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Against Recovery
Recovery still carries a lot of cultural weight, but to me it's a ghost river, pouring dust.
Apr 27
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Bowen Dwelle
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Learning to ride
The three-mile circuit around the docks where my floating home is tied up takes about an hour. I make my way up to the end of each one and wheel around…
Dec 13, 2023
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Bowen Dwelle
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Psychic Heartburn
An Ordinary Disaster — chapter 24 — There is No Escape
Jul 12, 2023
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The amateur athlete’s speedball
An Ordinary Disaster — chapter 18 — Running the gauntlet
May 24, 2023
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Sex is Better Sober ...and 23 other reasons why Alcohol is Obsolete
From depression and alcohol to spontaneous sobriety
Apr 18, 2023
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Bowen Dwelle
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Sex is Better Sober ...and 23 other reasons why Alcohol is Obsolete
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Chapter 10 — North Beach in the 90's, Yesterday Boy, and AOL chat.
An Ordinary Disaster — chapter 10 — Thursday Night Whiskey Night
Mar 30, 2023
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Bowen Dwelle
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Chapter 10 — North Beach in the 90's, Yesterday Boy, and AOL chat.
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E18 / Unhooked and Connected with Dr. Adi Jaffe
Getting to the underlying causes of addictive behavior, the abstinence myth—and the myth of normal, gaining perspective on chronic stress, and why…
Mar 20, 2023
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E17 / Addiction and Obsession with Charlie Engle
Running, long distance, integration, getting bored, body management, the natural elasticity of our conscious experience, transcendental moments, and why…
Mar 6, 2023
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Five Years Sober*
The reciprocal triangle of anger, addiction and depression—and anger as creative energy.
Feb 5, 2023
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Bowen Dwelle
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Chapter 1 — Learning to love Mickey's Malt Liquor—and waking up with a concussion
An Ordinary Disaster — chapter 01 — Up In The Cave
Dec 28, 2022
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Bowen Dwelle
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Chapter 1 — Learning to love Mickey's Malt Liquor—and waking up with a concussion
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E13 / Coming Out and Letting Go with Chris Ryan
Stopping drinking alcohol, suffering from a lack of trauma, facing the fire of coming out, choosing not to have children, the constancy of grief, and…
Dec 26, 2022
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A Five-Minute Love Affair With Natural Wine
I still love wine... I just don't drink it any longer.
Nov 3, 2022
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