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The Small Bow

A Recovery Newsletter For Everyone


"A Recovery Guide for Adult Children of Alcoholics"

"A Recovery Guide for Adult Children of Alcoholics"

TSB’s Poet Laureate series returns. This month’s poet: Megan Denton

My Truest Fear Was that My Pain Could Destroy Me

My Truest Fear Was that My Pain Could Destroy Me

TSB readers tell us what they’re afraid of

Interview With a 56-year-old Sober Person: Eric Zimmer

Interview With a 56-year-old Sober Person: Eric Zimmer

“In some ways I feel like the same person I was, and in other ways I feel utterly unrecognizable.”

My Spirit Can Still Be Broken

My Spirit Can Still Be Broken

Another fear, another nudge, and some leftover check-ins about Adderall and food.

What It's Like to Be Afraid

What It's Like to Be Afraid

Our next prompt is about your fears--deep, dark, or all that and more.

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Still Searching for the Last Real Good Time

Still Searching for the Last Real Good Time

“After ‘mono no aware’ came into my life, I obsessed about all the little things that disappeared each day without me noticing, which seemed like everything.”

Trying So Hard Just Not to Destroy Ourselves

Trying So Hard Just Not to Destroy Ourselves

Time for October check-ins.

The Stuff of Life

The Stuff of Life

More stories from TSB readers about their relationships with food

Hope Is Another Word for Trust

Hope Is Another Word for Trust

Our readers tell us about calling 9-8-8.

The Feeling of Loss Is Cavernous

The Feeling of Loss Is Cavernous

TSB Readers tell us about their relationships with food

Interview With a 96-year-old Sober Person: Conny Caruso

Interview With a 96-year-old Sober Person: Conny Caruso

“I’m 96 years young, with 48 years of sobriety.”

I Love You More Than I Hate Myself

I Love You More Than I Hate Myself

More September Check-Ins, plus it’s recovery month.

I Feel Like I’m Firing the Dog, Too

I Feel Like I’m Firing the Dog, Too

Back to September, back to school, back to check-ins.

A Gentle Acknowledgment of Plain Humanness

A Gentle Acknowledgment of Plain Humanness

Our roundup of TSB’s most popular August posts and podcasts.

Hope Is Another Word for Trust

Hope Is Another Word for Trust

Our readers tell us about calling 9-8-8.

Interview With a 47-year-old Sober Person: Nick Catucci

Interview With a 47-year-old Sober Person: Nick Catucci

“I have always hated lying, but I lied easily and often if it meant protecting my drinking. I don’t think I’ve told a meaningful lie in 14 years.”

Here in the Quiet Stillness

Here in the Quiet Stillness

Part Two of our August check-ins.

Nothing Is Wrong and Everything Is Wrong

Nothing Is Wrong and Everything Is Wrong

It’s August, and TSB has a touch of reverse seasonal depression.

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An Ongoing Vision of Thankfulness

An Ongoing Vision of Thankfulness

Our roundup of TSB’s most popular July posts and podcasts.

What It's Like to Care for Your Qualifier

What It's Like to Care for Your Qualifier

TSB readers on caring for the parent who hurt you.

Interview with a 51-year-old Sober Person: John DeVore

Interview with a 51-year-old Sober Person: John DeVore

“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.”

More Stories From Those Addicted to Weed

More Stories From Those Addicted to Weed

"It’s ruining my life. It really is. No motivation, no happiness, no love, no feelings."

Make the Haunted Train Stop

Make the Haunted Train Stop

It’s July. We’re hot, we’re exhausted, we’re happier than we’ve ever been.

Crushing Waves Can't Keep Me Away

Crushing Waves Can't Keep Me Away

A roundup of TSB's most popular June posts and podcasts.

How Blue the Sky

How Blue the Sky

TSB readers on what sobriety (etc.) helps them see

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