Recovery isn’t a journey to be walked alone. The compassion and cheer of others lift our spirits and invigorate our steps.
While daily inspiration often comes from our beautiful family or faithful friends in A.A., encouragement to keep going can also come from reading a post from your favorite recovery blogger. Accessible and convenient, blogs are great for finding that encouragement and support right when you need it.
Here are 9 of our favorite recovery blogs that we love to follow:
1. Recovery Reflections
- Genres: Poetry, Quotes, Experience
- Authors: Of various backgrounds, including family and friends of addicts
- Recognition: Healthline’s Top Alcoholism Blogs 2013
Recovery Reflections is a unique blog that shares daily poems, sayings, quotes, and experiences submitted by readers. These beautiful, soothing thoughts are a great way to start off your day or to refresh your mindset during a tough time.
2. The Spirit of Recovery
- Genres: News, opinion, support, daily reflections
- Authors: Former alcoholic
- Recognition: Healthline’s Top Alcoholism Blogs 2013, Residential Treatment Center’s Best Alcohol Addiction Blogs of 2013
Ron, a 57-year old reformed alcoholic, used the self-taught principles form A.A. to successfully recover and offers his own perspective on alcoholism and recovery on this award-winning site. Ron also talks about current events, links, and resources of interest.
In his own words, “This blog was conceived in loving-kindness to help those who still suffer in the problem or struggle to maintain a fragile sobriety move beyond limiting beliefs and constricting definitions; to inspire you, motivate you, and even validate you; to be a source of hope in a cynical world.”
3. The Twelve Drawings
- Genre: Art, Twelve Steps, Inspiration
- Author: Recovering alcoholic
The artist, who has decided to remain anonymous in the spirit of A.A., shares his recovery story through ink drawings of the 12 steps, the serenity prayer, and the various metaphors of recovery. His blog explains and defines the terms of A.A. and recovery from the perspective of an artist and wordsmith. Simple, intricate yet cogent, this site will captivate you with its down-to-earth beauty and deep meaning.
4. Crying out Now
- Genres: Stories, Q & A, support
- Authors: of various backgrounds, mostly recovering alcoholics
- Recognition: Healthline’s Top Alcoholism Blogs 2013
This site is a community of women writing to break down the walls of stigma and denial surrounding addiction. Each blog post is submitted by women from various stages of recovery who tell their story with poignant emotions and bold honesty.
5. Message in a Bottle
- Genre: Experience, Humor, Support
- Author: recovering alcoholic
- Recognition: Featured on Freshly Pressed (WordPress)
With titles like “A One Way Ticket to Palookaville” and “Chase the Happy, Lose the Sappy”, this blog breathes with the wit and attitude of a person who has embraced rule #62—even in the midst of expounding on deep truths of ourselves and our addiction. As a passionate A.A. member, father, husband and writer extraordinaire, this blog details personal experiences that will resonate with all those in recovery.
6. Good Life
- Genre: Twelve Steps, Advice, Support
- Author: recovering alcoholic
- Recognition: Healthline’s Top Alcoholism Blogs 2013
Founded by Heidi Ho, a recovered alcoholic who saw her life change from disaster and depression to hope and gratitude through the help of Alcoholics Anonymous, Good Life is dedicated to topics that steer clear of negativity: whining, blaming, making excuses, being a victim, or criticizing A.A. Instead, she blogs about the application of the 12 steps—along with tips for each of the steps—her personal growth in recovery, her gratitude towards God and A.A.
7. Sober Julie
- Genre: life, support, advice
- Author: recovering alcoholic
- Recognition: Healthline’s Top Alcoholism Blogs 2013, Residential Treatment Center’s Best Alcohol Addiction Blogs of 2013, Elan Morgan’s Canadian Weblog Awards 2013
Wife, mother, recovering alcoholic, founder Julie writes on a colorful blend of topics on her award-winning site, including her life, faith, and recovery. You’ll be able to find everything from recipes (Marvelous Mocktails), suggested books, personal enrichment, faith based support—and a section of her site aptly entitled “Sober doesn’t suck!” The motto of her blog is “doing life…straight up!”, which is exactly what the readers will get: bright, creative, no-nonsense help on sober life, straight up.
8. Guinevere Gets Sober
- Genres: News & opinion, stories, reviews, support
- Author: Former Prescription pill addict
- Recognition: Healthline’s Top Alcoholism Blogs 2013, Sober blogger’s directory
Smart, successful, and a professional with two degrees, Guinevere was the ultimate “high functioning addict” before she found her freedom from painkillers in 2008. Plucky and witty, Guinevere seeks to provide inspiration and hope while fighting the stigma of addiction on her top-ranking addiction blog.
In her own words, “I want this blog to be a place where people who think they might have “a problem” can come for current news and research about addiction and recovery, as well as reviews of books and media about addiction, recovery, and practices that support recovery.”
9. What? Me Sober?
- Genre: News and Current Events, Support
- Author: recovering Alcoholic
- Recognition: Residential Treatment Center’s Best Drug Addiction Blogs of 2013
Bill, recovering alcoholic, addict, codependent, has been sober since 1989 and blogs on a range of topics from spirituality to current events to recovery methods. His site also includes relevant resources on recovery for both recovering addict and loved ones.
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