#064 | Progression | Olivia's Warstory

Most of us didn’t skyrocket right to our drug of choice. It’s likely that drinking wasn’t immediately a problem. Somewhere in our drinking and using things crossed a line and there was no looking back. The disease is a progressive one and, like the promises in the AA big book, it can happen sometimes quick, sometimes slowly.

In this episode Willy and Cameron are talking about the progression. While it’s easy to recognize the progression of our illness now that we’re this far down the road, are we able to see the progression of the recovery? Let’s look at it a bit closer.

Our topic today is inspired by Olivia from Choosing Recovery who shared her story for this week’s warstory segment. Olivia starts in her childhood and explains a very slow progression into drugs and alcohol that would eventually have her doing things she swore she would never do for the sake of the next fix. Things continued to get worse until finally she was blessed with an arrest that would be the start of a new progression in a positive direction. Her life is a true testament to the gifts we receive in recovery.

Olivia, along with her husband Scott, have a YouTube channel, Choosing Recovery, where they speak with other addicts and alcoholics to share their experience, strength and hope.

Their website offers resources and Olivia keeps a blog about navigating her experience in sobriety and mental wellness.

Check them out here! Choosing Recovery on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPrP4q8Yb7AN5uOIRDAYl7A

Choosing Recovery Website and Blog https://www.choosing-recovery.com/

Check them out on Tik Tok! @choosing.recovery

RESOURCES

Alcoholics Anonymous online meetings https://aa-intergroup.org/

Narcotics Anonymous online meetings https://virtual-na.org/

Find an Overeaters Anonymous meeting https://oa.org/find-a-meeting/

Refuge Recovery website https://refugerecovery.org/

Substance Abuse and Mental Health services 1-800-662-HELP https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline

Suicide prevention hotline 1-800-273-8255 https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

Domestic Violence hotline 1-800-799-SAFE https://www.thehotline.org/

National Human Trafficking hotline 1-888-373-7888 https://humantraffickinghotline.org/

Al-Anon information (support for families) https://al-anon.org/

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