Real people, real recovery. Honest accounts of what it was like, what happened, and what life looks like now — shared to remind anyone still struggling that they are not alone.
In some ways, I feel as distant as an entire lifetime from the girl I used to be. In others, it feels like just yesterday that I was walking the streets. Sometimes homeless, sometimes hungry...
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HELL!!! I moved to New Orleans to get away from using not understanding at the time I was taking me with me.
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I wasn’t afraid to die. I was afraid to live. I couldn’t function without a drink.
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I was a daily heavy drinker for about 25 years and over 35 years in total who fancied myself as a gold medal champion drinker. I told myself all that time that I wasn't an alcoholic because...
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I knew the gig was up. My life had become unmanageable and I have been to jail, institutions and my last stop was death.
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It was never good. Always chasing the right drunk. I thought I’d get it right sometime. Never did. Almost killed myself trying to chase that “right drunk”. Couldn’t function.
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Getting in to recovery was the best decision I have made in my life. It has helped me connect with myself and given me a massive sense of achievement. At one point I was given six months to...
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