My mom said I was a handful. Now I'm helpful.
Recovery is an acceptance that your life is in shambles and you have to change it.
Actually, the books were never a planned career path.
I used to dream of being normal. For me, if Kirk Douglas walked into the house, that was normal.
I work with The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. I sit proudly as one of only two recovering addicts on their board.
The same way that mid century modern architecture was in the 50s, I want to be as a human being. New. Different. Challenging the old. Function over frivolity. Clean living. Clean lines.