Fourteen Years In Recovery and Some Thoughts On Family
Today marks fourteen-years in long-term recovery from alcohol and cocaine. I feel privileged to have had the support of family because many do not. Here are some thoughts.
Looking Forward to Senior Sober
In less than six months, I will turn sixty years old. I never dreamed that was possible in the abyss of drug and alcohol addiction.
I Wanted To Die
Fifteen years ago I wanted to die.
You Are Enough and Always Will Be
I suspect that talking to your inner child is not something most males are comfortable with. Lawyers can be even more closed off to that process.
Addiction: From the Trivial to the Tragic
Winter 2004. Las Vegas. Miami. Los Angeles. All places that hide my secrets. Drugs delivered to my hotel room in Vegas. Coke deals done with quick hand-to-hand exchanges under the cover of darkness just feet from the calming waves of the ocean in South Beach.
Building Resilience in Chaos
I often hear that resilient people, like great salespeople, are born not made. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Staying Mental Health Centered in Chaotic Times
I found myself losing hope every time I refreshed the John Hopkins COVID map.
The Day My Father Saved My Life
The Myth of the High Functioning, Impaired Lawyer
“There is no such thing as a “high functioning”, impaired lawyer. There are only degrees of loss of functioning.”
Homeless on Heroin to Law Student
It’s an excellent time for an uplifting story of recovery, resilience, and redemption. Domenick is a third-year law student at Seton Hall. “I used to wake up every day at 3 am, cold, angry, and sweaty. Cold because my body was withdrawing due to the lack of opiates I had ingested in the previous hours. […]
