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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

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

Our Sick Thinking

Our Sick Thinking

Nobody will write a better check-in this month than Elizabeth Gilbert, but you should try. Also, in this issue: The Tao Te Ching. A darn good poem. And more!

Expanded Recovery

+5

Why the Impulse to Suffer?

Why the Impulse to Suffer?

August check-ins are here.

Sober anniversary

+10

Getting to Just Unhappy

Getting to Just Unhappy

July check-ins are here.

Sober anniversary

+10

Don't Forget Your July Check-Ins

Don't Forget Your July Check-Ins

Help us help you help others, etc.

Depression

+2

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

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

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

It's Okay If You're Not Ready...

It's Okay If You're Not Ready...

To quit drinking and drugs on January 1st, 2025.

Relapse

+4

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

Hunter S. Thompson at the Chateau Marmont

Hunter S. Thompson at the Chateau Marmont

"There is blood everywhere."

Cocaine

+3

How to Live With the Past

How to Live With the Past

An interview with someone who made mistakes.

New York City Media

+4

Best Wishes, God

Best Wishes, God

"There have been more overdoses in my world, more deaths, and it’s always horrible, but none so profound as Greg's."

Joe Schrank

+4

Sometimes the Best We Can Do Is Just Be With Someone

Sometimes the Best We Can Do Is Just Be With Someone

An interview with Joe Schrank about what to tell people who need help.

Joe Schrank

+6

An Additional Item of Incontrovertibly Good Routine

An Additional Item of Incontrovertibly Good Routine

An essay about beds. Plus a comic from Edith Zimmerman.

Edith Zimmerman

+6

It's Okay If You're Not Ready...

It's Okay If You're Not Ready...

To quit drinking and drugs on January 1st, 2024.

Relapse

+4

Breakthrough Pains

Breakthrough Pains

Our readers check in and tell us how their recovery went in June.

Sobriety

+6

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