Recovery

Posts under this category are about my road to recovery from drinking too much and the journey back to self after 11 years of 12 step programming.

juliemaida.me when the good life gets old

When The Good Life Goes Bad

In: All The Mental Things, Recovery

julie maida - fixing feelings distractions unhealthy

If You Could Not Feel, That’d Be Great

In: All The Mental Things, Recovery, We Need To Talk

julie maida anonymity confusing

Why is Anonymity So Confusing in 12 Step Recovery?

In: All The Mental Things, Recovery

julie maida what doesn't break you feeling worthy

What Doesn’t Break You Doesn’t Always Make You Stronger

In: All The Mental Things, Healing, Recovery

juliemaida wine is not a food group

Wine Does NOT Solve Everything

In: All The Mental Things, Recovery, We Need To Talk

Julie Maida Sober but Wasted

I’m Sober, But I Still Love Getting Wasted

In: All The Mental Things, Recovery

How Nobody's Listening saved me from myself

How Nobody’s Listening Saved Me From Myself

In: All The Mental Things, Depression City, Recovery, Trauma

9 Reasons I Want To Drink After 19 Years of Sobriety

In: All The Mental Things, Recovery

julie maida trauma doesn't win I'm still here

I Am Still Here

In: All The Mental Things, Recovery, Trauma

julie maida joys of blissful ignorance

Sometimes I Miss the Joys of Blissful Ignorance

In: All The Mental Things, Recovery

I'm an anxious, socially awkward, (formally) super-hot mess with a semi-dark (but completely awesome) sense of humor. Living with Complex PTSD makes almost everything about every day life harder. I share my experience to humanize stress and personality disorders, provide insight regarding trauma focused therapies, and normalize trauma response. I want people like me to know they are not alone and that recovery from all the things is possible.

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