Paul Fuhr
Paul Fuhr is a writer whose work has appeared in The Literary Review, The Live Oak Review, The Fix, AfterParty, and InRecovery Magazine, among others. He’s also the creator and co-host of “Drop the Needle,” a podcast about music and recovery. Fuhr lives in Columbus, Ohio with his cat, Miss Moneypenny.
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A.T. Micalizzi
A. T. is the author of Too Far Gone and You: A Novel in Verse. He is also a poet, Social Studies teacher, softball coach, mental health advocate, and movie aficionado. He works with foundations to raise money and awareness for those suffering any number of addictions. He releases his short stories, movie reviews, and poetry on his rapidly growing Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/poemsbymic/. He is currently working on Far Gone, his sequel to his memoir and How to Cut Cable in 4 Easy Steps as well as a number of other new creative pursuits.
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Augusten Burroughs
Augusten Burroughs born Christopher Robison, son of poet and writer Margaret Robison and younger brother of John Elder Robison.
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Burroughs has no formal education beyond elementary school. A very successful advertising copywriter for over seventeen years, he was also an alcoholic who nearly drank himself to death in 1999. But spurned by a compulsion he did not understand, Burroughs began to write a novel. Never outlining or consciously structuring the book, Burroughs wrote, "as fast as I could type, to keep up." Seven days later, Augusten Burroughs had written his first book. He had also stopped drinking. The book was published one year later. Burroughs remains sober to this day. And Sellevision stands as Burroughs's only published novel. It -
Caroline Knapp
Caroline Knapp was an American writer and columnist whose candid best-selling memoir Drinking: A Love Story recounted her 20-year battle with alcoholism.
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From 1988-95, she was a columnist for the Boston Phoenix, where her column "Out There" often featured the fictional "Alice K." In 1994, those columns were collected in her first book, Alice K's Guide to Life: One Woman's Quest for Survival, Sanity, and the Perfect New Shoes.
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Nancy Stearns Bercaw
Nancy Stearns Bercaw is an NCAA All-American swimmer and national champion. Her writing has appeared in such publications as the New York Times, the Huffington Post, and U.S. News & World Report. She lives in Vermont with her husband and son.
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Sarah Hepola
Sarah Hepola is the personal essays editor at Salon.com, where she reads people’s secrets for a living. She has written many stories about drinking and eating too much. Her essays on culture have appeared in the New York Times magazine, The New Republic, Glamour, The Guardian, Nerve, Slate, and The Morning News, where she has been a contributing writer for more than a decade. Her past jobs include: Travel columnist, music editor, film critic, sex blogger, and for about 15 seconds in the late ’90s, she taught high school English. She lives in East Dallas, where she enjoys playing her guitar poorly and listening to the “Xanadu” soundtrack.
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Amy Dresner
Amy Dresner is a former professional stand-up comic, having appeared at The Comedy Store, The Laugh Factory, and The Improv. Since 2012, she has been a contributing editor of the online addiction and recovery magazine The Fix (http://thefix.com/). She’s also written for the Good Men Project, The Frisky, Refinery 29, and has been a regular contributor to Addiction.com and PsychologyToday.com, where she has her own addiction blog entitled "Coming Clean.” (https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/...)
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Tiffany Jenkins
Tiffany Jenkins is a wife, and mother to three awesome human beings. She realized her love of writing last year when she started her blog, “Juggling the Jenkins”, where she writes about motherhood, addiction and marriage. Tiffany has acquired a huge social media following where her videos receive millions of views.
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She uses her platform to help and inspire others who are struggling with mother-hood, mental health, addiction, and those who just need a good laugh. Her articles have been featured on “BLUNTmoms.com”, “Themighty.com” and “Thoughtcatalog.com”, and her Blog and Face-book page have been covered on several news outlets and television programs.
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A.T. Micalizzi
A. T. is the author of Too Far Gone and You: A Novel in Verse. He is also a poet, Social Studies teacher, softball coach, mental health advocate, and movie aficionado. He works with foundations to raise money and awareness for those suffering any number of addictions. He releases his short stories, movie reviews, and poetry on his rapidly growing Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/poemsbymic/. He is currently working on Far Gone, his sequel to his memoir and How to Cut Cable in 4 Easy Steps as well as a number of other new creative pursuits.
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Pinny Brakeley Bugaeff
Pinny Brakeley Bugaeff, MSW, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker and spent over 40 years working as a psychotherapist in some of the most daunting psychiatric and out-patient facilities in the US. In 2013, she won the Connecticut Authors and Publishers Writing Contest with a story based on her experiences working with female offenders. Now retired, she lives in Connecticut with Alex, her husband of 55 years. They have two grown-up children. Pinny and Alex are both writers who enjoy traveling and spending time with their family.
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Jordan P. Barnes
Jordan P. Barnes is a grateful alcoholic & addict in recovery and Sand Island Treatment Center is his home group. When he’s not sharing his experience, strength and hope through writing or talking story, he enjoys bodysurfing and gardening.
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Residing in beautiful Kailua, Hawaiʻi with his lovely wife Chelsea and two sons, Jordan has been sober from all mind and mood-altering substances since August 29th, 2011.
Jordan is a member of the Hawaiʻi Writers’ Guild and his debut book, One Hit Away: A Memoir of Recovery won 2020’s “Best Book of the Year” award from www.IndiesToday.com, was a B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree as well as a finalist in both the 15th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards and the 2021 Independent Author Network Book of the Yea -
David Poses
David Poses was the author of the groundbreaking memoir The Weight of Air.
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After hiding his struggle with depression and opioids for twenty years, David started opening up and challenging conventional addiction wisdom. He has been published by the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and New York Daily News and has appeared on national TV programs, including The Doctors Show, and numerous radio shows and podcasts. With candor, humor, and a unique perspective informed by science and experience, he advocated for evidence-based approaches to drug policy, prevention, and treatment. David lived in New York with his wife and two kids and entirely too many guitars for such a mediocre player.
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Lisa May Bennett
Lisa May Bennett is the author of two nonfiction books. By becoming a self-published author in her 50s, she hopes to demonstrate that it's never too late to chase your dreams. She blogs about balancing personal growth with self-acceptance at Bittersweet Nugget and enjoys speaking about self-publishing, sobriety, and building self-confidence.
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Lisa has worked for more than two decades in communications and marketing, including an eighteen-year stretch at the National Organization for Women. She majored in creative writing in college, and after years of writing for employers, she published her first book in 2022. Through the process of self-publishing her memoir, Lisa discovered a passion for helping others share their stories. She hopes that h -
Sarah Levy
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Sarah Levy the author of DRINKING GAMES, a memoir in essays about the role alcohol has in our formative years, and what it means to opt out of a culture completely enmeshed in drinking. She has written for The New York Times, New York Magazine/The Cut, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Vogue, and other publications. She is originally from New York and received her BA from Brown University. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their dog, Brie. -
Cindy Lee Neighbors
Born and raised in Hawaii, Cindy Lee Neighbors is a retired U.S. Army physician, author, and passionate advocate for mental health services and early education. She holds a Bachelor's in theatre from the University of Southern California and earned her medical degree with honors from the Uniformed Services University.
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Her Otolaryngology residency included training at Tripler Army Medical Center, where she was nationally recognized for her research on reducing post-operative opioid prescriptions.
Cindy is the author of the memoir, TOO MUCH, and the poetry collection, LOVE BLEEDS BLOOD, both of which explore the nuances of mental health, love, and healing. Her mission is to inspire others to overcome adversity and find their voice through stor