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It Felt Nice Talking With Someone New Who I Haven't Hurt Yet

It Felt Nice Talking With Someone New Who I Haven't Hurt Yet

Part two of our December check-ins.

Sober anniversary

+10

It’s a Threefold Disease

It’s a Threefold Disease

The holidays are here . . . and so is part one of our December check-ins.

Sober anniversary

+14

It Was as Bad as I Thought

It Was as Bad as I Thought

Say goodbye to Daylight Savings and hello to . . . November check-ins

Sober anniversary

+10

Character Witness

Character Witness

by Jason Brown

TSB Features

+3

Does It Get Better?

Does It Get Better?

October check-ins are here, and we’re just asking for a friend . . .

Sober anniversary

+10

Doing Our Level Best to Stay Level

Doing Our Level Best to Stay Level

September check-ins are here.

Sober anniversary

+10

The Authenticity Crisis

The Authenticity Crisis

How to reset without the self-indignation. Thomas Merton on The Spiritual Life. William Irvine on The Good Life. Stephen Dunn on A Good Life.

Expanded Recovery

+3

Why the Impulse to Suffer?

Why the Impulse to Suffer?

August check-ins are here.

Sober anniversary

+10

How Many Summers Does a Little Dog Have?

How Many Summers Does a Little Dog Have?

August is the time when I get most depressed, so I'm trying to get a jump on that. Mary Oliver.

Gratitude

+3

How to Temporarily Stop the Internet From Eating Your Brain

How to Temporarily Stop the Internet From Eating Your Brain

A new way to write a gratitude list. Jenny Odell is a genius. Jenny Liou is also one. A new Pema book.

Adult Children

+4

How to Be Cool About Death

How to Be Cool About Death

And other acts of defiance in spiritual fitness. Lorca poem. New tunes.

Death

+5

How to Blame It on The Bear

How to Blame It on The Bear

The perils of TV recapping through narcissistic injuries. Natalie Shapero. Thich Nhat Hanh on Anger. New tunes.

Adult Children

+7

Getting to Just Unhappy

Getting to Just Unhappy

July check-ins are here.

Sober anniversary

+10

Keep Telling Me How Good I Am

Keep Telling Me How Good I Am

June Check-Ins, Part Two

The Small Bow Family Orchestra

+10

It’s Not Really About Not Drinking

It’s Not Really About Not Drinking

Time for (Part One) of our June check-ins

Sober anniversary

+11

I Do Trust Time

I Do Trust Time

May check-ins: feeling stuck, being patient, making progress.

The Small Bow Family Orchestra

+10

To All The Skeletons Drinking Coffee

To All The Skeletons Drinking Coffee

The April Check-Ins from our readers have arrived.

The Small Bow Family Orchestra

+10

Respect the Jitters

Respect the Jitters

Here are stories and podcasts you may have missed from March.

Expanded Recovery

+3

The Truth Was I Felt So Lonely

The Truth Was I Felt So Lonely

“It was my first experience of feeling left out.”

Alcoholism

+3

About God...

About God...

“What if it’s not so much that I don’t believe in God, but that I do, and just haven’t accepted it yet?"

TSB Features

+2

But Who Am I To Guide Someone Forward?

But Who Am I To Guide Someone Forward?

March check-ins: We’re making it through another day.

The Small Bow Family Orchestra

+9

Love Is the Drug

Love Is the Drug

A special round-up for everyone who is addicted to people.

What It's Like...

+2

Where the Fear Comes From

Where the Fear Comes From

“How did I make this about me? Because I make everything about me. Christ.”

Death and Sobriety

+1

We Have No Choice But To Sit With It

We Have No Choice But To Sit With It

February check-ins: This month, our inner critics have bullhorns.

The Small Bow Family Orchestra

+7

Your Face Looks Like a Bomb Ready to Explode

Your Face Looks Like a Bomb Ready to Explode

The HOKA baseball dads will crush your spirit if you let them. Thich Nhat Hanh. New tunes.

Self-Doubt

+4

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