Tag: Mental Health Recovery
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Six months sober: my rose, thorn, and bud reflection
Six months sober, Erika reflects on her recovery journey using the Rose, Thorn, and Bud framework. From summiting Scotchman’s Peak on a chaotic morning to finding support in AA meetings, she shares the wins (celebrating sober holidays with her kids), the struggles (financial strain and co-parenting challenges), and the possibilities ahead (running Bloomsday, expanding her…
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Beyond a Dark Time – Embracing the Growth of Lawrence Long, a Man Who Chose Change
In life, people are often measured by their worst moments, especially when those moments are for all to see online. In order to truly understand someone, we need to look beyond a single, shadowed moment to see the arc of their journey. Lawrence Long’s story is a powerful example of this arc. He isn’t defined