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Continue reading →: Ask Katie: Is the One Year Rule in AA Worth Breaking?This piece is part of the regular Ask Katie* advice column series at The Fix. Dear Katie, I’ve been in recovery for about three years, with a month or so of sobriety after a recent relapse. A new girl recently started attending my home group, and I’ve found that I have…
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Continue reading →: REQUIRED READING FOR UNDERSTANDING WTF IS HAPPENING IN RUSSIAfor Book Riot Prior to the 2016 presidential election, the majority of my “knowledge” about Russia came from the television show, The Americans. I peripherally followed the prosecution of Pussy Riot and had some general knowledge of the Cold War from Rachel Maddow’s book, Drift, but I hadn’t made an…
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Continue reading →: Ask Katie: Why Should I Forgive My Alcoholic Dad When I Still Have To Clean Up His Messes?This piece is part of the regular Ask Katie* advice column series at The Fix. A few months ago, my father got his second DUI and now his license is suspended. As a result, I have to drive my younger siblings everywhere, do the grocery shopping, and run other errands while my…
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Continue reading →: Why Today Feels Like Grieving The Loss Of A Loved OneFor The Establishment The grief I felt after the election of Trump made me confront a tragedy in my past.
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Continue reading →: Why the Addiction Recovery Community Should Accept Medical MarijuanaFor Rolling Stone Though programs discourage “mood-altering substances” for recovering addicts, cannabis extracts might be far safer than the opioid alternatives.
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