Let’s Get Real: How To Handle the Tough Stuff in Recovery Without Using | The Fix

Let’s Get Real: How To Handle the Tough Stuff in Recovery Without Using | The Fix: Of course, people had good reason to think that I couldn't handle upsetting news. Every time a hardship, breakup, or something unsettling happened, I wound up in the psych ward, detox, ER, or a bloody, tear-filled mess.

Should You Breastfeed Your Baby If You're on Methadone? | The Fix

Should You Breastfeed Your Baby If You're on Methadone? | The Fix: My daughter was born with neonatal abstinence syndrome but I was not allowed to nurse or have her in the room with me; the hospital staff said the methadone in my breast milk could be dangerous. They were wrong.

Sober Romance: Why We Act Like Teenagers When It Comes to Relationships | The Fix

Sober Romance: Why We Act Like Teenagers When It Comes to Relationships | The Fix: So many people rush into relationships in early recovery. This may be related to neurochemistry: we're suddenly deprived of the substances that made us feel good and we need to find a substitute.

Don't Slip Away | The Fix

Don't Slip Away | The Fix: This week is the anniversary of my brother’s death. It was 1982, a very long time ago, but my whole perspective on his death changed a couple of years ago when cyber-friends, in my on-line community, helped me understand that his death was not a suicide but a drug related accident. For me it was a quantum shift in my narrative knowing that he had not intended to kill himself. I think that is something that you can only understand if you are a survivor of suicide.

Enabling, Self-Seeking, and Recovery | The Fix

Enabling, Self-Seeking, and Recovery | The Fix: Every moment there’s the possibility of falling back into self-seeking after having recovered much of our spiritual, financial, and physical health.

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