A Month of Growth, Gratitude and Discovering What Becomes Possible Reflections on Recovery Month 2026 As Recovery Month draws to a close, I find myself needing a moment to stop
Even now, years after finding my own peace, watching someone else go through that same chaos hits a nerve I genuinely thought had healed, but sometimes it is hard to
I was at a support group recently, and someone asked me what part of my journey had been the toughest. I didn’t even have to think about it. The answer
So this week, I was invited to watch a play commissioned by Changing Futures in Sheffield. Much to my delight, the room was packed with some familiar faces. Also, some
It’s just weeks into 2025; I find myself mourning the tragic loss of two remarkable people whose lives were cut short by the devastating grip of substance abuse. Unfortunately, they
My recovery journey would have been a lot smoother had there been better social conditions for me to thrive in. There was no referral to treatment services; my only option
A poem I composed written following a conversation with a woman who recently lost her sister to alcoholism. Another taken far too soon. It’s called “Unanswered Questions” I’m still
It was whilst caring for my father in his battle with alcoholism that I first found solace in journaling. My writing fell silent when he passed, but the urge to
You would think writing a memoir would be easy. After all, you have all the facts, but it’s not, hence why it’s taking so friggin long. I used to put
Well that was until recently We are familiar with terms such as intoxication or drunkenness; however, these terms are rarely associated or linked to brain damage. I had heard about
