
Relearning How to Be: Recovery and the Gift of Presence
There’s a moment in recovery when we realize:We’re not just giving up a substance — we’re giving up an identity. For years, I clung to

There’s a moment in recovery when we realize:We’re not just giving up a substance — we’re giving up an identity. For years, I clung to

For most of my life, I lived in two places: I was everywhere… except here. Even during the years I served as a pastor, I

A Journey of Falling Apart, Waking Up, and Showing Up My name is Don Phelps, and I’m a person in long‑term recovery. There was a