Infactorium.comSober Science 18 JUNE 2012 One of the phrases that stands out for people in the book Alcoholics Anonymous is actually the ending sentence of the text. “…surely you will meet some of us as you trudge the road of happy destiny.” There’s been much discussion of the word ‘trudge’ used in combination with the phrase…
posted on Eliot Daley (eliotdaley.com)August 2017 I know why Donald Trump lies so much. I learned it in “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” and Twelve Step meetings. Back in the early days of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood”, I had the joy and privilege of being Fred Rogers’ partner in producing the program. Until my responsibilities for managing the…
by Judy Chicurel Here’s how I imagined it would go over the summer: He would have come up to stay with me and my husband for a long weekend, maybe a week even, away from the friends who gave him shelter when he was using drugs. From the specter that seemed to surface every few…
by Laura Hilgers Fay Zenoff recently met a friend for dinner at a sushi restaurant in Sausalito, Calif. After they were seated, a waitress asked if they’d like wine with dinner. Her friend ordered sake. Ms. Zenoff declined. “Not for me,” she said. “I’m celebrating 10 years of sobriety this weekend.” Because of the stigma…
by John Otis Each night, after closing time at the Manhattan restaurant where Michael McGarry works, his colleagues wind down with whiskey sours and pale ales. Mr. McGarry takes a different drink, usually an espresso or a sparkling water.He is committed to being a teetotaler after 15 years of drug addictions.But in an unconventional approach,…