The Hidden Danger of Energy Drinks If you’re alive, you probably drink energy drinks. I know I do. Red Bull and Monster have become our generation’s morning coffee. It seems like everybody has one of those shiny metal bottles in their hand at some point during the...
Sobriety for Women Blog
A safe space for women to share their real-life stories about addiction, recovery, and sobriety. Submit Your StoryAvoid These Foods in Early-Recovery!
Why What You Eat in Early-Sobriety Matters If we go by the saying “you are what you eat,” then, in active addiction, most of us weren't anything too hot. Hey, that analogy works on a metaphorical and a literal level! All jokes aside, I ate very badly when I was...
The Truth About Eating Disorders: Is Skinny Really Hot?
Is Being Skinny Everything? You can’t turn on your TV, check your email, or go on Facebook and Instagram without being bombarded by the message that skinny is everything. In today’s world, we’re constantly, and I mean constantly, told that less pounds = more...
Faith Facts Friday With Fiona
Written By: Fiona Stockard The Big Book Broken Down – Part Fifteen Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who help each other to recover from alcohol and drug addiction. It was founded in June of 1935, just celebrated its seventy-ninth anniversary, and...
Don’t Embarrass Yourself at a Meeting by Doing This
Do I Say Addict or Alcoholic? It’s the oldest question around! Do I identify myself as an addict or an alcoholic? I’ve been asking myself this since I was first introduced to the rooms of twelve-step recovery. That was back in the dark ages of the mid 2000’s. My...
Faith Facts Friday With Fiona
Written By: Fiona Stockard The Big Book Broken Down – Part Fourteen Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who help each other to recover from alcohol and drug addiction. It was founded in June of 1935, just celebrated its seventy-ninth anniversary, and...
Old-Time AA: God Centered Sponsorship & Co-Sponsoring
Alcoholics Anonymous: The Early Days Alcoholics Anonymous began on the first day of Dr. Bob’s sobriety - June 10th, 1935. Several years later, 1939 to be exact, the book Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from...
Faith Facts Friday With Fiona
Written By: Fiona Stockard The Big Book Broken Down – Part Thirteen Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who help each other to recover from alcohol and drug addiction. It was founded in June of 1935, just celebrated its seventy-ninth anniversary, and...
The 10th Step Promises
Written By: Fiona Stockard What are the 10th Step Promises? Much like the ninth step promises, the tenth step promises are a section of the Big Book where recovering alcoholics are promised peace and recovery from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body. Sounds...