Voices of Recovery

The Ex

The Ex

This writing is from the point of view of the ex-husband, with the twist of some of the descriptions coming from what I have learned in recovery. It describes some of the thinking processes involved in this dysfunctional marriage and family. Handed down from...

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THE DOGWOOD TREE

THE DOGWOOD TREE

A few months after my younger daughter died of a fentanyl overdose at age 27, I moved to a town where I knew no one, lured by a new-construction house on an undeveloped half-acre lot. The developer had put in a few plants by the front door, but the rest of the lot was...

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WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE, PART 1

WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE, PART 1

Recently, at the ACA Regional Event in Boca Raton, Florida, members from the Strengthening My Recovery Meditation Meeting (WEB0120) had a chance to gather together.  For years, these friends had only seen each other on a screen - as live videos, as avatars or...

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WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE, PART 2

WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE, PART 2

Recently, at the ACA Regional Event in Boca Raton, Florida, members from the Strengthening My Recovery Meditation Meeting (WEB0120) had a chance to gather together.  For years, these friends had only seen each other on a screen - as live videos, as avatars or...

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