A Playwright’s Reckoning with the Destructive Roots of Addiction
How do you confront a disease as sneaky and destructive as addiction? How do you kill a whale as fierce and murderous as Moby Dick?
Those are the words I used to describe the beginnings of my...
Sober, Happily Married and Advocating for Jobs for People in Recovery
Dan Belyea’s work as the chief workforce development officer for the Maine Community College System is even more meaningful to him because he is sober — 17 years and counting — and able to...
Recovery Purpose and Self
Jim Mello is a man of many passions and pursuits. On Sundays, he’s a Methodist minister in Dover Foxcroft, Milo and Atkinson, but you may also recognize his voice from Colby College’s “The Cosmic Mello(w) Mix Tape,” which used to feature...
BUTTKICKERS: Twenty Ways to Leave Tobacco
If you want to stop using tobacco, this book might be the ticket for you. BUTTKICKERS urges readers to dig deeper than traditional tobacco cessation strategies – like setting quit dates, avoiding triggers and using nicotine patches – and...
Offering Non-Judgmental Support
Tom MacElhaney, an employee with Sweetser, began serving as Cumberland County’s OPTIONS Liaison just as the global pandemic had us housebound and isolated alone or in our pod.
He believes the timing was serendipitous because it was such a difficult period for people...
Matthew Jones’ Story
A good day at work looks different for everyone. If you’re lucky, your job keeps you busy; makes you feel safe, appreciated and supported; and pays you well at the end of the day.
At the beginning of his recovery , Matthew Jones...
