I always made a habit of making gratitude lists in early recovery and every time I call a certain experienced woman in my recovery circle, she “suggests” I begin doing it again. I will be honest with you, when she says it, I get annoyed. I get annoyed for theRead More →
Through my early career in addictions, I avoided recommending methadone maintenance treatment because I was caught up in the stigma around it.Read More →
An old high school friend of mine wrote a post on facebook about something that he had given up. No, it was not drugs or alcohol. It did however, completely relate to something I had to give up…along with alcohol and drugs. We all have our quirks and little thingsRead More →
Honesty is awesome. Thank you for posting this, Sober Jessie!!Read More →
Powerlessness: Merriam-Webster defines it as “.. having no power: unable to do something or to stop something.” That sounds about right, although my personal definition might be more along the lines of “The suckiest thing ever.” I am a control freak by nature. It’s one of the many defects of myRead More →