For Me, or For Others? (What’s My Motivation for Sobriety?)

For Me, or For Others? (What’s My Motivation for Sobriety?)

Here is the latest in our series of posts from a member of Awaken’s men’s fellowship. We hope his perspective on sobriety and its motivations will encourage you to think about what drives your recovery program! I have always deeply admired people who come into recovery simply because they recognize an addiction in their lives…

Step One

Step One

We’re excited to begin to feature regular blog posts from a member of Awaken’s men’s recovery community. Our hope is that his posts will encourage and inspire you to believe recovery is possible, and to pursue it every day. “We admitted that we were powerless over addictive sexual behavior – that our lives had become…

Recovery: A Spouse’s Experience, part 3 – What Life is Like Now

Recovery: A Spouse’s Experience, part 3 – What Life is Like Now

As this is published (in the Fall of 2018), my husband and I have been in recovery for over a year now. If you had told me then what my life would look like today, I wouldn’t have believed you. For us, recovery is not merely a checklist of things to do, but instead has…

Recovery: A Spouse’s Experience, part 2 – The Road to Recovery

Recovery: A Spouse’s Experience, part 2 – The Road to Recovery

The sickening reality of betrayal can feel hopeless. After years of living in fear and anxiety, connected to my husband’s addiction, I became exhausted. I just couldn’t do it anymore. The very last time I discovered that my husband had acted out and lied about it, I felt completely defeated. I could no longer stay…