By Buddy TBuddy T is a writer and founding member of the Online Al-Anon Outreach Committee with decades of experience writing about alcoholism. Because he is a alcoholism member of a support group that stresses the importance of anonymity at the public level, he does not use his photograph or his real name on this website. … Read more
Later in 2013, I found out I was pregnant. I thought getting pregnant would be impossible after years and years of abusing my body, yet right before I hit one year of sobriety, my son was born. As someone who never being sober around drinkers took care of herself, the fact that my body was … Read more
Winterkorn wanted the German car company to beat Toyota and General Motors in units sold, profits, and customer satisfaction within ten years. A foundational truth in recovery is that you cannot stop or do better on your own. This belief assumes that you should be able to do recovery by yourself instead of relying on … Read more
You got me into your protective bubble and I stopped worrying and felt calm and soothed. I had never seen her like that before. She was always strong and untouchable, unbreakable. I remember feeling shaken when I walked home – I suspected her boyfriend had been hitting her. I felt sick with worry and when … Read more
