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June/July = Guinevere Gets Sober

An award-winning, top-ranking addiction blog offering news, reviews, and straight talk about addiction and recovery

August = No Permanent Solutions

I'm 32, married, have a huge family, work behind a desk 9am–5pm and coach diving on the side. My favorite things in this world are my family, diving, dancing, corny movies, awe-ha moments (aka Godshots), silly hair, playful banter, and belly laughs. Any of these things shared with other people makes them even better! I'm in recovery from a myriad of dependencies, and I primarily relate as a recovering alcoholic, bulimic and cutter. I lived with major depression for half my life and have received 21 ECTs. Today I live free from the hell I believed I could only escape through suicide. I don’t know why I was graced with recovery after over a decade of pain and struggle, but I know I cannot afford to keep it to myself nor do I want to. I love sharing my story and my life today, and I hope that my experience might lend support and hope to others. Remember every experience we have will pass. Be present for the good as well as the seemingly bad, because both have value and both are only temporary.

April Blogger of the Month

The Sober Lawyer

This Blog is written anonymously by "Dick," a recovering alcoholic attorney, documenting his journey through recovery and sobriety.

http://www.soberlawyer.com/about-me/

FEBRUARY 2012 Blog of the Month

Recovery Princess

Recovery Princess is a personal blog that I started when I quit drinking alcohol. The purpose was to share the ups and downs of early sobriety with others who were in the same situation. This blog was also a way for me to reach out to others in the recovery.

http://recoveryprincess.com

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SoberNuggets

This is simply a space for recovering alcoholics and addicts to share the joys, struggles and realities of a sober life. Please feel free to read, write, share but most of all, enjoy.

I have been sober and drug free since Jan 28th, 1996, thanks to HP and AA. At Easter Vigil 2007 I was baptized and confirmed into the Catholic Church, amazing! Thanks to HP and AA!

Blog of the Month - Sober Inspiration

Soberational Experiences & Strange Happenings In Recovery

"Hi I'm Ashling and I'm an Alcoholic. You can read more about me in my First Blog entry in June 2011: What's in an Ashling"

http://soberinspiration.blogspot.com

Blog of the Month November 2011

12 Steps of Recovery

"I am an Adult Child (of an Alcoholic)

…and a 30-something year old woman living in Cape Town, South Africa. My life has been a great struggle, even when things were good, I was waiting for them to come crashing down around me, and they usually did.

My recovery in a 12 Step Fellowship has made the single biggest difference to my life. For 30 years I wondered what was wrong with me and what to do to fix myself. I came to find that there is nothing wrong with me and all I need is Love. So my steps are a process of learning to Love myself & others. I share in the hope that you will know that you are not alone and that you can also be Loved.

Please respect my anonymity and I will respect yours."

http://12stepsofrecovery.net

Blogger of the Month September

Life Without Beer Goggles An alcoholism blog about the journey of living life sober.

At the point of this blog’s conception, Oscar is in his late-thirties. In the past four months he got laid off, found a job, divorcing and was let go from his new job. Oh yeah, he’s a recovering alcoholic, sober for over six years.

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Mothers Addicted To Alcohol - MATA

Australia ~ I am a 35 year old divorced Mum of two children who has been addicted to alcohol since I was 15 years old. Also known as an 'alcoholic', after 20 years of ups and downs I decided to create a forum for other Mum's who are, or think they are addicted to alcohol. I am not a doctor, therapist or alcohol counsellor but merely one Mum talking about my experiences of living with this addiction.

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July Blog of the Month...

Dear Body

Recovering from my eating disorder. A blog of letters to myself from my body and vice versa.

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Sober and the City

I’m a 25-year-old young professional living in Manhattan. I also happen to be sober. I’ve been without alcohol (and other mood or mind-altering substances) since July 30, 2007. Why, you might ask, did I get sober at the age of 21? Truth is, my junior year in college I had a serious drug problem and needed to find a way to stop for good. And how, might you ask, was I able to get sober at 21? With the help of two twelve step programs: NA and AA. After getting clean in the south, I graduated from college and moved to my favorite city in the world: New York City.

