Detox Week

Detox Week

Words could never adequately re-create this past week of my life. It was a week of excitement, fear, anger, pain,...

Crossroads in (later) recovery

Crossroads in (later) recovery

This post finds me at a crossroad. I want to talk about recovery … the sober life … But I...

Mother’s Day Lies

Mother’s Day Lies

A day to pay tribute to your mom. As a woman who (finally) works at living a spirit-filled and principled...

Obstacles meant STOP

Obstacles meant STOP

The OGEL group started working on the 5-Key Competencies this month. Like many, it takes more than one go through...

Not drinking is not the final solution

Not drinking is not the final solution

Let’s say, for conversation, that we actually found the “magic key” to controlling our drinking. Its magic actually stops the...

Every addict’s last choice

Every addict’s last choice

I feel compassion for those who struggle with alcohol—any addiction really. It is a stifling mindset. Addiction is lonely and...

I’m Sorry or I’m Sorry I Got Caught

I’m Sorry or I’m Sorry I Got Caught

We speak these words often as addicts. They seem to fly out of our mouth upon exhale—regularly—even after we have...

Non-alcoholics do not entertain these ideas

Non-alcoholics do not entertain these ideas

I remember hangovers about as much as I remember childbirth. Only if I try, but it’s not on my checklist...

We succeed in direct proportion to our desire for change

We succeed in direct proportion to our desire for change

The principles we apply for success in life are the same principles we apply for success in sobriety. Addicts don’t...

In The Beginning

In The Beginning

The Beginning You were already there when I walked in the room. Everyone loved you and wanted to be with...