Written By: Fiona Stockard The Big Book Broken Down – Part Two 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...
Sobriety for Women Blog
A safe space for women to share their real-life stories about addiction, recovery, and sobriety. Submit Your StoryYoga and Eating Disorder Recovery
Written By: Katie Schipper How Yoga and Eating Disorder Recovery Work Together Like the complicated make-up of eating disorders, yoga and eating disorder recovery work together as multi-disciplinary and varied practices. They share variance - eating disorders on one...
An Open Letter to Dustin Johnson: There’s Hope
Another High Profile Addict Dustin Johnson, one of the best golfers playing today, is an addict. Now, this may be a strong proclamation, hell it may even sound like libel, but it’s absolutely true. Johnson recently failed a drug screen after testing positive for...
Understanding the Why of Addiction Stigma
Written By: Fiona Stockard Why is There an Addiction Stigma? Addicts and alcoholics are misunderstood people. I don't even understand them and I'm an addict and alcoholic myself! There are a bunch of different types of addiction stigma. What are they? Why do they...
Faith Facts Friday with Fiona
Written By: Fiona Stockard The Basic Text Broken Down - Part One Narcotics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who help each other recover from drug and alcohol addiction. It was founded in July of 1953, just celebrated its sixty-first anniversary, and boasts...
Homelessness and Addiction: What Do You See?
Written By: Fiona Stockard Homelessness and Addiction: Is There a Common Thread? Often, the homeless population is viewed as being comprised of alcoholics and addicts. While this assumption is often true (about 38% of homeless people were dependent on alcohol and 26%...
Fight The Power!: I Won’t Take Suggestions in Early-Sobriety
Written By: Fiona Stockard Battling All The Suggestions in Early Sobriety One of the hardest things that young women trying to get sober experience is following the suggestions given to them in early-sobriety. A lot of women think they don’t need to follow suggestions...
Faith Facts Friday with Fiona
Written By: Fiona Stockard The Big Book Broken Down - Part One 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...
Dealing With Disappointment in Sobriety
Written By: Fiona Stockard The Trick to Dealing with Disappointment in Sobriety Disappointment in Sobriety Requires Acceptance One of the first lessons I learned in treatment was acceptance. Acceptance of the decisions I'd made to land me in rehab and acceptance of...