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"From Professor to Prostitute." That's the title of a recent social media video of mine that performed well. You can watch it for yourself on Instagram if interested: Yeah, the shock value of the title hooks in the audience. But, the underlying message is that ridding your life of the substance...

Dec 25, 2024

Emotional Sobriety

I triggered an innocent woman at a sober event. Here I was having a casual conversation with someone when in my peripheral I could see her jaw dropped, eyes widened, and visibly shaking. As I turned to her, she announced: "I have to go to a meeting RIGHT NOW!" As she stormed off in a puff of smo...

Dec 25, 2024

Change the Meaning, Change Your Life

I've been struggling with the decision to move out of Charlotte, NC. While I've made some life-long friends here, I know it is time to leave. The angst has revolved around displacing my son. Yes, he is 20 years old. But... Throughout my experience with active addiction, I displaced him from his h...

Dec 25, 2024

12-Steps for a New Age

Buckle up. We are moving into a new age. The age of Aquarius. I know, I know. You might think I am beginning to sound a bit like the crazy guy on the corner who screams about the planet's impending doom into passing traffic. But hear me out. It is commonly believed that the Age of Pisces began ...

Dec 25, 2024

What Recovery Is NOT

My head was pounding. I reached over to turn the volume down on the car stereo. “I’m so tired of listening to this EDM stuff!” I thought to myself. I didn’t dare express my discontent with the driver. The three of us in the car were hungry, tired, and crashing. I knew that we could erupt into an ...

Dec 25, 2024

Riding the Wave of Emotion

It happened again. The dreaded meet-n-ditch. Someone met me for coffee, we discussed collaborative initiatives, then not long after...radio silence. My texts were read but unanswered. For days I could only focus on one question: "What did I do?" I found myself sitting at my laptop, staring out ...

Dec 25, 2024

Conscious Sobriety Journaling

The mandatory 72-hour hold was coming to an end. Had it been three days? It felt like I had lived in this hospital for months. Read more about my experience in a mental facility here. It is amazing what clarity can result from spending three days cut off from the world. I had conducted a life rev...

Dec 25, 2024

Time for Ascension

Wake up.You're sleeping.Life is happening.Who is controlling you? Let's take your recovery from the 3rd to the 5th dimension. 👇 Sober but bored.Sober but disassociated. You're a non-playing character. Each day is just the like last. Don't you want more? Most people live on auto-pilot (built-in ...

Dec 25, 2024

Invert the Drama Triangle to Upgrade Your Recovery

Using the drama triangle, this newsletter applies those principles to the addict's journey and offers an inverted triangle to supplement the recovery process. ______________________________________________________ I can remember many nights of pulling into the driveway after a long day of work. A...

Dec 25, 2024

Compassion for Addict Parents (even the dead ones)

I turned the engine off after parking in my dad’s driveway and stared at the half-opened front door. This was one of my many daily stops to clean up after him and make sure he had everything he needed. This was also a daily ritual of bracing myself emotionally for whatever scene awaited me behind...

Dec 21, 2024

When the Why Matters

If you'd rather watch the video version here ya go: Addiction can be distilled into one sentence. A sentence formulated by impressions. Impressions that were incorrectly interpreted as truth. A truth that was imprinted on the subconscious. A subconscious that orchestrated reality. Sure, it is...

Dec 21, 2024

Self-Actualized Recovery

After an addict has slammed into rock bottom, the definition of “better life” is a low bar. Oftentimes, folks in recovery tend to settle for mediocrity because at baseline, at least they aren't using, right? Wrong. Quitting the substance does not immediately solve your problems and make you happy...

Dec 21, 2024

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