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The Idea For My Company Was Not Mine
I've got a confession to make. The idea for my company was not mine. Over a two year period, I received five urgent messages from five different leaders in a community desperately trying to make an impact on the horrific opioid epidemic. And all of these...
How do you cope? For your loved one, it’s this…
I got a voicemail from someone named Lisa, and I asked her if I could share it. Here’s what she said in her message: “I just wanted to leave you a quick message. You are such an inspiration. I just got into it with my partner. It was ugly. And I immediately just...
How I Hid My Addiction From My Loved Ones For Years
This memory recently showed up on my feed from 11 years ago. It was four months before I got sober, and what struck me when I looked at this picture was just how good I was at fooling anyone who cared about me about what I was really feeling inside. Would you...
I’m Cutting Off ALL My Hair
I have decided to cut all of my hair off. Yes, you read that right.
I am shaving my head, or at least going down to a number one or two razor. I’ve been sharing this on Facebook and on TikTok and with family and friends, because that’s who I am. I’m someone who is on a…
A Long Overdue Amends
Last week, I made a vulnerable post in an Acton, Massachusetts private Facebook group, and because of how vulnerable it is, I want to share it with you. Hello Acton! I am Kate Duffy and I’m a recovering alcoholic, not anonymous obviously, so please...
What Creates a Willingness to Get Sober?
“She ‘just’ needs to….” UGH. It’s all I hear these days. My wife/husband/daughter/son/etc. “just” needs to do x, y, z. Trust me, I get the frustration of someone who isn’t willing to do what you know they should do, but here is the hard truth: They have a brain...
Creating Habits
You've heard of resolutions before, right? I don't do resolutions. I create habits. And even if it's not a habit yet, I call it a habit, because I have a far better chance of sticking to something long enough for it to become a habit if I call it a habit from...
How many times do you offer help?
If I’m being honest, I have been guilty of trying to control others who I’m close to under the guise of being “helpful.” This was unconscious until I became aware of it. Don’t get me wrong, I do love to help people, and in these instances there was certainly a...
The Cycle of Addiction in Action
This is the cycle of addiction in action: Me: Where does your daughter live? Mom: With me and my husband. She's 50 years old, her husband asked her to move out because she won't stop drinking and he's just had it. But all she does is stay in her room all day on...