Our roundup of TSB’s most popular July posts and podcasts.
ASMR and other remedies for the sleep-phobic. Pema. Tolstoy. New pod with Swamp Dogg. .
TSB readers on caring for the parent who hurt you.
“Before sobriety I was known as a ‘happy drunk,’ but that wasn’t the truth. I was, in fact, what I would call a ‘reverse Pagliacci,’ a visibly distraught depressive who cracked jokes.”
Ben Gaffaney tries to be receptive to himself
"It’s ruining my life. It really is. No motivation, no happiness, no love, no feelings."
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Ben Gaffaney lets us see how he lives.
“It took a long time for me to understand I was addicted to cannabis and wasn’t just a loser who wasn’t trying hard enough to quit.“
It’s July. We’re hot, we’re exhausted, we’re happier than we’ve ever been.
On Sleep phobias. Negative visualization is the key to happiness. Summer poetry. Quotes and songs.
How do I care for an elderly parent who’s treatment-resistent and fucking up the end of her life?
A roundup of TSB's most popular June posts and podcasts.
And will your whole life go to shit? Plus: It's Mary Oliver SZN. Step Six. Mary H.K. Choi. Check-in time for July.
A rundown of our recent podcast episodes — and a humble request for your participation in a wild idea.
TSB readers on what sobriety (etc.) helps them see
Ben Gaffaney on having a dad and being one, too.
Our next “What It’s Like . . . ” prompt is about what it’s like now.
“When I first got sober, there was somebody, an oldster, who said to me that at the end he was deteriorating faster than he could lower his standards. And that was the point I got to . . .”
Ben Gaffaney on being more human than he likes to admit.
What It's Like...
TSB readers on using medication to quiet the noise of addiction.
Rax King writes about her Love problem.
Does free will exist? Ben Gaffaney investigates.
Tell us what it's like...to use GLP-1's (or Naltrexone, Antabuse, etc.) to stop drinking.
