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.
Getting Drunk on Judgment
It took him a moment to speak, and when he did I realized he was drunk. Really drunk. I looked at my phone to check the time: 7:12 am. He’d been going since the night before.
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.