List: Recovery | Curated by Andy Spears

Feb 15, 2025
25 stories
Recovery
Andy Spears
A Feel-Good Election StoryFrom trucker to U.S. Senator — with some alcohol on the way
Feb 15
3
Feb 15
3
In
Backyard Church
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How Losing Almost Everything Brought Me One Step Closer to GodI woke up right across the road from hope
Feb 11
2
Feb 11
2
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Black Bear
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Andy Spears
Why Aren’t You Hypervigilant, Too?How a survival skill can be harmful to relationships
Jan 25
14
Jan 25
14
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Drinking, Elections, and GodYes, they go together
Jan 5
1
Jan 5
1
In
Black Bear
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Andy Spears
What a Recovery Community Taught Me About the Good SamaritanFinding hope from unlikely friends
Nov 12, 2024
13
Nov 12, 2024
13
In
Black Bear
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Andy Spears
From a Job Offer in a Bourbon Lounge to Sleeping in a CarOr: From heaven to hell in under a year
Oct 31, 2024
13
Oct 31, 2024
13
In
Black Bear
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Andy Spears
What I Saw at the Top of the Luxury Condo TowerA solution that would only cause more pain
Sep 20, 2024
9
Sep 20, 2024
9
In
The Maze
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Andy Spears
When I Bought My Car, I Didn’t Know I’d be Sleeping in ItLeather seats get very cold in winter
Sep 4, 2024
12
Sep 4, 2024
12
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Talking About Cats with Adam Clayton over Mexican FoodTopics included recovery and beautiful days
Sep 1, 2024
2
Sep 1, 2024
2
In
Famous Faces
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Andy Spears
U2’s Adam Clayton Finds Beautiful Days Without Drugs and AlcoholIn recovery, he finally found what he was looking for
Aug 22, 2024
9
Aug 22, 2024
9
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The Maze
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Andy Spears
The Best Mexican Food I Ever Ate was Served Without a MargaritaBut did include a heaping basket of hope
Aug 19, 2024
17
Aug 19, 2024
17
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Finding Help in Unlikely PlacesThe first step is actively seeking
Aug 16, 2024
5
Aug 16, 2024
5
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Marriage, Money, Addiction, ForgivenessThe stories that rocked July
Aug 1, 2024
3
Aug 1, 2024
3
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The Maze
by
Andy Spears
How I Came to Forgive the UnforgivableLearning to love myself in recovery
Jul 25, 2024
10
Jul 25, 2024
10
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What Will You Find in the Bathroom?It might be a pleasant surprise
Jul 21, 2024
2
Jul 21, 2024
2
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Black Bear
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Andy Spears
My Cat is a Recovery SuperheroHe has mastered radical acceptance
Jul 15, 2024
14
Jul 15, 2024
14
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What Else Ya Got?Recovery stories and dark fiction
Jul 15, 2024
2
Jul 15, 2024
2
In
Black Bear
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Andy Spears
I Found My Therapist in the Walmart BathroomI couldn’t believe she was there
Jul 10, 2024
28
Jul 10, 2024
28
In
Black Bear
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Andy Spears
Leaving the Path of Hopes and DreamsAnd strolling toward a nightmare
Mar 4, 2024
10
Mar 4, 2024
10
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Magic, Memories, and MotivationA story of a month on Medium
Feb 5, 2024
2
Feb 5, 2024
2