I didn’t grow up in an alcoholic home. Sure, my parents drank…didn’t everyone’s? Didn’t every house built in the 50’s have a bar in it? Wasn’t it normal to have a high-ball (or two) after a tough day at work? My parents…
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The easy answer is, “because I’m an alcoholic.” I am ‘bodily and mentally different from my fellows,’ as it states in the Big Book. But I’m a successful business person, so I am not always satisfied with the easy answer….
suc·cess /səkˈses/ : the fact of getting or achieving wealth, respect, or fame : the correct or desired result of an attempt This is Webster’s simple definition of success. No wonder I feel so unsuccessful. Textbook success looks like achieving…
That’s what most of us think when we look at sobriety, as author Kelly Fitzgerald writes on The Fix blog post titled, “What Is Emotional Sobriety And Why Does It Matter? “ I knew, however, that my life was unmanageable…
When executives admit on any level that alcoholism (or addiction) may be adversely impacting their careers and lives, they are faced with a real dilemma: who can they talk with about this issue without jeopardizing their position, their reputation or…
This question recently came up for me: just how much alcohol does it take to trigger the phenomenon of craving that can result in a full blown relapse? I recently attended a business dinner sponsored by a treatment facility at…
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