Today I stopped in at my FAV blog site, Crying Out Now and am so pleased to share with you what I found there. Crying Out Now is a community of women speaking about addiction and recovery - telling our truths, and breaking down the walls of stigma and denial surrounding addiction - One Story at a Time. I found this video, made by Stephanie, which shows there Sober truly doesn't Suck!! There IS hope....you are NOT alone. ...
Alcoholism Stories
The Cost of Meth Addiction -A Family Member’s Point of View
Today my good friend Sheri McDonald is joining us to share her perspective on addiction. Sheri blogs over at Kidumers where you can find out everything you need to know about products, books, trips, activities and events. Thank you so much Sheri for sharing your journey with a family-member's addiction, it's never easy to put yourself on display and we appreciate it! What exactly does meth do if you use it? It blocks your ability to feel pleasure from anything but a meth high. It steals ...
Hope for the Hopeless-From one alcoholic to another
Today I'm pleased to share a story I received on the Sober doesn't Suck page, it's from a wonderful woman named Shari Lynne who is being generous enough to share her story. Shari Lynne blogs over at Faith Filled Foods for Moms where she offers encouragement, laughter and spiritual insight. Thank you so much for sharing here Shari Lynne, I know you are helping someone who is reading! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My story starts in October, 1958. I was born to 2 young ...
If Shame Was My Illness, Then Love Was The Antidote
Today I'm honored to have an inspiring woman sharing her story of alcoholism with us. Schmutzie is a writer and designer who has been blogging at Schmutzie.com since 2003....enjoy her piece here and then head on over to her blog and experience her intriguing mind at work! Almost four years ago, in the summer of 2008, I started giving serious thought to the role of shame in my life. I had a desk job in a beige cubicle in an unfriendly office. It was so inhospitable to me that I could no ...
Overcoming the Guilt of Being an Alcoholic
Robin is an amazing woman who I met when I during my first blogging days. She is a wife, mother and a passionate Christ follower. Robin's blog is Diet Coke on the Rocks, she writes about her whole life because we're not just a title, we are alcoholics who have lives! Thank you Robin for being vulnerable here and sharing your experience in hopes of helping someone. ************** I present the speech I wrote and shared the night I took my 1 year cake at my AA meeting. At 2 and a half ...