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Passion: To have an intense desire or enthusiasm about a person, idea, cause, or thing. We usually talk about passion as it relates to romance

I can remember walking out of the doors of Brighton Center for Recovery just having finished an inpatient stay. Here I was, day one of

Walking away from drug or alcohol addiction has a long list of challenges. Once the substance is removed from the equation, most of us realize

Isolation. That’s what it came down to. I think that’s what it comes down to for almost every alcoholic and addict. Held up in my

My name is Robin Bright…I am a recovered alcoholic and addict. I am in early recovery. I have 128 days clean and sober. Today is

My name is Matthew Cohen. I am a person in long term recovery…and I refuse to be anonymous. But why? Why, when it seems to

“I’m so fat now.” “I hate when people look at my photos in recovery and tell me I look healthy. That’s just a nice way

For a long time I was not able to be honest with myself. I didn’t even really know who I was. Even before substance abuse