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
I ain’t nobody’s fool. And I have got a heart of gold, but lo and behold, if you try taking the piss. What you see is what you get. You
Someone recently asked me, ‘Tracey, what have been the main lessons you have learned in your recovery?’ It was a tricky question because there has been so much more to
I have a saying: ‘Getting the balancing act right is a balancing act in itself’, and the same could be said for friendships or, should I say, people to whom
I classify myself as being very lucky. I have the best job in the world, but the most important job is taking care of myself first. I learned the
When I first started my recovery journey, it’s fair to say that I had little or no recovery capital I felt powerless, I’d lost my identity, hope and meaning and
I have been on a personal mission for months to try and arrange a meeting between two guys I now have the privilege to call friends. Their paths have never
Discovering myself after Substance Abuse It wasn’t until 18 months after coming out of the mental institution from drug-induced psychosis that my recovery or discovery journey truly began. That being
Woman – There is more to you than you think The Bedtime fairy tales were engraved into her younger self’s head Just the thought of being alone filled
I made some amazing friendships during my using/dealing days but one of the most complex parts in my early recovery was stepping away from some of those friendships. This was
