Author: dan

If I only knew then what I know now. Oh how much easier it would have been…If I could go back and change how this all played out I wouldn’t.

During my first year of recovery, I buried my nose in whatever literature my sponsor handed me. It was pretty basic. The Big Book and a 12-step Workbook. I did

Why I relapsed used to be a mystery to me.I felt like I was on autopilot the whole walk home. I don’t remember any of the thoughts going through my

Almost as soon as alcohol enters the blood stream it has been proven to lower one’s personal inhibitions. Yeah it will make a person feel more relaxed and outgoing but

We talk to a lot of people here. The line for people who need help is endless. It can be overwhelming.Time and time again we get reports of people who

Prior to getting sober, I couldn’t imagine spending a Chicago summer without drugs and alcohol. Summer in Chicago is sweet solace after months of dodging ice falling from skyscrapers, wearing

A couple of years ago when the new DSM V came out, I was excited to learn that the drafters had included “cravings” as one of the 11 criteria.  Because

I sat on my bed trying to focus my eyes on the pregnancy stick I was holding but it was just not happening. I was still drunk from the night

Why am I here? That’s a good question. I will never forget when a student asked me something quite similar a couple years ago. He posed the unexpected question “what