Early morning January 6th, 2013, we made our way downtown to the hospital. I was fully made up, OF COURSE, because that was my plan and I like a plan. But of course, babies have their own plans. You didn't want to come out. You had been perfectly happy inside my belly for 38 weeks …
The Ghosts of Christmas Way Past, Somewhat Past, and Now 2020
There's a format we follow in twelve steps meetings that is based on sharing your story with your drug of choice and it's a pretty basic yet effective story telling tool that goes like this: - What it was like - What happened - What it's like now I thought I could use this format …
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Celebrating 19 Years Sober in a year unlike any other
It was the first day that I didn't drink for the last time (I hope). Did you follow that? October 4, 2001 was far from my last rehab, dry run, committed stay anywhere, but it somehow stuck that time. I was in a rehab in Wisconsin and I was full of shame once again because …
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Too Sober For This 