Why Getting Sober at 30 Changed My Life
My last drunk happened about as far from home as you can get. It was a wild two-day blackout bender in Sri Lanka. Yes, Sri Lanka. When I finally emerged from it, I had that familiar feeling many...
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Sponsorship in Alcoholics Anonymous: Building Lasting Recovery Connections
Introduction: Why Sponsorship Matters in A.A. Recovery from alcoholism isn’t a solo journey, it’s a path best traveled with guidance, support, and the wisdom of people who have walked it before. In...
Rebuild Your Finances and Life After Addiction Ends Your Business
For local business owners in recovery, and the family members holding things together, the end of a business after substance use can feel like grief with a price tag. There’s the public sting of...
Challenges and Solutions in Long-Term Recovery
Cautionary Tales from Four Decades of Recovery The following accounts are drawn from four plus decades of experience in recovery. To maintain the privacy of those involved, names and locations have...
What’s in a Name?
When my little sister shot and killed her husband, my older sister thought it was because she drank too much whiskey. She sent her a case of wine, thinking that it was the whiskey that caused the...
John is President of the Community of Recovering People board of directors and The Retreat. He is one of the principle designers of The Retreat model.
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