The Blog.
I wrote a lot from 2013 - 2019 about addiction, sobriety, and recovery in all forms. While I occasionally post here, most of my this type of writing now goes into my newsletter — subscribe.
Don’t Let The House Burn Down
I've been considering taking myself to AA for the past three days, but don't quite think I'm an “alcoholic." I just take the edge off... every night... with a bottle of wine.
What if My Lobster is Addicted?
My sister is addicted What if she's in trouble and her life has become unmanageable? I am stuck in this cognitive mess of "don't judge,” "just love,” but "don't enable,” "don't turn your head/sweep it under the rug/act like it's not happening" but I don't know what that is all supposed to look like from day to day.
The Pregnancy Principle
I am almost five months sober, and I am incredibly grateful for my path at this moment. I recently have started socializing more and entertaining in my home. Do I buy booze for others? Do I keep some in the house for someone when they stop by? Tell them my house is BYOB? Or can I have nothing at all in my home?
The Morning After: Two Years Later
Two years ago today, the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, I woke up in a jail cell. I got my first DUI.
What it Means to Start Where You Are
I wanted to be someone who didn’t have this problem to begin with or who already had five years of sobriety and the emotional, spiritual, and physical well-being that came with it. But I was neither of those things.