by nash_admin | Aug 6, 2014 | news, Uncategorized
Her share was breathtaking. As in, it actually took my breath away. I was at a training on eating disorders, and the facilitator asked us trainees – mostly recovery and health care professionals — a random question as an ice breaker : What thoughts did you have this...
by nash_admin | Jul 23, 2014 | news, Uncategorized
War stories from people in recovery can be stomach churning. When we get together, invariably, the conversation turns to drinking and using drugs and other not-good past behaviors. And then, the first-time stories come out. “The first time I drank, I got drunk and...
by nash_admin | Jul 16, 2014 | news, Uncategorized
You’ve heard of Jersey Boys, guys with Italian surnames who came from the wrong side of the tracks in the Garden State to form the singing group The Four Seasons. Well here in the Nashville recovery community, we have a different kind of Jersey Boys, thanks to a few...
by nash_admin | Jul 9, 2014 | news, Uncategorized
When she was 19, Tanya Kravhenko used to have the worst migraines ever in her home city of Odessa in Ukraine, where medication was hard to find. The pain would floor her, leaving Tanya unable to leave her house for two to three days at a time. So her then-husband had...
by nash_admin | Jul 2, 2014 | news, Uncategorized
Mention “13th stepping” to people in recovery, and we giggle or get uncomfortable really fast. The phrase refers to guys and girls in recovery hooking up for sex. Take away the drugs and alcohol, and often, especially in early recovery, we are reaching for anything...
by nash_admin | Jun 25, 2014 | news, Uncategorized
Early in recovery, I remember being in a meeting and hearing an old guy share – “My worst day sober is better than my best day drinking.” Ugh. Really? Recovery clichés? Are people really gonna say the same things over and over again? And with this particular cliché –...
by nash_admin | Jun 18, 2014 | news, Uncategorized
Lisa B. turns 12 today (June 18). OK, she’s actually 55. But Lisa celebrates 12 years clean today, and I’m thrilled to mark the day with her telling her story. In part, that’s because she pays it forward: Lisa now works for an agency that helps teens with issues with...
by nash_admin | Jun 12, 2014 | news, Uncategorized
Tears stung my eyes and I felt my face flush. “Brad,” one of my recovering brothers said, “you’re a great guy with a great big heart. Your warmth fills the room when you walk in. We need you.” I could barely breathe. I heard the words, found them moving, was grateful...
by nash_admin | Jun 4, 2014 | news, Uncategorized
We folks in recovery have lots of chances to help what we can “the still sick and suffering addict”, but few are as daunting – or as rewarding – and going into prisons and jails. That can be even more intimidating for women (although it’s plenty intimidating for us...
by nash_admin | May 29, 2014 | news, Uncategorized
In recovery, we’re always told that we only have today clean and sober. But I always get goosebumps when I hear people who get 10 years, 20 years or more without alcohol or drugs. I can’t help but feel a rush of hope and gratitude for the people before me who show me...
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