Read MoreUnfortunately, it’s not uncommon to hear someone express that they didn’t come back to the meetings as quickly as they should have after a relapse because they felt ashamed—for having relapsed, breaking their commitment. I’ve found what works for me: experimenting with substances, prescription medications, and plant-medicines, and measuring success by how intentionally I move through the world and show up in my relationships.
Read MoreI wore a military uniform for 18 years of my life. The journey to hang it in the closet, and don the apparel of a festival-going, peace-loving, feelings-oriented, openly polyamorous and queer bodyworker, forced me to confront a lot of the messages I received about what it means to be a real man in the eyes of my fellow servicemen, my military family, and myself.
…A soft groan escaped my lips. It wasn’t of pleasure or pain. It was a groan of remembering.
