Forgive Yourself for Your Addiction

Terms Specific to Recovery If you are new to the rooms of AA or recovery communities, you may have noticed people using some strange terms. Some things, like “it’s a part of the process,” means [...]

A Life in Recovery from Addiction Only 21 years old, Sloan speaks as though he has many more years under his belt than that. As of today, he has 215 days of sobriety. This is the longest period [...]

Will I ever be able to drink again? Ah, the golden question! Many alcoholics in recovery wonder if they will ever be able to drink again. They just want to be able to go out with friends… have a [...]

Top 10 Songs About Addiction Counting down from ten to the top song, we venture on a musical journey of addiction, recovery, and growth. Starting things off with Marshall Mathers, aka Eminem… [...]

Self Love in Recovery Rebuilding self-esteem and self love in addiction recovery is a challenge for many. Dignity seems to be stolen away during addiction. Today we look to Walt Whitman and his [...]

Philosophy on Depression & Addiction William James was a beloved academic thinker and philosopher—one of the fathers of Pragmatism. He wrote a paper, originally intended as a speech, called [...]

Philosophical Approach to Addiction Bruce Wilshire’s book, Wild Hunger, offers a compassionate and unique understanding of the roots of addiction in our society. The book explores the [...]

Reconnect with the Wild in Sobriety What better way to feel alive than to adventure into unknown, mysterious, and beautiful places in Nature? You could have killed yourself with alcohol or drugs, [...]

Sobriety Is Not Boring There is a huge misconception about recovery from addiction that being sober is boring. Many people worry about committing to sobriety because they won’t be able to have [...]

Current Icons with Depression The second half of this list (first half can be found here) moves into some more recent icons with depression. So let’s jump back into it: famous people who have [...]