Mothering My Inner Child
2019-05-31
My inner child is there, very real, and her presence is strong. But my love for her is stronger. Read More →
My Sister is an Alcoholic
2019-05-07
In a perfect world, it would be impossible to have an alcoholic sister. But, there is no perfect world. My sister is an alcoholic.Read More →
There’s A Crack In My Foundation
2014-03-21
I am always encouraging contributors to write about the things that scare them; the things they don’t want to write about. Today it’s my turn and I’m taking my own advice. I was recently asked to contribute to a book about adoption. It was requested I write about the possibleRead More →
I Didn’t Lose Anything
2014-02-25
My name is Shanna. I have been sober since September 27th, 2012 and am relatively new to sobriety. I would love to tell you that recovery has given me back all that I “lost” throughout my drinking, but that is not the case. What sobriety has given me, is theRead More →
Haunted
2013-11-01
“Each Halloween their ghosts haunt me. The fact that I was supposed to be with them in the car that night haunts me. Dawn and I were best friends. Her beautiful smile, printed in black and white on the front page of the newspaper that morning haunts me. IRead More →