“Being alive, that’s the best thing about being in recovery.”
Updates on the changes to our newsletter platform. Plus the usual Sunday recovery rundown.
TSB’s Poet Laureate Club returns. This month’s poet: Sydney Lea.
Sober parenting
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A holiday remix.
Sober anniversary
Part two of our December check-ins.
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The holidays are here . . . and so is part one of our December check-ins.
TSB Podcast
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The Trey Anastasio Band livestream from The Beacon is free for everyone this weekend.
Sober Thanksgiving
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We have a WOMEN AND NON-BINARY meeting at 1 p.m. PST/4 p.m. EST today. Plus the annual Thomas Lux banger.
TSB Zoom Meetings
We have one starting at 10 a.m. PST/1 p.m. EST on Zoom
Holiday Check-In time — and a poem to help you fight the coming gloam.
We have one starting at 9:30 a.m. PST/12:30 p.m. EST on Zoom
TSB Poet Laureate Series
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TSB’s Poet Laureate series returns. This month’s poet: Anthony Thomas Lombardi.
Sobriety
“I don’t have to become perfect. I just have to get up every day and do the work to get better.”
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Plus the usual rundown: Philip Larkin. Thomas Merton. Thich Nhat Hanh.
Joe Schrank
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Our readers tell their treatment center tales.
Joe Schrank offers some alternatives.
Adult Children
Paying close attention to the present as it rattles all the bones. Nick Flynn's perfection. Buddhism-y quotes about time and tenderness.
SLAA
“I wasn’t sure from moment to moment whether I was enjoying myself or not. I kept asking myself if I was doing something I didn’t want to do, or doing something wrong.”
Say goodbye to Daylight Savings and hello to . . . November check-ins
Lamictal
Self-seeking on tilt. Raymond Carver's love and mercy. Thich Nhat Hanh to the rescue. TAB.
November Check-In Time.
What It's Like...
“Marijuana helps me stay the best version of myself.”
Gratitude
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Recovery memoirs. James Tate. Tortoise. And Ben TG.
