I wrote this letter, not actually intending to give to my daughter (she’s only four), but as a living promise to myself and to her to be the best mother I can be. You said you were afraid of monsters; that there was one who followed you when you brushed your teeth,Read More →
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 →
There is always a week or two a year that I consider myself useless. Everything I have worked so hard at and know to be true about myself is gone. I forget it. I forget how hard I’ve worked for the last six years. I disregard the giving person I’veRead More →
Changing my inner monologue was perhaps the hardest thing I had to do in recovery.Read More →