Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome Ah, good old Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome! Maybe you’ve heard of it. If not by that name, I bet you’ve heard of PAWS. If you’re anything like me, that acronym left you scratching you, wondering why people were talking about animal...
Spirituality & Science…Together? We all know that AA and other twelve-step fellowships work. Most women in long-term recovery are living, breathing, and awesome proof of it! What we don’t know, though, is why AA works. Let me clarify, we don’t know scientifically...
Honesty - Her Story Begins on 11/24/13 As I sit here it's Saturday night, well early sunday morning now, and I can't believe it. I am sober. The TV isn't spinning as I watch it. I'm not vomiting. My mind is clear. This is the first Saturday night in six years that I...
By Tim Myers How to Deal with a Relapsing Roommate The number one phone call us people in recovery get goes a little something like this – “my roommate is using...what do I do?” This happens every day in recovery communities like Delray Beach and, if you’re living...
The Overdose Death of a Cheerleader By: Tim Myers While you fill out your college basketball tournament bracket this year, as you cheer on your favorite team and dunk another wing into ranch dressing, I want you to think for a minute about who you’re cheering for. You...
By Tim Myers Practical Tips for Meditation How many people with ADHD does it take to screw in a light bulb? Want to Ride Bikes? See, that’s the problem people with ADHD have when it comes to meditation. I have ADHD. I have NOT been able to sit still since my head...
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 separately and...
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...
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 we’re...