Recovery Bytes

ZERO SALAD DRESSING 1 medium onion 4 cups tomato or V8 juice 1/2 cup lemon juice Salt, pepper, garlic, parsley to taste Peel onion and

If you had asked me years ago if I believed that food could be an addiction like alcohol and drugs, I would have said “no”. 

When I saw this sign outside of a liquor store, I laughed hysterically. Maybe for a lot of people, booze IS cheaper than therapy. Then

I have 26 years in recovery and 19+ years working at a treatment facility for adults.  I am still amazed at how many of us

In April 2007 I went on a mini vacation to an NA convention in the Florida Keys.  I was tired and needed a break.  When

I will never forget the day I got clean. I was more broken than I had ever been in my life. I hadn’t lost anything

Turning Point of Tampa supports 12 step recovery for those suffering with an eating disorder.  Eating Disorders are progressive, addictive, dangerous and potentially fatal.  Please

Now that the holidays are over and all the store-bought gifts are given, we can focus on the “Real Gift.” In recovery, it is important

Turning Point of Tampa supports 12 step recovery for those suffering with an eating disorder.  Eating Disorders are progressive, addictive, dangerous and potentially fatal.  We

I got clean when I was 25 and definitely did not think I had a problem with alcohol.  I came to treatment at Turning Point

Having spent the last several days in my head, by myself, I thought it would be a good time to share…. “I have been thinking

When I came into recovery I was 19 years old.  Well, let me clarify this, I was 19 but turned 20 a mere 15 days

When I went through treatment for my food addiction 25 years ago, I was told that during my abstinent years ahead I would have times

When I was invited to write something for Recovery Bytes, I thought for a while…what is there left to say about recovery that hasn’t already

I had heard in meetings that ‘recovery ruined my drinking’, but how, I didn’t quite know. I had to do the research, and my findings

“I need to concentrate not so much on what needs to be changed in the world as much as on what needs to be changed

Of late,I have begun to suspect that something isn’t right with me.  Certainly, the fact thatI have been living life on a basis of “unsatisfied

I recently went to a meeting I don’t regularly attend.  This particular meeting isn’t very close to my house and it is in a pretty

“Therefore avoid the deliberate manufacture of misery.”  –Alcoholics Anonymous I spend a lot of time wondering what might be wrong with me.  You see, I am

Humility helps us to be teachable and flexible. To continue growing and avoid relapse, humility must be constantly maintained from King Baby written by Tom

My first day in treatment I was given a Big Book and a 12 & 12 for my reading enjoyment.  It was extremely difficult for

“Monday, Monday! Just hate that day…”Peter, Paul and Mary It’s Tuesday, which means I survived another “post weekend return to work day”, as I like

Recently a client came up to me and asked “Do you still got to meetings after being sober for so long?”  I saw the pained