by A Women in Sobriety | Mar 3, 2015 | Addiction Articles, Sobriety For Women
Women in Recovery Alcoholics Anonymous, the primary program of recovery from addiction amongst substance abusers worldwide, was founded by – and initially exclusively for – men. Men would gather for coffee and conversation as their devoted wives met...
by A Women in Sobriety | Feb 26, 2015 | Addiction Articles, Drug Addiction
Longer Hours = More Drinking A new paper, published in the British Medical Journal, suggests there’s a link between working long hours and heavy drinking. Sounds kind of obvious, right? The longer you work, the more tired and stressed you are. For many people, the...
by A Women in Sobriety | Feb 24, 2015 | Addiction Articles, Recovery
Breaking the Stigma It’s possible to break our anonymity in such a way that we don’t harm the various twelve-step fellowships we belong to. In fact, it’s possible to break our anonymity in such a way that not only are we not harming twelve-step fellowships, but...
by A Women in Sobriety | Feb 11, 2015 | Addiction Articles, Sobriety For Women
Why Should I Go to Women’s Meetings? While I could write an entire article about women’s meetings (and this is that article!), the main benefit of attending a female only twelve-step meeting is simple and obvious – less distraction! Simply put, boys distract us from...
by A Women in Sobriety | Feb 2, 2015 | Addiction Articles, Recovery
Attitude is Everything Want to know when in my life I was happiest? The answer might surprise you! I was happiest in early-sobriety while living in a halfway house. Now don’t get me wrong, my life since getting sober has been nothing short of amazing. I’ve gotten to...
