Peace and Gratitude

Peace and Gratitude

It is in the quiet early mornings before I open my eyes that I give thanks and inhale God and exhale peace as I become open to its increase. In those quiet early morning moments and hours, I get the opportunity to concentrate on: The birds chirping outside my bedroom...
My Journey Through Spirituality in Recovery

My Journey Through Spirituality in Recovery

One of the most important aspects of my journey in recovery has been my journey through spirituality. I choose the phrase journey THROUGH specifically as opposed to journey TO because that is exactly how my journey has occurred. It began as many of us have with a less...
The Power of a Sober Network

The Power of a Sober Network

A big part of sobriety is being able to live life! Getting sober I thought my life was over and that I wouldn’t have fun anymore. Which has been far from the truth. In early recovery getting connected with other likeminded people who had want I wanted in sobriety was...
Pride Month

Pride Month

I grew up being called a “tomboy”. I was more likely to be digging in the dirt and playing with toy trucks than dolls. That doesn’t mean anything, of course, but looking back I wonder if that was one of the first indications I would not identify as...
LGBTQ+ Community

LGBTQ+ Community

Every so often, people in long term recovery who also identify as members of the LGBTQ+ community are said to feel like outsiders of the outsiders. As a person in recovery who identifies as LGBTQ+, the stigma we experience seems to be almost doubled with regards to...
Discovering Recovery

Discovering Recovery

Hello everyone! I’ve been given the honor and privilege of sharing some of my personal journey in recovery. Anytime I do, I usually preface it by disclosing that, what lead me to recovery was not substances. Part of the reason that I choose to work in recovery is to...