THE SILENCE OF THE DRINKERS.
We’ve been cruising the Instagram highway for a couple of months… indeed, this lil old website is nearly two months old. Wow! (Cue…
TOO BADASS FOR BOOZE.
A BRAND TO INSPIRE. There’s a few rocking recovery brands out there… as you’ll know, we’re already good pals with Rok Soba. The…
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…
UNBECOMING
It must be one of those days… today I’m thinking about writing. Like you do. So many people write the story of their…
LEE FENNINGS – A PEACE OF NEPAL
I remember buying my first “proper” camera. You know, one with a big lens and lots of switches and dials. It was a…
AA OLD-TIMERS AND THE STIGMA OF RELAPSE
We’re pretty excited about this. No, really. We are!
For most of us, our recovery journey will have crossed paths with AA (Alcoholics Anonymous). And you can be pretty sure in any discussion there will be folk who love them, and folk that, er, aren’t so sure! But that’s okay.
Recovery is a very personal thing. Love ’em or hate ’em, AA is a big deal for many of us.
Today we’re exploring these thoughts, with the help of renowned author and recovering drug addict, Amy Dresner, who has kindly allowed us to publish her article on AA, initially featured in The Fix.
LIFE THRU THE LENS: LEE FENNINGS
Strengthening ones recovery through a hobby or pastime is pretty common. You only need to look at the sheer number of opportunities on…
MOTHS, METAL & MOUNTAINS.
The online recovery community is diverse and growing. Take us, for example! But a quick search throws up the catchily named, visually bold…
A TICKET TO ME.
I can buy a ticket to ME… And enjoy the journey, however long it takes… and I can take the punches along the…
FEATURE: SOBERPUNKS BLOG
The web is full of recovery blogs and sites… heck, this is one! One of the things we want to do here is…
HOPE OVER DENIAL.
I was adopted and brought up in a loving family. I grew up with three brothers and sisters, a mum and a dad.…
MY JOURNEY.
Three years ago I was a person I don’t even know now. I don’t know who she was. I didn’t have possessions, I…
SID’S STORY.
I moved up to Leeds from London in the Autumn of 2015. My drinking and using had wrecked my life. Because of over…
MUTUAL AID – ONE ADDICTS EXPERIENCE.
I can’t remember exactly how old I was but I can remember it first having negative consequences for me at the age of…
