TEMPORARY TRAFFIC LIGHT
I am in recovery and a big part of that has been playing the guitar and songwriting.
A LIFETIME OFF HEROIN
In 2001 I fell into structured day-care after my umpteenth self-detox off heroin. I worked this simple program daily as I just could…
“I’M THE QUEENOF EMPTY PROMISES”
In ‘Confessions of a Recovering Addict’, Dana W explores the subject of friendships lost along the road to recovery.
YOU CAN STAY SOBER NO MATTER WHAT
I’m here to tell you that you don’t have to use this current chaos with the coronavirus to be a part of your story as to why you picked back up. You don’t have to be a statistic.Blythe writes.
SOMETHING ABOUT SAM – UNADDICTED.
Are you an alcoholic?Sam has been severely addicted to alcohol, but he does not feel the term ‘alcoholic’ is useful on his journey.And he’s here to tell us why.
SO, YOU THINK YOU’RE AN ALCOHOLIC?
Are you an alcoholic?Sam has been severely addicted to alcohol, but he does not feel the term ‘alcoholic’ is useful on his journey.And he’s here to tell us why.
CONQUERING FEAR IN SOBRIETY
Blythe is passionate about her recovery, and her music. It seemed rude not to let her explain in her own words how monumental it has been for her to rediscover her true passion.And include an absolutely well deserved plug while we’re at it!
LIKE A FISH IN WATER.WE MEET MIKE.
Finding your way out of active addiction and into a stable recovery can be tough. We met Mike to find out how he navigated his own recovery.
HOW TO CHANGE YOUR THOUGHTS
Challenging thoughts and changing them into positive behaviours is really just taking things slowly. Mike, from Own Sobriety, writes.
RECOVERED. BY MEGAN.
Just because I no longer feel as though I am in active recovery, does not mean I will not always be an alcoholic. Megan writes recovery.
ALCOHOLISM & LEARNING
Do you ever get the feeling you’ve been here before? You know, same s**t, different day? Groundhog Day, even? Sometimes, the seemingly never…
USER.
The first I noticed was 4.22. I’d been up all night, I’d been using you. The second was early, just as I woke.…
NOT ALONE.
Blackened walls. The grey excess. Spiritually lost in painful death. Dishevelled and broken. Alone and scared. Sinking at pace on my own, out…
GIMME SHELTER.
Oh, a storm is threat’ning My very life today If I don’t get some shelter Oh yeah, I’m gonna fade away. It’s New…
