by Deb | Aug 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
On Friday, 8/16 my old sponsee and close friend married her fiancée, who is also in recovery.It wasn’t a sober wedding; a bar was set up for the few dozen drinkers in the crowd.I have been to weddings with open bars, and events where there was no alcohol at all, but...
by Deb | Aug 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
When I was in my “active” addiction, my days were anything but ordinary. I spent hours upon hours seeking out ways to get my next prescription of oxy’s and Adderall. Most days started out the same, with me doctor shopping then driving hours to fill a prescription at a...
by Deb | Aug 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
In the fellowship of AA and NA we are asked to be ‘rigorously honest’ when doing the required 12 steps of recovery or what we call step work. I take the steps and the level of honesty that is needed very seriously when working with sponsee’s. It is essential we be...
by Deb | Jul 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
Attitude is Everything When my son Hunter was going through his chemo treatments our community held a fundraiser for him and a news station covered the event. When the news reporter interviewed him, he asked Hunter “What advice would you give to another young person...
by Deb | Jul 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
I live in Florida, we hear a lot about “the cone of uncertainty” when a hurricane starts to form, which in turn means……. there will be many days of having the possibility of being walloped by a devastating and life-changing storm, but until it is knocking at your back...
