Amy Dresner

Three padlocks in graduated sizes, their hasps in the unlocked position. Smart, sober, and getting scammed.

Streetwise and Sober, but Still Scammed

March 28, 2023 No Comments

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,

A preson beding dow to pet a dog that is pressing its front paws against the person's knees. Pets are important in recovery

Pets are Important in Addiction Recovery

February 14, 2023 No Comments

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

An empty hospital bed with rumpled sheets, with a dark blue color overlay on the photo. Staying sober through a parent's death.

How To Stay Sober Through A Parent’s Death

January 17, 2023 No Comments

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 No Comments

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 No Comments

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 No Comments

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 No Comments

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 No Comments

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 No Comments

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 No Comments

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

Metal sculpture of a person in a boat lifting another person from the water. Addiction recovery is life or death

Can Sobriety Be Both a Health Trend and a Matter of Life or Death?

October 1, 2019 2 Comments

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 No Comments

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.