What a crazy time we are living in. One thing's for sure, this is certainly not what I had envisioned for 2020. If anything, our current situation with COVID-19 has reminded me more than ever the importance of One Day at a Time - and not just when it comes to sobriety. Things in life [...]
We all face certain moments in our lives where there is a large decision to be made. Do I take this road or that road; do I go left or do I go right? Some of these decisions are small and some will define the rest of our lives. One question I am often asked [...]
It's been a crazy couple of months, so I haven't written as much as I would have liked. Truth be told, I was conquering some fear. I thought I would share that experience with all of you. Growing up, I was very involved with music. Singing was always a passion of mine, and I began [...]
Early sobriety. If your story is anything like mine, it was anything but easy. The emotional roller coaster, combined with plowing through the massive pile of wreckage that I had created, made my first year extremely challenging. Based on my personal experience, and what I have learned from others, there are five things that can [...]
Recovery. Recovered. In Recovery. Sober. All words used to describe those of us who have escaped the grip that our addiction had on us for so long. For most of us, it's not just a word or simply an adjective. It's a verb. A way of life that encompasses so many things beyond simply abstaining [...]
"If we examine every disturbance we have, great or small, we will find at the root of it some unhealthy dependence and its consequent demand. Let us, with God's help, continually surrender these hobbling demands. Then we can be set free to live and love: we may then be able to gain emotional sobriety. " [...]
More than 72,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2017. 72,000. You would think that with the level that the opioid crisis has reached in recent years, most of the public would have some basic understanding of addiction by now. But you'd be wrong. One evening, I'm scrolling through my Facebook feed and stumble upon [...]
