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14 Things I Learned Since I Put Down The Drink

Film  Recovery

Katie Boland’s We’re All In This Together finds the humour in family dysfunction 

Film

Exclusive: Watch the trailer for Katie Boland’s Dark Comedy ‘We’re All In This Together’

Life Stories  Recovery

My Wine Habit Prevented Joy: How I Rewrote My ‘Wine Story’

Recovery

Are you ready to write your recovery memoir? In conversation with Ann Dowsett Johnston, author of bestseller ‘Drink’

Health & Wellness  Recovery

Bestselling Quit-Lit Authors On How To Rescue Dry January

Health & Wellness

Women & Alcohol: When Designer Hayley Gibson stopped drinking, she learned to lean into her pain

Health & Wellness  Life Stories

Life After 12 Steps: Why I left Alcoholics Anonymous and what my recovery looks like today

Health & Wellness  Life Stories

Womxn & Alcohol: Alana Nugent’s recovery journey is entirely her own  

Health & Wellness  Life Stories

Womxn + Alcohol: Jennifer Harper of Cheekbone Beauty shares why anonymity is a hindrance to recovery

Health & Wellness

Alcohol x Womxn: The Math Guru’s Vanessa Vakharia opens up about recovery

Health & Wellness  Life Stories

Womxn & Alcohol: When Educator Yamikani Msosa Stopped Drinking, She Learned To Love Herself

Health & Wellness

Womxn x Alcohol: Alyssa B is an advocate for Women’s Health, the CEO and Founder of Easy Period, and someone who found sobriety in her twenties

Health & Wellness  Life Stories

Ten Toronto Womxn Who Stopped Drinking To Improve Their Mental Health, And The Stigma They Want to Smash

Life Stories

How Shame Keeps Me In The Cycle Of Addiction

Life Stories

How Jenn Harper Created Cheekbone Beauty Out Of The Ashes

Advice  Health & Wellness

One Day At A Time Part 2: The Support Services I’ve Used To Stay Alive (You’re Not Alone)

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