Archive - Recovering

May 2025

#83 Panic attacking

I had a panic attack Saturday, a thing I used to experience that I don’t anymore, except I guess I do now.

May 27 •

#82 Melody Beattie wrote 18 books without social media

The refusal of celebrity by a self-help legend is one of her bigger legacies

May 15 •

#81 Writing to be understood vs. writing to be in service

Allowing myself to eviscerate myself in the book I'm currently writing has been extremely good medicine; it's also made for some of my better work.

May 5 •

April 2025

#80 This is about Glennon coming to Substack; this also not about that

When we say we are leaving social media, what we mean is we are leaving a mindset- not a platform

Apr 29 •

#79 Celebrating a year in the only healthy relationship I’ve ever had

On the myth of no good men and the chronically undatable anxious attached, and what good actually feels like.

Apr 20 •

#78 The good that grows from the horror

+ a new creative endeavor, + links

Apr 13 •

March 2025

#77 Is tuning out self-care?

Hi! I am not exactly sure how to follow up my last newsletter, so this is just me writing the next thing so I don’t trip all over myself for days…

Mar 5 •

February 2025

On using cannabis in recovery

An update on how my sobriety has changed, and what to expect from me, my work, and this newsletter going forward.

Feb 23 •

January 2025

#75 I don't know how to show up right now

But there are some things I'm doing, and other things I'm not

Jan 31 •

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