I Lost My Sister, Then Nearly Lost Myself
Shawn got his first pill to ease the pain of an injury—and then went through years of addiction and relapse. He doesn’t have to live like that anymore.
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Shawn got his first pill to ease the pain of an injury—and then went through years of addiction and relapse. He doesn’t have to live like that anymore.
Do you have questions about getting Suboxone treatment in Grand Rapids? We have answers! In the year between April 2020 and April 2021, Michigan lost more than 2,900 people to drug overdoses. This represents a 19% increase in overdose death over the previous year. Across the nation, the increase was
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 was stupid. I mean, I understood that process addictions were valid because I’ve struggled with almost all of them (sex, eating, internet, shopping). But gaming
When and how should you tell a date that you’re in recovery? Here are some tried and tested strategies. Dating is awkward enough on its own. When you add the sober or sober-curious element to it, booze-free dating can seem nearly impossible. In addition to the regular talking points like
According to mugs, t-shirts, and novelty wine glasses, the only thing moms need to recharge after a hard day of being everything to everyone is a glass of chardonnay. This messaging normalizes drinking culture and diminishes the real struggles moms face. Recently I was scrolling through my social media feed
Stand-up comedy is a drinking culture, but it was also my path to recovery. Content warning: This piece describes suicidal ideation, as experienced by the author. I started stand-up comedy as a way to quit drinking. This sounds counterintuitive. Why would anyone think a business that revolves around alcohol and
Delving into parts work helped me resolve some self-sabotaging behaviors and start to have fun again. In the space between Delta and Omicron, stand-up comedy was happening again, yet I couldn’t get myself to show up to do it. Performing stand-up is one of my favorite things in life—so what
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