Happy holidays! In 2021, I can look back and feel so much gratitude for the December holidays. The Christmas holiday is a day for our families to reconnect, share stories, break bread, and share gifts. Reflecting through the years, I can see how my perspective has changed and for the better. In many years, this … Continue reading A Sober Christmas Journey
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Thanksgiving & Living Life
Happy Thanksgiving, first and foremost! Family - Food - Recovery + a tryptophan-induced coma = Serenity. 22nd sober Thanksgiving today. In November 2000, my roommates and I celebrated Thanksgiving together at our sober living home. I recall celebrating the weekend before so we could spend some time together. Our food was donated to us from … Continue reading Thanksgiving & Living Life
What Being Sober Has Meant to Me | Brené Brown
What Being Sober Has Meant to Me | Brené Brown — Read on brenebrown.com/articles/2019/05/31/what-being-sober-has-meant-to-me/
The Evolution of Addiction Medicine as a Medical Specialty | Journal of Ethics | American Medical Association
Addiction medicine, the study and treatment of addictive disease, has come of age by way of a long and winding road. — Read on journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/evolution-addiction-medicine-medical-specialty/2011-12
The need for sober living homes in NWI
Last night, the Lighthouse Recovery Home hosted a fundraiser to raise money for the sober living home for women in Hammond, IN. It was an exciting evening full of laughter, hope, great food, enjoyable music, and opportunities to generate funds for this new facility. Like I said, it's a sober living home for women and … Continue reading The need for sober living homes in NWI