Stories
5 stories in Trauma Recovery
I relapsed on day 274. Here's what nobody in recovery talks about
Day 274. Nine months clean. And then I made the worst decision of my recovery — and found my way back.
The labels they put on my drinking — and what I finally put on them
Normal drinking. That's what everyone called it. Until the math got undeniable — and the labels started to shift.
Recovery after divorce taught me who I was without the bottle
My marriage and my drinking ended in the same year. Not because my wife gave me an ultimatum — though she probably should have. They ended because I finally connected the two things I'd been...
Sober dating is harder than getting sober — and twice as worth it
The first thing everyone in recovery learns about dating is: don't do it in the first year. The second thing is that almost everyone does it anyway. I lasted eight months before I downloaded the app....
The body remembers what the mind forgives
For years after getting clean, my body didn't believe I was safe. I'd be sitting in a meeting at work — sober, employed, functioning — and my hands would start shaking. Not the tremor of withdrawal....