3rd Rock From Addiction (Recovery Through Mom)
Kristen Johnston may not have fully fallen for wine and pain pills till after 3rd Rock wrapped, but her recovery really started soaring when she made her way to Mom. That’s what it looks like anyway. That’s what it sounds like too.
Recovery Relationships: How Long Should You Wait?
Most addiction treatment programs insist recovery relationships are a barrier to sobriety. In fact, a majority recommend people in recovery keep their romantic distance for at least the first year. A noted licensed clinical psychologist named Kelly E. Green argues quite the contrary. She not only says relationships can actually aid the recovery process, but that they may just be a key to sobriety’s long-term success. Green is so sold on recovery relationships, she’s even put her argument in print.
Macklemore: Recovery Continues to Save My Life
Recovery, says Macklemore. Not just sobriety. That’s what saved my life. And that’s what keeps the music in me. That’s what everybody’s favorite “Thrift Shop” rapper admitted on People’s Party with Talib Kweli. And that’s what his fans already kinda suspected. Now though they’ve all got rock solid confirmation. And so does everyone else. Macklemore’s admission was picked up by…
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This Professor Used to Be a Homeless Addict
Think your life is rough? You’ve come through some hard stuff? Well, it’s probably got nothing on Jesse Thistle. Son of a three-faced junkie thief, Thistle went through the proverbial ringer before he got clean. Then he went through one more spin before it was finally over. But when it was over, he’d come a long way from being a…
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Recovering Alcoholic Reminds Us Why We’re Here
This recovering alcoholic isn’t just living the best life ever, she’s ensuring others get to live their best lives too. She’s also a bright and shining reminder of what makes the world go ’round. And why the world would be a much better place with a whole lot more just like her. Her name’s Lydia Bethmann. And she just opened…
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