Waiting for Loved Ones to Get Sober?
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 for someone,...
Is Alcoholism a Disease?
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 were diseases....
What Sobriety Looks Like
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, misguided...