Traveling the World Sober
Everything I saw, every person I encountered, all of the delicious food (and gelato) I consumed, and every memory I captured on film or in my journal, would not have been same had I been hindered by alcohol.
Topic: addiction
The Response You Deserve
It takes a boldness to say that your brain is sick. That you need help. That you can’t do whatever this is alone anymore.
The Stigma of Heroin Addiction and the Expanding Epidemic
Nobody knows better than the mother of a heroin addict that stigma breeds death.
Why I Stopped Drinking
My sobriety story isn’t typical. I wasn’t addicted to drugs or pills or alcohol. I wouldn’t say I had an “addiction” at all.
Do What You Were Made For.
Our campaign may be over, but the work is not. If you'd like to help us change the statistics, please join us. We can't do this without you.
What Recovery From Mental Illness Really Looks Like
So while we can’t expect it to be steady and linear, recovery from mental illness is undeniably possible. No matter the number of times we take one step back, there are always steps forward awaiting to be taken.
National Alcohol Screening Day: Take Your Free Screening
"National Alcohol Screening Day was started to help individuals assess their drinking and substance use patterns and get connected to resources for treatment and recovery."
Learning My Limits
The corkscrew, the bottle opener, the twist cap all became a shield. Alcohol began to create a diversion from my depression.
I Was a Mother and a Business Owner With a Drinking Problem
I didn’t seem like an archetypal drunk. I was in my forties, a mother of three who was running her own business.
How I Found Myself After I Lost My Mother to Addiction
"In situations like this, I often ask myself, 'What are my choices right now?'"
10 New Year’s Resolutions I Keep Now That I’m in Recovery
"These are the resolutions I keep now that I’m in recovery."
Stories From the Road
Chad Moses recounts his "summer" on the road and shares some of the stories he carried with him.