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Grace Always Waits

"To write ~ it keeps me sane and sober ~ I've learned that if we do this thing together, our chance for success is multiplied. I happen to believe that the best is yet to come! Ok, a little about me ~ I adore pigs!!! I love the redeeming qualities of fresh fallen snow, autumn aromas make me happy, and the sight of my crocuses in the spring brings hope. I enjoy learning about other cultures and religions. I've lost count for how many times I've watched "it's a wonderful life" and I treasure random conversations with the elderly who are able and willing to share portions of their journey; what it was like then. I can't bake ~ not even boxed brownies, but can cook a mean lasagna! I'm a child of God, a wife, a proud mother of the four most exceptional contributing members of society, a daughter, a sister, an auntie, a friend, bird watcher, consumer of watermelon jolly ranchers, and a passionate servant to the vulnerable and disabled. I have felt for years that I wish I could save the world ~ today, I'm just working on me"

Addiction Reviews

If you are in need of addiction services this is a great place to start. Addiction Reviews is a comprehensive directory of resources that has been reviewed by those in recovery.

“Helping friends in the recovery community and those who still suffer”
Addiction Reviews

Addiction Q's & A's, blogs, books, comedy, and treatment are just some of the categories you can find on Addiction Reviews.

Visit http://addictionreviews.com/ to learn more.

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Hapless Tigger

--a good-natured scribbler trying to make sense of this world we're all sharing

humor, recovery, horseracing, kvetching, loving ... or whatever's on my mind, one day at a time.

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Get to the Inside

A psychotherapist's spiritual blend of psychology and the arts

Melissa is a native Tennesseean, married with two children. She works as a Licensed Professional Counselor, providing treatment to adults, children, and their families. Melissa specializes in trauma and addictions. She is also a songwriter and poet with poems previously published in The Phoenix literary arts magazine and All Around Us: Poems from the Valley. You may contact her by email at chloedawn10@yahoo.com.

Many of the fantastic photos used on this site are the property of creative minds found at http://www.deviantart.com/. At this site you may purchase and view more art and photos by these talented individuals. All photos are attributed to appropriate owner. The photo above can be found here: http://perhydrol.deviantart.com/art/Some-years-back-62224596

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Peaceful Pandemonium

I am trying to find peace in the pandemonium. I am a recovering alcoholic with 15 years of sobriety. I am also a newcomer to a 12-step program centered around food addiction.

I am at a time in my life where I am determined to change.

"Our results were nil until we let go absolutely."

I'm tired of nil...it's time to let go.

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Whiskey and Porn for Everyone

Whiskey

I don't remember the first time I took a drink. I remember first times. I remember a friend's father teaching me to drive a pickup truck and giving me a bottle of whiskey to pull at. I remember it's burn. I remember that eventually it didn't burn anymore. I remember sitting in the dugout of a municipal baseball park, it must have been july; black flies buzzed in the heavy air. I drank blueberry schnapps until I threw up on my shoes.

And Porn

Porn, too, is a potent thing. I don’t even know if it’s a good or a bad thing. In my poem, I referred to sex and love as porn: I commodified it, got caustic and cheap and vulgar. But the point is it’s sarcasm: I want to believe in love, and in sex, and I want to believe that I, as a woman, have just as much power and opportunity in the world as anyone else.

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Happy Recovery

Good Kid Gone Bad, or Never Good To Go Bad? -Dan Callahan, MSW I was born in 1960 into a blue-collar lower income family on Long Island twenty-five miles from New York City. My family had a strong sense of giving to the community. My dad is a volunteer fireman and has been for over fifty years.....

http://www.happyrecovery.com

August Blog of the Month

My name is Emily, and I'm an alcoholic. It may sound funny, but I really like for people to know that about me. I know I know, anonymity is the foundation, its true, so I won't break anyone's but mine. I just feel better, safer, more honest knowing that I'm not hiding my past, but embracing it. By the grace of God I am in recovery and have been since July 2009. The program of Alcoholics Anonymous is the greatest gift, and it keeps on giving everyday. I have an amazing family. My husband is Nick, my two beautiful daughters are Myca and Reese, my crazy dogs are Chase and Pedro, and as for the rest of the fam...in due time my friends, its a loooong story. I hope to share my experience, strength and hope in this blog to others in recovery and to the still sick and suffering. I also plan to have a little fun with it as a woman, wife, and mommy :)

http://emspinkcloud.blogspot.com

August Blog of the Month

Alcoholism-A Life Sentence

My story of recovery from Alcoholism and Depression

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