When it comes to recovery, it reminds me of being reborn. As a child, well I didn’t have much of a childhood. Because of the struggles and challenges that I’ve experienced in my life, I didn’t get to do…
Over the past 6 months, my husband and I have been really battling with our addictions. So much that our relationship & future depend on it. It has slowly gotten easier and easier, not to mention more comfortable to…
Today I sit back and am grateful for where I am today. For me, my New Year starts today because January 7th marks my sobriety date. Today marks 4 years since I have left the haze and confusion that…
I’m recently back on the bandwagon and in the NA program. Granted it’s only been a few weeks but I’m doing it and that’s what counts most. Basically what I’m trying to say is no matter what ppl may…
When asked ‘what do you want to make Calgarians aware of?’ for International Overdose Awareness Day 2017, our young people shared this video and this poem and we began to understand: many suffering from opioid addiction are also suffering…
MOM Did you know a mother is the most important person in a girl’s life?Well what happens when a girl’s mom isn’t the mom she’s supposed to be?What happens when a girl’s mom is dead inside?Leaving the girl to…
1. I can love myself again2. I can be there for my sisters3. I’m healthy4. I have a choice about the things I do5. I have my own place with no roommates6. I have money in the bank7. I have…
I am an alcoholic and a drug addict. The reason that I am writing this is because I did something today that I never thought I would do in a million years. I ran into an associate of mine…
Although I’m stuck in what would feel like jailI am refreshed and happy but really scaredI don’t know what’s going to happen out thereIn a world that is not fairI know I have to fight my way to the…
Have you ever had to face your phobia? Well my phobia has lived with me for the past 13 years. It’s there when I wake up in the morning, it’s there when I go to sleep at night and…
