by Ryan Kiser | May 28, 2026 | General
There is something incredibly special about summer in recovery, especially here on Long Island. For many of us, the summer months once carried a different meaning. Long days, parties, isolation, unhealthy routines, or simply trying to escape ourselves. Recovery...
by Ryan Kiser | Apr 29, 2026 | General
Recorery is a body. It breathes, shifts, aches, stretches, and grows. It is not a single moment or a neat linear path, but a living ecosystem with parts that rely on one another. Recovery cannot exist in isolation any more than a body can function without its...
by Ryan Kiser | Mar 3, 2026 | General
This piece was shared with a THRIVE group facilitator by a participant during a visit to the jail. It’s published here with respect and permission. “Hello to all my brothers and sisters in recovery or just reading this, hopefully on your way at least to...
by Ryan Kiser | Jan 13, 2026 | General
Picture a kitchen garbage pail that is clearly full. You know you should take it out, but instead you press the trash down. Tomorrow, you think. Tomorrow comes, and you make more room. A week passes, and you avoid the pail entirely, letting trash pile beside it....
by Ryan Kiser | Nov 25, 2025 | General
Congratulations. You made it through Thanksgiving. You navigated mashed potatoes, unsolicited political opinions, Aunt Linda’s “just a sip” Champagne pressure, and turkey dry enough to exfoliate. And you did it sober. That’s huge. But now we enter the Holiday Bermuda...
by Ryan Kiser | Oct 2, 2025 | General
They say addiction is a family disease, and one of the reasons I sought out becoming a CRPA is because substance use disorder had its grip on my family since I was a young child. I wanted to bring into this field the same tools and practices that had helped me...
