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Baby Reindeer

Baby Reindeer

On a TV show and trigger warnings. Mary Oliver. More quotes on Humility.

Recovery Log

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Origin Stories

Origin Stories

What happens if the sober life you've acquired never existed?

Self-Loathing

+5

Interview with a 70-Year-Old Sober Person: Jerry Stahl

Interview with a 70-Year-Old Sober Person: Jerry Stahl

"I have come to realize that everybody on the planet is recovering from something. And deserves our compassion. It’s pretty much the human condition. All our secrets are the same."

Sobriety

+6

Good News for People Who Like Great News

Good News for People Who Like Great News

On how to use the Sunday newsletter. A Jim Harrison feast. An A.Savage song you'll never forget.

Recovery Log

+5

Longing for Something Ridiculous and Impossible

Longing for Something Ridiculous and Impossible

A reader writes in with a very specific form of body dysphoria and how they've used 12 Steps to help them suffer less.

Self-Loathing

+3

What It's Like to Feel Ugly (Part Two)

What It's Like to Feel Ugly (Part Two)

More readers write in about their body dysmorphia and terrible self-image.

Self-Loathing

+3

Staring Down Into a Spiritual Pit of Nothingness

Staring Down Into a Spiritual Pit of Nothingness

Progress v. Imperfection. Some dreamy Auden joints. New tunes for the damned.

Recovery Log

+5

Human Lab Rats

Human Lab Rats

A tribute to the lowest of low moments with Megan Koester.

Self-Loathing

+3

Nothing For Us to Do But Watch the Sky Fall Into the Sea

Nothing For Us to Do But Watch the Sky Fall Into the Sea

Our readers write in about the current state of their recovery.

Love

+9

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