David's Latest Blog Posts
- New Recovery Voices: Tim Leighton & Gary Rutherford (April 15, 2024)
- My Forthcoming UK Trip (April 11, 2024)
- My Journey: From Brain Chemicals to Human Connection (March 2, 2024)
- Ten Most Viewed Posts, 2023 (December 31, 2023)
- Reflections on, and Quotes from, Noreen Oliver MBE (RIP) (December 30, 2023)
- An Extraordinary Recovery Champion: Noreen Oliver RIP (December 20, 2023)
- My Apologies (December 20, 2023)
- Recovery Voices: Our First Two Weeks (October 9, 2023)
- The Recovery Walk in Hull 2023: Carl’s Story (October 2, 2023)
- Huseyin Djemil, Part 2 (September 26, 2023)
- Recovery Voices Launched Today (September 25, 2023)
- Apology and What’s Coming Next Month (August 13, 2023)
- Powerlessness: Wendy Dossett (August 1, 2023)
- Inspired by Natalie’s Story (July 31, 2023)
- Gifts of Knowledge That Recovering People Can Bestow: Bill White (July 29, 2023)
- An Exciting 24 Hours, Recovery-Wise (July 28, 2023)
- My Second Recovery Voices Interview With Wulf Livingston (July 27, 2023)
- My Second Interview With James Deakin of North Wales Recovery Communities (July 11, 2023)
Random Content Selection
Random Story
Beth’s Recovery Story: ‘Becoming Beth’
A fullly-fledged dependent drinker by age nineteen, Beth has gone on to become a recovery coach and writer in order to help other people escape from addiction. (9,230 words)
Random Article
Psychoactive Drugs and Their Effects
Considers classification of psychoactive drugs (including alcohol); their effects on the brain; the drug experience; biological factors that influence the effects of long-term drug use; absorption and elimination of drugs, and the harms and risks of drug use. (6,176 words)
Random Film
The Indigenous world view vs. Western world view
How we see the world determines how we act. Western thought sees us at war with each other over resources. Indigenous philosophy, we are all related as individuals in balance with nature. wc nativenews. [5’26”]
Random Resource
Bill White’s Talk in London, 2009
Film from William L White’s talk at an addiction recovery conference on 18 March 2009 in London organised by Action on Addiction and Wired In. Six clips focus on recovery advocacy, recovery communities, recovery management and treatment.
Random Healing
Describing Healing: Professor Helen Milroy
I came across a beautiful description of healing in the Forward of the fascinating book Traditional Healers of Central Australia: Ngangkari. I quote this description here, although I have altered the paragraphs “Healing is part of life and continues through death and into life again. It occurs throughout a person’s life journey as well as […]















