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...
