Victor M. was only 13 years old when his troubles with alcohol began. He stole bottles of hard liquor from his neighbor’s garage, enjoying how alcohol made him feel. Soon, he was drinking every day and using drugs, too. Shortly after turning 21, he crashed a car during an...
Real-Life Stories
In His Own Words: Brandon V
Hello, my name is Brandon and I have been to too many places to even mention to try and get sober. I struggled at every single one of them. For the life of me I couldn’t understand why I wasn’t able to stay clean. The endless amount of revolving...
Real Life Recovery Stories: Meet Kelton
My story starts pretty “normal” in the context of my upbringing and home life. I grew up in a small town outside of Calgary living with my Mom, Dad, Sister, and eventually my grandma (after the passing of my Grandad). I played elite hockey (Bantam AAA and Midget AAA)...
Grief: When Someone you Love Dies in Recovery
In my early days of sobriety, the friendships I made were my lifeline. Standing outside 12-step meetings or hovering over huge platters of fries at diners, we laughed, cried and spilled our darkest secrets. For me, the first time I sat at a diner with a bunch of sober...
MY STORY – BY MASIN INGENTHRON
My story starts like so many others do: I come from a wealthy family, finished high school, went to college, had a fantastic career, made good money, had a big circle of friends, socialized and partied responsibly never thinking that my frame of mind (due to my upbringing and...
The Ups and Downs of Solo Travelling in Recovery
A great post written for Cedars CobbleHill on travelling after Rehab: I’m a person in long-term recovery, and I love to travel. I was determined to keep doing it after I got clean. Like everything, it had to be redefined and reworked back into my new sober life. They...
7 Ways To Ask For Help When You’re Struggling With Addiction
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Surviving Addiction in the Summer Time
Summertime living is easy, right? Splashing in the pool, hanging out at the beach, tubing down the river, attending barbeques, cookouts, and family reunions—what more could you want? For someone trying to maintain their recovery from addiction, those proverbial dog days of summer can present challenges at every turn....
Meet Jeff. This is His Story.
Hi, I’m an alcoholic and my name is Jeff. I wasn’t comfortable saying those words for a very long time. I didn’t want them to be true. I didn’t want to be different from my friends and family. I didn’t want to have a disease. Growing up needing nothing,...
Step 3: Surrendering to a Higher Power
“Make a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.” 12-Step programs don’t require a belief in God, just a power greater than oneself. Individuals get to choose what that power is. A Higher Power can be the AA program itself...