Written by, Michael O. The legs are no longer really working at all and my fingers are all curled up and it’s hard to move my arms.. I don’t know how much longer I will have the ability to work my phone, I’m sure glad we have speech to text. This life has been a…

Written By, Emily A. Why I Can’t Use THC Anymore – Even Though It Helped Me Feel Better Personal Reminder for Myself in Recovery THC used to feel like a lifesaver. It helped me relax when nothing else would. It slowed my thoughts, softened the pain, and made the world feel bearable. I turned to…

Written By, Dan F. I used to look back on my childhood with confusion. I knew I was different—how I learned, how I connected—but I didn’t have the language for it. I just knew I didn’t fit. It wasn’t until I entered recovery that those memories began to shift. Not because they changed, but because…

Written By, Jade N. Dear Sativa, I’ve been trying to find the right words and the courage to say that I am not in love with you anymore. You have given me some of my best times, and some of my worse times. Yes, you helped me medicinally get off of opiates and alcohol, but…

Written By, Mark S. I lit the leaf to calm my mind,But found my soul grew more confined.A fleeting peace, a fleeting high,Yet every dawn, the well ran dry. The smoke became a binding chain,A silent thief that numbed my pain.It whispered lies, “You’ll be set free,”While tightening its grip on me. Dreams delayed, and…

Written By, Michael J. You are always accompanied by a part of you that’s on your side.ListenA part of you that is urging you toward love, to grow, thrive, and to blossom and bloom.ListenThat part of you is quiet.ListenIt has the potential to roar.ListenHearing its voice makes it louder.ListenThat part of you was made for…

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