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Don’t Worry, Be Happy

I like to watch movies. I like the thrill of good triumphing over evil, and I love dramatic love stories. […]

A Whole New Life

My earliest memories are those of constant turmoil. My mother was always screaming and nagging my dad and he would […]

Raft of Recovery

The first time I came to FA, I thought I could run the program my way. I had been working […]

Out of the Mouths of Babes….

When my first child was around two and a half, I remember driving on the highway with him strapped into […]

Leaving Dishonesty Behind

I was 24, and I had struggled with bulimia, drugs, and alcohol for over 10 years. I left home at […]

Choosing Freedom

It was day seven and I was sitting at the front desk of a yoga studio fighting cravings like crazy. […]

String Attached

In the beginning of my recovery in FA, everything was about my sponsor and me. I felt like a kite […]

Enough is Enough

My life used to be very empty. I was sad, disillusioned, and often morose. I wasn’t afraid I was going […]

Positive Thinking

One thing that is important to me in my recovery from Food Addiction in FA is that I stay ‘in […]

Secret Affairs

I was very skeptical when I walked through the doors of my first FA meeting. I thought FA was too […]

Life of the Party

Years ago, before I was introduced to FA and given the option of a new life of sanity, I was […]

The Beautiful Gift

For about six weeks before I found FA, I attended a weekly meeting for a Twelve-Step program geared toward those […]

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