by nash_admin | Dec 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
My first sponsor announced it loudly to every new young guy in recovery who talked to girls after the meetings: “The cheese in the trap is always free.” Everyone would laugh, and most of the guys would go right on hitting on their recovery sisters. Some old-timers...
by nash_admin | Dec 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
OK, so you’re not an addict or an alcoholic. You’re what we in recovery sometimes call a “normie,” or a “Muggle,” if you’re a Harry Potter fan. So how would you feel about going to a 12-step recovery meeting anyway? Scary, ain’t it? But why would a normie go to one of...
by nash_admin | Dec 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
It’s called the Friendship House, but most folks in recovery call it “202,” so nicknamed for its address, 202 23rd Ave. N., just off Elliston Place. And it’s a bedrock of recovery in Nashville, celebrating its 50th year anniversary with a big bash Dec. 14. How big a...
by nash_admin | Nov 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
So I used to roll my eyes around Thanksgiving when teachers used to ask “What are you thankful for?” My first thought was: “I’m thankful I’m getting a break from school and these inane, regurgitated holiday questions for a few days.” Wasn’t I a charming kid? Recovery...
by nash_admin | Nov 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
Even folks in recovery are not immune to conversations about political correctness. A bunch of us are in a state training this week, and we’re being encouraged to stop calling ourselves “alcoholics” and “addicts.” Too much stigma attached to those words. So what do we...
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