by Sally Rosa | Dec 1, 2016 | Addiction Articles, Sobriety For Women
Whitney Houston and Amy Winehouse offer Addiction help In Death When Whitney Houston died it was discovered that she wore dentures, wore a wig, had emphysema and was surrounded by many cigarette butts. Amy Winehouse died while watching YouTube videos of herself. I bet...
by Sally Rosa | Nov 24, 2016 | Addiction Articles
Drug And Alcohol Abuse Didn’t Start Yesterday, Surgeon General Murthy Yesterday all over my news feeds were headlines saying, “Surgeon General Report shows drug and alcohol abuse is on the rise”, “The US Surgeon General Wants to Fight Addiction”, “Surgeon General to...
by Sally Rosa | Nov 17, 2016 | Addiction Articles, Blog, Sobriety For Women
Women’s Addiction Recovery Meetings Are the Bomb I don’t even know where to get started on this one. Why do I only attend women’s addiction recovery meetings? The list is so damn long I could have titled this article 3 billion reasons why I only attend women’s...
by A Women in Sobriety | Nov 3, 2016 | Addiction Articles, Sobriety For Women
There are no words. But there are looks, hugs, touches, tears and even smiles. Elizabeth was the first person I truly loved more than life itself. Our theme song was Rod Stewart’s song “Have I told you lately that I love you”, the favorite phrase ‘there will never be...
by Sally Rosa | Oct 28, 2016 | Addiction Articles, Sobriety For Women
A Sexy Halloween Costume Could Be a Relapse Warning Sign I get it, we are supposed to practice these principles in all our affairs, but does this really apply to Halloween? Back in the late 1800’s a brave woman decided to go trick-or-treating not as just a normal...
by Sally Rosa | Oct 13, 2016 | Addiction Articles, Sobriety For Women
A Gender Specific, Women’s Drug Rehab Will Save Your Life I had been to many, many drug rehabs in my 28 years, but nothing seemed to work. Finally one morning after I woke up with my eyeliner smudged across my face and my Juicy sweatpants covered in blood and...
by Fiona Stockard | Oct 4, 2016 | Addiction Articles, Sobriety For Women
I Stayed Sober & She Relapsed…Why? Remember that friend I talked about last week? The one who I was inseparable from? The one who ran into the boys’ apartment to get water to put out that fire? Well, she called me not too long ago. We haven’t spoken in a LONG...
by A Women in Sobriety | Jun 25, 2015 | Addiction Articles, Recovery
Fear Won’t Kill You! Fear won’t kill you, but it definitely feels like it will! I say this as a woman in long-term recovery who’s faced more than a few “fear situations” in my time. Look, fear sucks. We’re told in treatment that fear is responsible for a large portion...
by Sally Rosa | Jun 18, 2015 | Addiction Articles, Recovery
Can Listening to Certain Music Make You Relapse? I’ve asked friends this question over the last few weeks. Their response has been overwhelmingly NO! Still, it’s a question worth asking and one that’s been on my mind a lot lately. See, the first rehab I ever went to,...
by Sally Rosa | Jun 16, 2015 | Addiction Articles, Sobriety For Women
One Question? It’s Really That Simple? First, let me say that nothing written below is original. I didn’t come up with any of it. They’re my words, but the ideas all belong to twelve-step fellowships. With that disclaimer out of the way – do you think you’re an...
by A Women in Sobriety | Jun 11, 2015 | Addiction Articles, Sobriety For Women
Don’t Fall in Love in Rehab! Treatment isn’t fun. It’s necessary, enlightening, a space for growth, and life saving…but it isn’t fun. I don’t know about all you, but when I went to my first treatment center all I cared about was fun. So, the gears in my faulty brain...
by Fiona Stockard | Jun 4, 2015 | 12 Steps, Addiction Articles
Are Relapse Triggers Real? My name is [insert generic name here] and I’m an alcoholic. My name is [insert even more generic, but still kind of hip, name here] and I’m an addict. Those are words we’ve all said countless times. I know I have. I say them each morning...
by Fiona Stockard | Jun 2, 2015 | Addiction Articles, Sobriety For Women
We Didn’t Start the Fire! Welcome back to Halfway House Chronicles: One Woman’s Story of Early-Sobriety. I hope you liked the first one, ‘cause I have lots more where that came from! When I was coming up with my list of which interesting experiences to write about, I...
by Sally Rosa | May 28, 2015 | Addiction Articles, Sobriety For Women
It’s Hard Out Here for a Girl! Getting sober is harder for women than it is for men. Can I get an amen? Or can I get an awomen! I say that and stand behind it 100%. Don’t believe me? That’s fine. I’m here to change your mind. I’m here to shift your opinion from point...
