Fine on Paper: Marcus’ Story
A recovery story about high-functioning alcoholism — looking fine on paper while quietly falling apart, and the unglamorous road back. Secular and trauma-informed.
high-functioning, alcoholic recovery story
What Are You Staying Sober For?
Getting sober is the hardest part — but staying sober is easier when you can picture where you're headed. Move from staying away from something to building toward something: define what recovery means in your own words and name the "big why" that's bigger than any craving.
What Would You Say to the Child You Were?
The part of you formed in childhood is still here, in how you feel safe, how you trust, and the needs that never quite got met. This blog is a gentle way to turn toward that younger self and offer the words and care no one may have offered then.
The Pause Between the Urge and the Act
An urge feels like a command — but there's a space between feeling it and obeying it. Here's the science of that pause, and STOPP, a simple tool to widen it.
Who Am I Now? Rediscovering Yourself After Sobriety
Feeling like a stranger to yourself in recovery? Here's why identity feels so disorienting after getting sober — and a gentle, secular way to find out who you are now.