Growing up I was gas-lighted. At the time it was just my life. I didn’t know any different, but it took a toll on my mental health. The...

Do you have a vision of what your long-term sobriety looks like? I like to keep a vision of what my long-term sobriety looks like in my...

Did you know that most communities have a high demand for and minimal access to supportive women's recovery housing or sober living?...

I started using alcohol at 14 and smoking. Running away from home and not going to school. I was a confused kid and I now know it was...

Scrolling Instagram, I came upon a post by a fit influencer flowing through a yoga sequence, with a back drop of Cali-blue sky and a Jack...

Luciana Lage, from the Associação Alcoolismo Feminino, share about her recovery journey and her belief that everyone can be more in recovery

On Instagram, I recently saw a picture of a smallish blonde woman named Jennie standing in her intentionally casual blazer and fun kicks...

There are too many authors and influencers that have been around for decades that those of us in the addiction recovery space have never...

There is power in story. Hearing the stories of women in recovery is part of what inspires me to continue to live a sober lifestyle. It's...

By a certain point in my twin pregnancy, I was able to balance bowls of food: canned peaches, cereal, sliced dill pickles, an entire...

Some of my fondest memories as a kid involve football. Though I fit the gender stereotype well (I have no idea what is going on during a...

In my early twenties, I started therapy (again) because I could not figure out why I kept doing things that I didn’t want to do. At the...

Safe Project and Bright Story Shine have teamed up to offer a couple resources for women in recovery that lead up to a free virtual event.

What if your whole and redeemed and comfortable life shattered after the miracle happened? Heather Kopp has been in publishing for...

*this article was first published in In the Rooms, a global recovery platform Having healthy boundaries is one important way to extend...

The other day, my phone glitched—or at least, I thought that’s what happened. Suddenly Facebook was down. There was some strange message...

Recovery means challenge, hard work, determination, and hard core tenacity. Recovery means no more excuses no further delay. This is for...

The news in our world today is filled with what I don’t want to hear (let alone live through): hurricanes, floods, pandemics and plagues,...

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. - Winston Churchill My name is Seija and I am a grateful...

When I was about twenty-seven, I bought myself a purity ring. It was quaint and had tiny words etched in cursive like “I am pure” and...