Tag: first love

The 12th Step Call: Finding the Light When Darkness Surrounds You

Photo I took of a brilliantly colored rose in springtime. ColiesCreations.com

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”

Codependent Relationships and Addiction

Howarth Park & Spring Lake in Santa Rosa, CA. A morning in Winter. ColiesCreations.com

What follows is the very beginnings of my addiction and how I co-created some of my codependent relationships. You may be on this blog looking for support with a loved one and wondering why seemingly normal people act out in obsessive and manipulative behaviors… Continue Reading “Codependent Relationships and Addiction”