Today we explore more secular addiction recovery resources for sober curious people. What works for you is what works for you! Try everything and see what sticks. Maybe understanding your shadow self will help. Perhaps reading about someone else who has been on a crack bender will make you feel less alone. Maybe the practical tools of Buddhism will soothe your anxious mind. Everything is connected, and perhaps if we can destroy our inner queerphobia/transphobia and start to love the gender diversity inside us, we can create a stronger foundation for recovery!
Books:
Existential Kink by Carolyn Elliott, PhD
Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man by Bill Clegg
When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron
Podcasts:
Gender Spiral by Ally Beardsley and Babette Thomas
Gender Reveal by Tuck Woodstock
Translash Podcast by Imara Jones (RD is featured in S5 Ep147!)
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