. A lot of
You may know him from the High Cost of Anonymity podcast, and he is a great friend and confidant to me. In this episode, we talk about quarantine and how quickly it can take a turn for the worse.
You look at your life, your family, education, and many other things and wonder how anyone could ever call you powerless. You definitely don't want to refer to yourself as powerless. The truth is, we are all powerless in
Growing up in Beverly Hills, Amy Dresner had it all: a top-notch private school education, the most expensive summer camps, and even a weekly clothing allowance. But at 24, she started dabbling in meth in San Francisco and unleashed
I don’t want to be living a double life in my recovery like I was in my addiction. I went out of my way to create this picture for the outside world, to hide what was really going on
The first months of sobriety are a roller coaster. In the beginning, you feel motivated, strong and confident- then, somewhere along the way, you begin to question if you can really do it, the committee starts telling you it's
In the early days, getting sober feels like a full-time job. You have to think about it all the time, you have to do things to protect your sobriety, you have to have new boundaries with friends and family
Are you trying to get sober but feeling a sense of loss over losing alcohol? You are struggling to see your life without it, wondering what you will do and how you will spend your time- how will it
Healing from addiction is a long journey and often a confusing one. You think when you put the substance down, you will feel better. And that is true. But it doesn’t always happen right away. You have a tendency