I was really pleased to come across Recovery Movie Meet Ups concept recently. When I was in treatment many years ago, we used to watch a movie once a week and it felt like a cheap way of keeping a few clucking addicts quiet, amused or comatose for a couple Continue Reading
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WHAT IF I LOSE MY MOJO?
I was fascinated to read this article in The Guardian. One of the most common themes I’ve encountered with people seeking recovery who have an interest in the creative spheres, or who make their living through creativity, is the fear of creating without using – or rather if they will Continue Reading
SAY SOBER, STAY SOBER – STIGMA FREE
This excellent, uplifting article by Maggie Doherty in The Guardian raises some fascinating areas for debate, study and I would even venture – research. The two things that jumped out at me concerned “stigma”, and non-alcoholic drinks. I touched on some thoughts about the stigma surrounding alcoholism in previous posts, Continue Reading
Curiouser and Curiouser – Down the rabbit hole of sobriety!
How important is the portrayal of addiction and recovery in popular culture? The change in the way addicts are represented (remember Norm in Cheers), through to the plethora of representations (too many to list but special mention to Mae Martin – Feel Good) of the past few years suggests a Continue Reading
Guilt or “Something is Wrong”
Recently we posted an article, Second Life, by our friend Charlie Harrow. Charlie, a writer, busy on a number of projects. knows his stuff. In between his writing projects he had started developing reflective pieces on his experience with alcohol, alcoholism, recovery and more. This is the second in what Continue Reading
ROOTS OF RECOVERY
There are no ‘sides; here (in Recovery). You don’t have to go to AA and do the 12 steps if you don’t want to. There are, thankfully, other methods to get sober, some paid and some free. Seek the one that fits you best and don’t settle for anything less Continue Reading
SECOND LIFE
Recently we were talking with a friend, a writer, busy on a number of projects. Charlie Harrow knows his stuff, in between his writing projects he had started developing reflective pieces on his experience with alcohol, alcoholism, recovery and more. He kindly passed these on and so will contribute to Continue Reading
DIGITAL “DIET” – Courses
As promised in a previous post on diet and supplements we are going to look at “digital diet” and online content that supports recovery and change in a number of posts throughout 2020. In Recovery terms I believe our digital “diet”, device use and engagement with screens can be hugely Continue Reading
RECOVERY ESSENTIALS – FOOD MATTERS!
Ever seeking the “edge” in early recovery a decade ago I took a real interest in both physical diet and digital “diet” (more of that later in 2020). I tracked down a couple of books about eating healthily, something I had not done whilst drinking and using. The best of Continue Reading
Should I say (or should you know?)
It seems the biggest obstacle to stopping drinking (or using drugs) is still based in shame and stigma. Broadly the shame appears to be along the line of thinking that suggests if we have a problem we should be able to solve it ourselves, so if we can’t we try Continue Reading