Posted on October 17, 2019
by Nicole V
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Carolyn I made the decision to go back to school when my son was 4 months old. When I completed high school 16 years ago I went to the same school I am in now to try and do something with my life. My… Continue Reading “The End of Childhood”
Category: anger, Bulimia, Coming of Age, Drugs/Narcotics, entitlement, opiates, Prescription pills, SobrietyTags: 49ers, Addiction, Afterlife, Alcoholism, Anxiety, Binge Disorder, Bulimia, Bulimic, car accident, childhood, compassion, Control, darkness, Death, Depression, drug, drug addict, drug addiction, drugs, drunk driver, Eating Disorder, ed, ed recovery, end, ending, family, feeling, feelings, football, granddaughter, growing up, help, hospital, life changing moment, Marijuana, pain, Patterns, Personal Journey, Pot, rams, recover, Recovery, red flags, Relationships, sadness, Self Care, Self Harm, Self Love, Trauma, triggered
Posted on May 16, 2019
by Nicole V
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My first clean and sober relationship A few years ago I got a call from my buddy in recovery, Aaron, asking if I had seen our mutual friend, we’ll call him Andy. Andy and I dated for 7 months when I first got into… Continue Reading “The 12th Step Call: Finding the Light When Darkness Surrounds You”
Category: 12 Steps, Coming of Age, Drugs/Narcotics, Motherhood In Recovery, SLE, Sobriety, TreatmentTags: 12 steps, 12steps, 12th step, aa, addict, Addiction, Alcoholism, california, care, choice, choosing, Codependent Relationships, Death, Depression, drug, drug addict, drug addiction, drugs, Evolution, first love, Friendship, gratitude, help, IV drugs, love, motel, Motherhood, na, odaat, personal choice, Personal Journey, reaching out, Recovery, Relationships, Self Care, Self Harm, Self Love, soberaf, sobriety, Sobriety Birthday, Sonoma County, Suicide, suicude, super 8, super8, we do recover
Posted on April 29, 2019
by Nicole V
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Over Easter weekend I photographed my family and our kids spending time together. My grandmother treated us all to a 4 night stay in Bodega Bay, California. We rented a beach house next to a golf course and every person who attended brought a… Continue Reading “Celebrating Family: A photoshoot”
Category: adobe, Bulimia, Coming of Age, Forgiveness, opiates, photoshop, SobrietyTags: 10 years, addict, Addiction, Afterlife, alcohol, Alcoholism, bay, beach, beach house, Bodega Bay, Bulimia, canon, canon rebel, clean and sober, coast, coastal, Control, Death, drug, drug addict, drug addiction, drugs, easter, Eating Disorder, editing, Evolution, family, Food disorder, Friendship, love, memories, Motherhood, ocean, Personal Journey, Photo Restoration, Photography, Recovery, Relationships, Self Care, Self Love, sobriety, Sonoma Coastline, Sonoma County, we do recover