Addiction: Never Alone Blog

You will often hear me say, "By the grace of God, I am alive and clean today." That isn't just something I say. It is the absolute truth. I could not have done this alone, and I continue to stay clean by trusting that God has a purpose for my life, even when I cannot see it. I know I haven't talked much about God in my blog, and there is a reason for that. When someone is first thinking about getting clean, the idea of God or a Higher Power can feel impossible. Many of us imm

The last couple of weeks have been full of change. I started a new job, stepped into a new chapter, and found myself adjusting to a different routine. As exciting as it has been, it also reminded me of something important: recovery isn't something we practice only when life is hard. We practice it just as much when life is good. Let's talk about growth. Sometimes we don't even realize we need to grow. Whether you have one day clean or twenty years, growth never stops. It simp

People ask me how I have stayed clean for over thirteen years. They expect there to be some secret. The truth is, there isn't one. Recovery is built one ordinary decision at a time. Many people think recovery is made up of huge, life-changing moments. While there are certainly moments that change everything, the truth is that recovery isn't sustained by those moments. It's built in the hundreds of ordinary decisions that no one else ever sees. There is one decision you must m