Purity Culture is Failing Us
Hello, dear friends. I have been thinking a lot lately about what it means to be “in recovery,” and what it means to “relapse/go back out/slip.” So much of these
“Alcoholic” is a meaningless word
Hello, dear friends. Have you ever done the late night internet search “Am I an alcoholic?” You’re not alone. I’ve been there, and it’s a rough place to be. This
River Day moved to 5/31!
Hello dear friends, sorry for the last minute email. The weather was looking 50/50 for rain today, so we switched our Sober River Rats Club to next Sunday 5/31 from
Accept help.
Hello, dear friends. Life never stops throwing punches, and while currently in a bit of a crisis, I remembered some very good advice. Accept help. This Substack is reader-supported. To
What I thought was forgiveness was actually just releasing blame
Last week at our support group we read an excerpt about forgiveness from Love in a F*cked Up World by Dean Spade. The concept of “forgiveness” has always elicited a
Expect Resistance
Hello, dear friends. I hear over and over again about how people desperately want to make a change in their lives, but have no idea why they can’t make it