by Sally Rosa | Feb 28, 2013 | Addiction Treatment, Sobriety For Women
How One Woman Got Sober “I took my first drink at thirteen. I knew I was an alcoholic from the very start. I took two shots, threw my phone at someone, and fell off my bike. That was foreshadowing the way my drinking career went.” My story is my perspective. No matter...
by Fiona Stockard | Feb 19, 2013 | Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction
I Will Wait… I will wait. I will wait for you. These are the words taunting me. Why? Waiting. Hoping. Praying. Healing. Addicts like me don’t easily possess these qualities. As far back as I can remember, I’ve waited for something. I’ve waited...
by Fiona Stockard | Feb 6, 2013 | Addiction Treatment, Recovery
Addiction is a gruesome little fellow, huh? He comes in, takes over our lives, and ruins our dreams. He makes us believe he isn’t a disease. He makes us believe he’s just a phase, just a problem. In treatment, my therapist said addiction and alcoholism...
by Fiona Stockard | Jan 28, 2013 | Addiction Treatment, Benefits of Sobriety
Take a walk across the country and you’ll find your share of the beaten, the weathered, the splintered souls left tattered, staggered and tattooed by addiction. See, addiction’s become the new apple pie, the new baseball, the new Coca-Cola. These ravaged,...
by Sally Rosa | Jan 25, 2013 | Addiction Treatment, Recovery
Treatment is just the beginning. I used to hate when people told me that! It didn’t matter if they were therapists, family, or friends. I didn’t want to hear it! Turns out they were telling me the truth though. Moving into a sober-living house (a halfway...
by Sally Rosa | Jan 6, 2013 | Addiction Treatment, Benefits of Sobriety
I Just Want to Be Normal! “I just want to be sober and normal, that’s all I want” said Vanessa. She sat across from me while spending the night in a hospital for the ninth time in eighteen months. Throughout our whole conversation, she kept saying “I want to be...
by Fiona Stockard | Dec 21, 2012 | Addiction Treatment, Recovery
Written By: Fiona Stockard How to Stay Sober During the Holidays Holidays and I Don’t Mix! The holidays were always a strange time for me. This was the time of year to be happy, to be content, to spend quality time with the people I love. However, even before...
by A Women in Sobriety | Dec 21, 2012 | Addiction Treatment, Benefits of Sobriety
Written By: Fiona Stockard Looks are Deceiving Some people are born lucky. They come from decent homes. They have decent looks. They have decent personalities. Hell, maybe they even have a trust fund or two. These are the lucky ones, right? Everything on the outside...
by Fiona Stockard | Dec 21, 2012 | Addiction Treatment, Recovery
Growing Up Religious I never had any intention of growing up and becoming a drug addict. It just sort of happened. I saw things I’d been sheltered from my entire life. I did things I swore I’d never do. I was born into a way of life where God, and the...
by Sally Rosa | Dec 21, 2012 | 12 Steps, Addiction Treatment
Being the Mother of an Addict Isn’t Easy I’ve been on the journey of recovery with my daughter for six years. Today she celebrates twenty months sober! That’s almost two years. Remember, I said we’ve been on this journey for six. My daughter,...
