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Recovery Is a Circle
When I was a kid, I grew up in the woods a short bike ride from my best friend Kim. The name of our street? Recovery Drive. Recovery. Recovery…
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Dana Leigh Lyons
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Whatever Your Drug of Choice, Abstinence Does Not Equal Sobriety
And neither has to be miserable.
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Dana Leigh Lyons
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On Shame & Cocaine, Giraffes & Communion
“I feel like I lost you at the second glass of wine,” she said. But she didn’t—not at the second or even the first. She lost me before that. She lost me…
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Dana Leigh Lyons
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Ask Me Anything
Open marriage, calming anxiety as a person some might label neurodivergent, transitioning from being an acupuncture student to being a new practitioner
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Dana Leigh Lyons
That Time My Husband Left Me
When my husband left me, I lived one day at a time and one hour at a time. Waking before dawn wrapped in blankets and cats, I willed myself into…
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Sober Sex, Dry Dating & Undrunk Love
Book review of Dry Humping, by Sober Sexpert Tawny Lara
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Dana Leigh Lyons
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Love in the Time of Disposable Cameras
Remember that story from last week? The one with the Camp God and my Unfortunate Shorts? If not, let’s catch up: Now—lest you feel sorry for me after…
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Dana Leigh Lyons
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Kaki Shorts, Summer Camp & the Stories That Make Us
Hi, my name is Dana. I am an addict. But, for today, let’s put labels aside. For today, let me tell you a story. When I was a middle schooler, Gifted …
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Dana Leigh Lyons
Life Lately, Burning Questions, Subscription Sale
Hey. Dana here. Rather than send an essay this week, I thought I’d do a more casual “life lately” share. If you were hoping for an essay, don’t…
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They Call It Roadkill. Taking Accountability, Making Amends, Not Claiming Another’s Pain in the Process
Two Tuesdays ago, late afternoon, I was driving home along Petite Rivière in rural south shore, Nova Scotia. Torrential rains and historic floods had…
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Dana Leigh Lyons
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One Day You Finally Knew What You Had to Do and Began
Guided mediation (audio and PDF handout)
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Dana Leigh Lyons
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That Time I Met Serena Williams in the Locker Room
Also, pride, humility & sobriety
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Dana Leigh Lyons
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Inside Human Beings Is Where God Learns
Also, where we recover.
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Dana Leigh Lyons
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Memory Is a Choice & What’s True Changes
What happens when we get sober from belief, identity, opinion, and story?
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Dana Leigh Lyons
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