Substance Abuse

I wish I could say I quit drinking for health reasons. Or because I recognized that I simply was consuming far too much alcohol far too often ....

One of the first things you’re taught in recovery is to accept what you can’t change, and you’ll never be able to change the actions, words, or principles ...

If I never again have the debate about whether addiction/alcoholism is a choice or disease, it'll be too soon. Especially considering I see from both sides ...

I'll speak generally here, because the lessons I've learned from my near 35 years of experience are mainly universal, and not necessarily from within ...

I’m going to go a little bit deep on this one, as it is personally a quite timely piece for me to be writing, and it very much hits home ...

Acceptance, in the recovery community, is more of a verb than a noun. At least for anyone serious about committing to truly changing their lives, it requires...