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Week #1 in Vietnam – Journal (unedited)

11/30/17 Life is so bizarre. I feel about a million times lighter than I did exactly twenty-four hours ago, when … More

addiction, blog, buddhism, challenge, journal, journaling, life, music, recovery, sobriety, solotravel, travel, wanderlust, writing

The Pros + Cons of Being Sober in Thailand

I’m leaving Thailand. I can’t quite believe it, to be honest. I kind of hadn’t thought that this day would … More

AA, addiction, alcoholism, asia, backpacking, buddhism, life, philosophy, recovery, solotravel, southeast asia, spirituality, thailand, travel, travel writing, wanderlust, writing

10 Days at a Monastery – Things I’ve Learned

I went to a monastery up north of Pai for ten days – Wat Pa Tham Wua on the road … More

addiction, alcoholism, asia, blog, buddhism, eating disorder, life, meditation, monastery, philosophy, recovery, sobriety, southeast asia, spirituality, thailand, travel, writing

Week #2 of Travel: 10 Things I’ve Learned

There are no mistakes. I know this to be true, and try to live by it in daily life. I think … More

addiction, blog, buddhism, mindfulness, recovery, sobertravel, solotravel, southeast asia, thailand, travel, writing

Week #1 of Travel: 10 Things I’ve Learned

I’m traveling solo through South East Asia for six months. Here are ten things I’ve learned in my first week … More

AA, addiction, alcoholism, asia, buddhism, female, life, recovery, refuge recovery, Solo travel, southeast asia, thailand, travel, travel writing, writing

How to Kick a Habit

A week ago, I turned twenty-seven. I’ve always loved birthdays, but this one felt particularly special – apart from the usual … More

addiction, alcoholism, buddhism, habits, recovery, writing

How To Meditate

I always fancied myself as someone who’d be the kind of person who meditated. I liked the aesthetic of meditation … More

AA, addiction, alcoholism, buddhism, meditation, mindfulness, paganism, recovery, refuge recovery, sobriety, taoism, writing

Discomfort

I go to AA meetings at a meeting house that’s about a three-minute walk from my doorstep – down the … More

AA, addiction, alcoholism, break-ups, buddhism, discomfort, life, meetings, pain, progress, recovery, sobriety, spirituality, writing

St. Patrick’s Day

All last week, people kept asking me what I think of St. Patrick’s Day in the USA. You might as … More

AA, addiction, alcohol, buddhism, chicago, family, Guinness, holidays, ireland, life, meetings, paganism, progress, recovery, spirituality, St. Patrick's Day, usa, whiskey, writing

Paperwork

A few weeks ago, on my brother’s twentieth birthday and February’s full moon, I celebrated twenty-one months of sobriety. I … More

12 step, AA, addiction, alcohol, alcoholism, buddhism, chicago, consciousness, family, fear, future, immigration, ireland, life, meetings, paperwork, philosophy, program, progress, recovery, sobriety, spirituality, unknown, usa, USCIS, writing, yoga

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