My second year of recovery has in many ways been harder than the first. Despite that, ultimately it’s all positive because this is where the growth happens. I’m finally dealing with life, with problems and experiencing growth head-on instead of living a life of fear…
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Your addiction wants you as small as possible, it wants you alone and isolated. This is why getting help and getting into recovery has been so important to me. I’m now able to start overcoming this sense of isolation which played such a big part of my addiction…
There’s plenty of debate in medical circles about the role that genetics play within the role of addiction. Some people believe they were born with their illness, but personally I don’t believe this to be true for me, here’s my experience and thoughts around where my alcoholism came from and how it developed…
When I stopped using alcohol and drugs and started my recovery journey I found that other compulsive behaviours started to come to the surface. Here’s how my addiction ‘swapped seats’…
I relied on my defects of character to get me through life, I used them to protect me but I ultimately destroyed myself in the process. Being in recovery has taught me to put these weapons down pick up tools instead…
Meditation is an important aspect of daily living for many people in recovery. Here is our list of essential reading and resources for people who might be new to meditation as part of recovery…
‘Recovery’ can mean different things to different people, here’s what it means to me…
People in the rooms described a feeling in early sobriety of my ’emotions coming back to me’. This was after years and years or avoiding or pushing them down through drink, drugs and other compulsive behaviours. A year or so later I’ve realised that was only the start of my emotional journey in recovery…
A friend was worried that recently, despite being clean and sober, binge and compulsive eating was a sign that they were struggling with their programme and emotional sobriety…
Struggling to feel connected after nearly a year of meetings on Zoom? Here are some quick tips to plug back in…