by Fiona Stockard | May 26, 2015 | Addiction Articles, Sobriety For Women
Early-Recovery is Crazy! The title says it all – early-recovery is crazy! We’re a whirlwind of emotions (mainly negative ones!), fear, insecurity, anxiety, highs and lows, and all sorts of madness. It’s not all bad though. It’s also the time when we grow the most!...
by Sally Rosa | May 21, 2015 | Addiction Articles, Recovery
By: Tim Myers Good Evening People of the United States, Well, my wife and I are here before you today to announce that the rumors are true. I, Timothy K. Myers, am running for President of The United States of America. Over the next year my opponents are going to say...
by Fiona Stockard | May 19, 2015 | Addiction Articles, Recovery
By: Tim Myers Man’s Best Friend My dog keeps me sober. Or I guess you could say he helps. He doesn’t go to meetings, doesn’t have a sponsor, and he has never worked a step. When he talks, I can’t understand a single thing he says. He’s very good at listening. I can...
by Sally Rosa | May 12, 2015 | 12 Steps, Addiction Articles
A Breakdown of the Steps! By: Tim Myers Step One: “We admitted we were powerless over alcohol — that our lives had become unmanageable.” For Dummies: I can’t stop drinking and it’s impossible for me to do anything without messing up. I try to stop but next thing I...
by Fiona Stockard | May 7, 2015 | Addiction Articles, Sobriety For Women
By: Tim Myers Dear Mom, So, Happy Mother’s Day! I started roaming around the malls looking for the best Mother’s Day present ever. I found some great slippers and a wicked cool candle that smelled like pumpkin pie, but nothing seemed to be good enough. I mean,...
by Sally Rosa | May 5, 2015 | Addiction Articles, Recovery
By: Tim Myers I Can’t Do What?? There are so many things in recovery that “they” say you should never ever do. They say… You shouldn’t be in a relationship until you have a year. You should never have Redbull. Never smoke or hang out at bars. You should never live by...
by Fiona Stockard | Apr 28, 2015 | Addiction Articles, Recovery
How Dangerous is Adderall? Although this might seem like an obvious question with an obvious answer, stop and think about it for a second. Is Adderall as dangerous as the media has made it out to be? Okay, you’re right, it is! Still, there seems to be this narrative...
by Sally Rosa | Apr 21, 2015 | 12 Steps, Addiction Articles
Happy 76th Birthday! Just a few days ago, April 10th to be exact, the Big Book celebrated its 76th birthday! How cool is that? One of the most influential books of all time (if I do say so myself!) has been around for over seventy-five years. It’s helped millions of...
by Fiona Stockard | Apr 16, 2015 | Addiction Articles, Body Image / Eating Disorders
New Facts about Eating Disorders According to a recent study done by researchers at the University of Southampton and the Solent NHS Trust, women experiencing financial difficulties are more likely to develop an eating disorder. This study, led by clinical...
by Sally Rosa | Apr 9, 2015 | Addiction Articles, Benefits of Sobriety
The Roast of Justin Bieber The roast of Justin Bieber. Ah, the roast of Justin Bieber. It was funny…but not very helpful. This guy, the Bieber, actually needs help. So, I decided I would roast him from the point of view of a sponsor…that he will one day need! Listen...
by A Women in Sobriety | Apr 7, 2015 | Addiction Articles, Sobriety For Women
By: Tim Myers Can You See REAL Beauty? Take the lens cap off your face. Remove the rose colored tint from you eyes. Stop looking at women from the grocery store check out pedestal where you were raised and start looking at women as God intended them to be – beautiful,...
by Fiona Stockard | Apr 2, 2015 | Addiction Articles, Addiction Treatment
Heroin Addict or Heroin Dealer? I just read the story of Matthew, a twenty-four year old heroin addict from Texas. Matthew, like many of today’s addicts, was brought up in a solid middle-class household. He’s from a suburb of Dallas and went to a good high school....
by A Women in Sobriety | Mar 31, 2015 | Addiction Articles, Drug Addiction
How to Have a Successful Intervention Those who need help the most, still sick and suffering addicts and alcoholics, often don’t want it. They don’t believe they have a problem. They don’t think they need help to quit drugging and drinking. They’re scared to stop....
by A Women in Sobriety | Mar 26, 2015 | Addiction Articles, Benefits of Sobriety
Recovery Isn’t Easy On of my favorite sayings goes a little something like this – I’m not telling you it’s going to be easy, I’m telling you it’s going to be worth it. I’m not sure who first uttered those words. Maybe it was an athlete or a coach or somebody like...
by A Women in Sobriety | Mar 24, 2015 | Addiction Articles, Recovery
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...
by Sally Rosa | Mar 19, 2015 | 12 Steps, Addiction Articles
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...
