GIMME SHELTER.
Oh, a storm is threat’ning My very life today If I don’t get some shelter Oh yeah, I’m gonna fade away. It’s New…
WE ONLY KEEP WHAT WE HAVE BY GIVING IT AWAY.
We only keep what we have by giving it away. Yet another saying that completely befuddled me when I first came into recovery.…
AA OLD-TIMERS AND THE STIGMA OF RELAPSE
We’re pretty excited about this. No, really. We are!
For most of us, our recovery journey will have crossed paths with AA (Alcoholics Anonymous). And you can be pretty sure in any discussion there will be folk who love them, and folk that, er, aren’t so sure! But that’s okay.
Recovery is a very personal thing. Love ’em or hate ’em, AA is a big deal for many of us.
Today we’re exploring these thoughts, with the help of renowned author and recovering drug addict, Amy Dresner, who has kindly allowed us to publish her article on AA, initially featured in The Fix.
A TICKET TO ME.
I can buy a ticket to ME… And enjoy the journey, however long it takes… and I can take the punches along the…
TUNE IN TO THE COME UP PODCAST PLAYLIST!
We’re dead chuffed to feature a rocking new playlist by our friends across the pond in Madison (WI), USA – Nathan, Fred &…
HOPE OVER DENIAL.
I was adopted and brought up in a loving family. I grew up with three brothers and sisters, a mum and a dad.…
HERE TO THERE.
My journey into Drugs wasn’t like the ones I usually hear about, for me it wasn’t fun, exciting, or to fit in. My…
INSTEAD I PRAY
Yes lots to say to you, Days you don’t know you get me through Thinking sometimes I was go-ing to self-harm But you…
THE RIVER.
Through the humid Air the river roars. Memories tumble, eddy and role. The cries of people having fun catch the breeze In here,…
