David's Latest Blog Posts
- Pat Deegan: ‘Loneliness: a call to generosity’ (February 2, 2023)
- New Articles Posted on Website (February 1, 2023)
- Revisiting Old Memories, Part 5: Launch of Wired In To Recovery (January 31, 2023)
- The Challenges of Recovering From Heroin Addiction (January 30, 2023)
- Revisiting Old Memories, Part 4: Wired In Charter (January 27, 2023)
- A Genesis of Hope: Dr. David McCartney (January 26, 2023)
- Visiting UK Recovery Friends: Part 10 (Dr. David McCartney & LEAP) (January 25, 2023)
- ‘A Letter to Alcohol’ by Beth Burgess (January 24, 2023)
- Revisiting Old Memories, Part 3: WIRED (January 23, 2023)
- ‘Living Through Our Son’s Addiction and Death: Our Journey to Recovery’: Ian and Irene’s Story Update (January 20, 2023)
- Visiting UK Recovery Friends: Part 9 (Ian and Irene MacDonald) (January 19, 2023)
- Factors Facilitating Addiction Recovery (January 18, 2023)
- The Nature of Addiction Recovery (January 17, 2023)
- Revisiting Old Memories, Part 2: Adam Brookes’s Recovery Speech (January 16, 2023)
- My Name is Jim and I’m a Recovery Ally: Jim LaPierre (January 11, 2023)
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Random Story
Simon’s Recovery Story: ‘Gratitude For the Life I Thought Was Over…’
Simon’s first Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meeting was pivotal, not just in helping him turn his life around, but also in setting him up to make future significant contributions to NA both in the UK and abroad. (8,853 words)
Random Article
Factors that Facilitate Recovery (Short Version, 2013)
The importance of these factors has been demonstrated by listening to the narratives of recovering people about their journeys into and out of addiction (1,116 words).
Random Film
Ruby’s Healing Story
Marion Kickett, Director of the Centre for Aboriginal Studies at Curtin University in Perth, shares the harrowing story of Ruby and describes how her early experiences impacted on her life. By forgiving people involved in these terrible events, Ruby started a healing process which led to her realising a dream. Sharing Culture. [9’42”]
Random Resource
Bill White’s writings
Researcher, historian, practitioner and recovery advocate William (Bill) L White has been the most prolific writer in the addiction recovery field. You only have to look at his website. The impact of his ideas, work and writings has been enormous. Here, I include links to a number of my blog posts that focus on Bill […]
Random Healing
Intergenerational Trauma
Intergenerational trauma—sometimes called transgenerational or historical trauma—amongst Indigenous peoples is the trauma that has arisen as a result of the historical experiences of colonisation (and associated violence and control), forcible removal of children, and loss of culture. As it was not addressed at the time, this trauma (and associated grief) have been passed down unwittingly […]