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Why are courts still sentencing people to AA meetings?
I see a criminal justice system taking the lazy way out.
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Katie MacBride
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Are anyone's drinking dreams actually fun?
Relapse dreams are a literal nightmare, which is precisely what makes them great.
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Katie MacBride
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The possibility of spectacular failure
The Serenity Prayer is annoyingly useful, even for grumpy agnostics like me.
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Katie MacBride
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On birds, murder mysteries, and perspective
A story about books and birds and—if you indulge me—recovery and life stuff, too.
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Katie MacBride
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Staying sober with a medication I was told to avoid
What's true for one person in recovery is rarely true for everyone in recovery.
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Katie MacBride
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Comparison is a fool’s game, but we love playing it
It's natural to compare yourself to others, but don't give too much weight to your conclusions.
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Katie MacBride
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The Myth of the Gateway Drug
Spoiler alert: Those D.A.R.E. officers didn't know what they were talking about.
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Katie MacBride
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The unfairness of luck
Some things you don't get over—you just learn how to carry them.
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Katie MacBride
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You don’t have to hit bottom to get sober
Despite the pervasive mythology around ‘hitting bottom,’ the reality is more—and less—complex.
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Katie MacBride
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17 Things I've Learned in 17 Years of Sobriety
Writing this post is how I learned 17 is a lot of things. Maybe too many.
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Katie MacBride
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The Ghosts of New Year's Past
Recovery is never linear—don't let anyone tell you it should be.
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Katie MacBride
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On drinking, medical trauma, and pain
It is completely natural—if not always helpful—to try to anesthetize trauma and pain.
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Katie MacBride
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