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Inside Burt Reynolds’ Addiction Struggles & Road To Recovery…from The Fix… By David Konow The late icon spoke openly about his battles with addiction throughout his life. Burt Reynolds. When Burt Reynolds died on September 6 at the age of 82, many who worked with the iconic star expressed great sadness at his passing.   […]

Let’s Get Real: How To Handle the Tough Stuff in Recovery Without Using..From The Fix… By Tessa Torgeson Of course, people had good reason to think that I couldn’t handle upsetting news. Every time a hardship, breakup, or something unsettling happened, I wound up in the psych ward, detox, ER, or a bloody, tear-filled mess. […]

Real Housewives of Recovery: Reality TV and Addiction By Kera Yonker   It is no secret that alcohol is readily available on set while filming these shows to grease the wheels of conflict, and not everyone who drinks alcohol misuses it. Woman holding TV remote with confused expression. What channel is Teen Mom in Rehab? […]

How to Stay Sober at Burning Man and Have the Best Burn of Your Life By Carrie Hoffman I mean, really, you’re never going to be at a meeting in the “default world” sitting between a rainbow unicorn and a naked old guy. The author, Carrie Hoffman, in mid-air, jumping with arms outstretched and mouth […]

5 Ways Sobriety Changes Over Time By Beth Leipholtz I want to be able to use my story to let people know that getting and staying sober at a young age is possible and even enjoyable. Thoughtful woman with chin on hand. Today I get to be comfortable in who I am and how I […]

5 Tips For Staying Sober In College…From The Fix… By Beth Leipholtz At the end of the day, the college experience is about so much more than just alcohol. I won’t lie, maintaining a social life while being sober in college wasn’t easy. For most people, college is not associated with sobriety. Such was the […]

Relapsing While Famous: Demi Lovato, Stigma, and Compassion…From The Fix… By Sheila Hageman “We would typically not blame a patient with a chronic medical condition for their problem; nor imbue the patient with shame over their offending organ—why do we seem to do this with addiction?” Demi Lovato has never shied away from speaking her […]

Is There Life After AA?…From The Fix By Olivia Pennelle I was fed up with the fear-based conditioning of being told that if I left, I wouldn’t stay sober, and I was tired of the constant message that my future was up to some mystic higher power. It became clear that even though I wanted […]

Anthony Hopkins On Alcoholism: I Was Disgusted, Busted & Not To Be Trusted…from The Fix…By Bryan Le “I still cannot believe that my life is what it is because I should have died in Wales, drunk or something like that.” Hopkins wants everyone to never give up on their dreams. It may be hard for […]

How to Transform your “Broken” Soul…From Elephant Journal  By Avesha And so, it begins—the transformation of my once broken soul, into a strong, confident, happy, and balanced person. I was once an anxious, scared little girl living inside a grown woman’s body. I cared so much about what others thought of me, I was terrified […]