A few years before finally finding real sobriety and recovery, I made several attempts to stop using drugs and alcohol. During one struggle, mostly trying to save my failing marriage, I made a pledge to stay completely abstinent from all … [Continue reading]
There I found myself, withdrawing from heroin, unemployed, divorced, and laying restlessly in a twin-size bed in the small room I shared with a stranger. This men’s structured-sober-living house wasn’t the lifestyle I was accustomed to … [Continue reading]
On New Year's Eve of last year, I wrote down my thoughts as I reflected on the previous twelve months. Posting that short note would be one of the very first times that I openly shared any of my words. At that point in my life, I had … [Continue reading]
Several months ago, I was sitting in my office, near the end of my workday. I just sat quietly for a few minutes, reflecting on how much my life had changed over the past year. I had recently started a career with a young, fast-growing … [Continue reading]
Nine months ago I received a Facebook message from an old friend. He sent me a phone number and only typed: "Call me I have a question." I had recently started volunteering as a Recovery Coach for the Westbrook Recovery Liaison Program and … [Continue reading]