Winners Know When to Surrender
When you first walk into the rooms of AA or NA you are met with a rather controversial idea. An idea that contrasts the ideas that many of us were brought up with. An idea that…
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Stories, research and practical guidance on recovery, mental health and wellbeing from TiNHiH Foundation.
Sometimes You Will Disappoint People (An Analysis of Boundaries)
After working with a lot of people in addiction recovery, as well as a lot of family members of people in addiction recovery, a very common (but unpopular) theme constantly come…
Grief and Sobriety
This month my grandmother passed away. While it has been hard, it has also taught me a great deal about grief. This is the first deep loss that I have felt in which I haven’t ha…
Gratitude and Apologies
As this holiday season rolls around, so do the reminders of the importance of gratitude. People are inundated by the social media posts with pictures of loved ones, captions ann…
Chapter 1
Starting this upcoming year the TINHIH blog will be doing something new. Occasionally, in lieu of an article, a chapter of a first person narrative will be posted. This first pe…
There is No Wall
You’ve probably done it. I’ve done it. The majority of human beings who have their basic needs met have done it. We see someone homeless and suffering and we build a wall. And b…
Humanity versus a Disease
Below is a dedication to both people suffering with addiction, and people who have loved ones suffering with addiction. It is also a reframe of addiction. Rather than viewing pe…
The Price Tag of Sobriety
There are a lot of challenges that come with getting sober. There are the emotional challenges: facing past mistakes, removing toxic relationships from your life, learning forgi…
Rock for Recovery – A Scholarship Story
Music. Movement. And a Really Big Mission. Mission High School is the first publicly funded recovery high school in America, so it’s no surprise that the school plans to make…
Raised in the Arms of Rigorous Honesty (An Analysis of Therapy alongside AA or NA)
One of the most common treatments for alcoholism / addiction is still AA and NA. AA and NA both offer a program of step work, and step work includes a lot of self-reflection and…
“The House That Built Me”
“The House That Built Me.” For most people it’s their childhood home, the place where they grew up, the place where they made their first memories and learned some of their firs…
Transfer of Addiction – Interview with Dr. Lara Pence
During my years navigating the recovery world I had doctor after therapist after specialist after mentor warn me of the dreaded “transfer of addiction.” When people who have str…