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    We Can Be Victorious Editor's note: All  sources for this Personal Journey has been omitted to protect the annonymity of the

    I was thinking about Nathan when it happened. It was January 2018. I sat in a small room in my company's

    I was just a little kid when you entered my world. I remember the first time I saw you, heard

    He has a big heart, He will get through. I loved and prayed As I hung to my crew. Alanon meetings As blind

    Equilibrium, Truth, and Hope: What It's Like to Be a Writer in Recovery We speak to four accomplished writers about their writing

    Tennessee Williams, F Scott Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Cheever, Carver, Berryman… Six giants of American literature – and all addicted to alcohol.

    Creativity Can Play an Important Role in Addiction Recovery A novelist in recovery said he believed drinking made him a better

    The Power of Imagination in Psychotherapy Therapy emphasises the importance of exploring our minds, seeking truth or clarity and uncovering our past.

    Rock Bottom What is rock bottom? You are lucky if you have to ask. Stuck in a pit, standing on wet, jagged stones painfully

    Guess it’s been a dark ride here, Cause I’m not sure where I’ve been. I got lost in all the

    Dear Alcohol, Its time to say goodbye you duplicitous thief. We’ve had some great times man, no doubt about it. You

    Life Equation San Francisco plus twenty-something plus romance breakup equals cocktails. Margaritas, gin. New romances schmucks plus teaching high school plus early thirties bar hopping independence equals half a bottle of wine most

    One of my favorite writers of all-time was an underrated talent behind the likes of Parks and Recreation, Eastbound and

    On a given day, I might take 70 mg of Adderall to stay alert, focused, and energized for the duration

    When Sorority Noise sang, "Just last week, I slept 8 hours total. I barely sleep." I felt that. Back when I

    I was never high enough. My body defied odds of survival. A regular EF5 tornado. He was my treatment center roommate