Category: People in Recovery

Getting it, keeping it, growing it. Recovery is the most amazing thing ever- but it doesn’t “just happen” or even “just keep happening”.

People in Recovery

Is This Recovery?

by C. Scott McMillin | Dec 4, 2025 | People in Recovery | 0 |

...there are other folks out there like these— pretending to sobriety yet still secretly using, and hoping to avoid the sort of trouble that haunted them in the past.

“Struck Sober”

by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 6, 2025 | People in Recovery | 0 |
Intrusions into the Mind

by C. Scott McMillin | Jul 17, 2025 | People in Recovery | 0 |
Exercising for Chronic Pain Relief

by C. Scott McMillin | Aug 3, 2023 | People in Recovery | 0 |
Veteran Advice

by C. Scott McMillin | Dec 22, 2022 | People in Recovery | 0 |
Don’t Panic!

by C. Scott McMillin | Jun 9, 2022 | People in Recovery | 0 |

Living with a Label

by C. Scott McMillin | Jan 20, 2022 | Addiction Clinicians, People in Recovery | 0 |

“When you put a name to something, you gain a certain degree of power over it,” a psychologist told me, during a workshop on addictions.

Augmented Emotion

by C. Scott McMillin | Sep 9, 2021 | People in Recovery | 0 |

The reporters’ anxiety amplifies the natural tension of a story, turning everything into a crisis.

Too Much Success?

by C. Scott McMillin | May 27, 2021 | Addiction, People in Recovery | 0 |

Nonetheless, she managed to convince herself she was no longer addicted. At least long enough to start drinking again.

First Person: A Relapse Avoided

by C. Scott McMillin | Feb 4, 2021 | People in Recovery | 0 |

I want to focus on the sheer persistence of that conditioned association between emotional pain and upset, and the desire to numb those feelings with chemicals.

Boozy Holidays

by C. Scott McMillin | Dec 21, 2020 | People in Recovery | 0 |

Consensus within the mental health field is that this year’s holiday season can’t help but be more stressful than in the past – due to the pandemic and the restrictions that accompany it.

White Collar Addiction and Relapse

by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 5, 2020 | People in Recovery, Recovery | 0 |

For most recovering folks, establishing sobriety included a conscious, deliberate commitment to healthy involvement with others in recovery, accepting guidance and support instead of relying solely on one’s own resources.