Powerless AND Powerful
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
Amy Dresner Rehab Confidential
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
Are You Being Private About Your Recovery or Keeping It A Secret?
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
Looking Back On The First Year Sober
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
Don’t Mess Up Your Recovery
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
Grieving the Loss of Alcohol
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
Jeff Simone of Reaction Recovery
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
The Difference Between High-Functioning & High Bottom
High Functioning Alcoholic In the beginning stages of realizing you’re drinking out of control you wonder how you are high functioning, and an alcoholic. In my day, we went out and bought all the self-help books and vowed to
Tricia Lewis from Recovery Happy Hour Podcast
One of the most popular recovery podcasts out there, Recovery Happy Hour, and another badass woman behind the mic. I'm so excited to have Tricia Lewis on the show and I know you are loving it, too! On her
Are You Convincing Yourself You’re Not An Alcoholic?
"I would rather go through life sober, believing I am an alcoholic, than go through life drunk, trying to convince myself that I am not." I knew that alcohol was more important to me than it was to the