Streetwise and Sober, but Still Scammed
March 28, 2023
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When Amy’s Twitter account was hacked, she learned she was just as vulnerable to cons as everyone else. You might fallaciously think, as I did,
Amy Dresner
Amy Dresner is a journalist, author, and former comedian as well as a recovering addict and alcoholic. She has been a columnist for the addiction/recovery magazine theFix.com since 2012 and has freelanced for Addiction.com, Psychology Today, and many other publications. Her first book, “My Fair Junkie: A Memoir of Getting Dirty and Staying Clean,” was published by Hachette in 2017 to rave reviews from critics and readers alike, and is currently in development for a TV series.
Pets are Important in Addiction Recovery
February 14, 2023
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Why are pets so important to people in recovery? You might think my love for my cat Colonel Puff Puff is ridiculous. And yes, I’ve
How To Stay Sober Through A Parent’s Death
January 17, 2023
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Difficult emotional situations can trip us up in recovery, and it rarely gets more difficult than losing a parent. Amy Dresner shares the lessons she’s
The Unexpected Lure of Gaming Addiction
February 15, 2022
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Despite not being a “gamer,” I found myself drawn into gaming addiction through a harmless-appearing phone app. I always used to think that gaming addiction
WARNING: THIS ARTICLE MIGHT MAKE YOU QUIT VAPING
August 27, 2020
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Amy Dresner wrote this blog to talk about her experiences with vaping and what it was like for her to cut cold turkey during a pandemic.
Why We’re Turning to Food, Shopping, and Nicotine During COVID-19
June 4, 2020
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As you probably heard Covid-19 is a bitch: illness, death, worldwide fear, financial insecurity (or downright poverty) and for the recovery community, relapse. So while
Despite Social Distancing, COVID-19 Is Bringing Us Together
April 22, 2020
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Despite the social distancing, the masks, the contagion paranoia, COVID-19 has brought people together. I’ve gotten random texts from people I barely know or old
The Strange Phenomenon of Zoombombing and How It’s Affecting the Recovery Community
April 7, 2020
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Zoombombing is a new phenomenon that began during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown as zoom traffic increased. My sponsor was slated to speak at the first
When A Friend Relapses
March 25, 2020
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Over 25 years in and out treatment centers and programs, I’ve had a lot of friends relapse. Sometimes I think I handled it well. Other
Ready to Date After Sex Addiction? Amy Dresner Tells You How
January 14, 2020
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Author Amy Dresner has been very open with the world about her past with sex addiction. She is now in recovery and is here to
Can Sobriety Be Both a Health Trend and a Matter of Life or Death?
October 1, 2019
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Months ago I innocently tweeted: “I’m all down with the new sobriety/sober movement but please let’s not forget among the mocktails, the trendiness and the tees with cutesy slogans that for many of us, sobriety wasn’t a health trend, lifestyle choice or a socio-political statement but a matter of life and death.”
Amy Dresner, author of ‘My Fair Junkie,’ Talks Family, Sex Addiction, And Coping Tools
January 11, 2018
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Amy Dresner’s memoir ‘My Fair Junkie: A Memoir of Getting Dirty and Staying Clean‘ is the addiction memoir everyone’s talking about. In My Fair Junkie, Amy recounts the grim places addiction to drugs, alcohol, and sex took her. I snagged some of Amy’s time to ask her a few questions about the small victories she celebrates today at 5 years sober, how her family feels about the memoir, and more.
