Sobriety, Serenity, and Life on Life's Terms
I've been putting off writing this blog for a while because as much as it's something that needs to be talked about, it's just uncomfortable. But you know what? It doesn't need to be. And the only way that we can help people is by being honest about what's really going on in parts of …
Willingness. It's defined by the Oxford Dictionary as,"the quality or state of being prepared or ready to do something." There are plenty of things that I can honestly say I will be pretty much always be willing to do. Am I willing to go to the beach? Yup. Willing to take a nap? Always. Willing …
I didn't really start coming "out" about my life of recovery until the last year or so (which was at almost seven years sober). It's not that I was purposely trying to hide anything, but I guess I wanted to get some time under my belt and allow people to make their mind up about …
I have been asked two questions a lot lately, so I thought I would take some time to answer them. The questions are: How long did it take before you stopped wanting to drink/use? What did you do to make that happen? Well, here's my answer. I don't remember exactly how long I had been …
Continue reading The Day I Realized the Obsession to Drink and Drug Was Gone
I am ten and a half years sober from a drinking problem and seven and a half years sober from an opioid problem. Since the last time that I placed any mood-altering substances into my body was December 7th of 2010, that is the date that I count myself as first getting clean and sober. …
Continue reading Is Society More Accepting of a Drinking Problem than a Drug Problem?
"I feel like I've lost my best friend," I said to my counselor after being in a treatment center for a couple of days. "Well, in a weird and somewhat unhealthy way, you have," she said. I wasn't talking about a person. I was talking about the OxyContin. I was talking about my Captain Morgan. …
Continue reading What Kind of Person Will I Be if I Get Sober?
It was really exciting to be invited as a guest on the recovery-based podcast, Bright Lights & Dark Delusions. During the episode, I had the opportunity to talk about infertility in sobriety and generally dealing with life on life's terms in recovery. Take a listen, and if you're not a podcast person, I encourage you …
