The full story of Johann Hari’s journey — told through the stories of the people he met — can be read in Chasing The Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs, published by Bloomsbury. It is now one hundred years since drugs were first banned — and all through this long…
Posted by Cathy Taughinbaugh (click here to access webpage) Are you looking for information to help you on your recovery journey? Are you a family member or friend who would love some insights about substance use? Last January I posted 55 Top Addiction Recovery Blogs and the response was overwhelming. This year I decided to…
When the Twelve Steps and Unitarian Universalism are practiced together, they can heal the broken. By Sonja L. Cohen Spring 2015 3.1.15 UU World recently spoke to Ken, one of the co-editors of Restored to Sanity, a collection of essays by Unitarian Universalists in Twelve-Step programs. UU World: Contributors to Restored to Sanity include lifelong UUs,…
By Damian McElrath Foreword by Richard Solly: In The Essence of Twelve Step Recovery, Damian McElrath defines spirituality as “relational.” That is, spirituality is not found alone in the desert, isolated on the snowy peak of a mountain top, or even in solitude on the shore of the Aegean Sea, but surprisingly, it can be found at…
A Literary Companion to Recovery By Neil Steinberg and Sara Bader “There’s still time to change things.”—Siri Hustvedt, The Blazing World Addiction is easy to fall into and hard to escape. It destroys the lives of individuals, and has a devastating cost to society. The National Institute of Health estimates seventeen million adults in the…
by Lynn Russo Overview A Soul-full poetic journey through the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). Poet, Lynn Russo, through her own struggle with alcohol, having hit rock bottom and entering into recovery invites the reader into a lifelong dalliance with the twelve steps of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) through her poetry and writings. From the…
Books News Desk Oct. 31, 2016 After observing prejudice based on religion at his workplace, author Miles Barnett decided to write a book on how various religions view God. “GOD EXPLAINED” allows individuals to perceive and understand when religious prejudice is being brought forth. In this book, readers are shown how 30 religious groups and denominations…
The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment By Robert Wright Review by Antonio Damasio Anyone writing (or reading) about Buddhism faces a critical question. What is Buddhism, really? A religion, complete with supernatural deities and reincarnation? A secular philosophy of life? A therapeutic practice? An ideology? All of the above? Robert Wright sketches an…
By Russell BrandActor and Comedian Here in our glistening citadel of limitless reflecting screens we live on the outside. Today we may awaken and instantly and unthinkingly reach for the phone, its glow reaching our eyes before the light of dawn, its bulletins dart into our minds before even a moment of acknowledgement of this…
Does Recovery Kill Great Writing?As I emerged from alcoholism, I had to face down a terrifying question. By Leslie JamisonMarch 13, 2018 The first time I felt it — the buzz — I was almost 13. I didn’t vomit or black out or even embarrass myself. I just loved it. I loved the crackle of…