by admin | Feb 13, 2024 | General
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...
by admin | Feb 13, 2024 | General
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...
by admin | Feb 13, 2024 | General
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...
by admin | Feb 13, 2024 | General
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...
by admin | Feb 13, 2024 | General
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...
by admin | Feb 13, 2024 | General
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...