This is THE moment of the tournament.

19 years ago I finally summoned up the courage to say three words that would change my life: “I need help.” Thank you to all the selfless people who have helped me on my journey through sobriety. I am eternally grateful

Recovering Alcoholic Clearly Kind Of Proud Of Once Being An Alcoholic https://theonion.com/recovering-alcoholic-clearly-kind-of-proud-of-once-bein-1819566835/

"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"

Issue 12 has landed! Our twelfth step… In this issue: Fallen Angels Dance Theatre @drdavidpatton.bsky.social Speakbeat Collective Sober IS Fun Jem Tovey Ameet Shah New Note Orchestra Daniel Leyton READ HERE: recovery-arts.org/pr-magazine/...

Two great events are happening at the end of this National Recovery Month: Sun 28th Sep: Sober Is Fun's Comedy Night in Liverpool's Brink Cafe, doors 6pm, starts at 7pm Tues 30th Sep: @porecovery.bsky.social's African Objects: Psychoactives, Spirituality & Mental Health at Manchester Museum, 6-8pm

Is he at the urinary infection madness containment stage or the dead on a plane stage?

Issue 11 is here for the UK premiere of The White Chip at @swkplay.bsky.social. Featuring @seandaniels.bsky.social, @wedossett.bsky.social, Outside Edge, @suitwolves.bsky.social, @mazonoace.bsky.social, @leonclowes.bsky.social, Recovered 1440 Read free online: recovery-arts.org/pr-magazine/...

🎶 “Wouldn’t it be nice…” — to find recovery through creativity? In our latest blog, Alex Mazonowicz shares how art, music & community helped him heal and fight stigma. From ferry rides to orchestras, his story sings with hope. 🎨🎻 zurl.co/pWwvU

The “Adventures” of Sober Man

UPCOMING EVENT Creative Healing in Focus: Inside the 2025 Recovery Street Film Festival – a free online seminar for people considering applying to @recoveryfilms.bsky.social 🗓️ Tues 10 June, 5–6pm 🎤 With Maddie Kitchen FRSA (Sobriety Films UK) & Lisa Selby 🎟️ Tickets: buytickets.at/addictionrec...

"We don't give a fuck. You need to get sober."

Take a listen to this great @joinclubsoda podcast conversation with The White Chip's playwright @seandaniels.bsky.social. Club Soda and Everleaf drinks are partners on the London UK premiere of the play which runs at @swkplay.bsky.social 9 July - 16 August. open.spotify.com/episode/4igv...

We are TEN! In our latest issue: Sobriety Films UK The Detox Factor @suitwolves.bsky.social Gugu Keswa David Collins David G Taylor Praise Jourdain Passenger Recovery Rein Carnation Essex Recovery Foundation @leonclowes.bsky.social @mazonoace.bsky.social READ HERE: recovery-arts.org/pr-magazine/...

We might win an award tomorrow! Good luck to everyone in the runnning and huge thanks to the Culture, Health and Wellbeing Alliance for shortlisting us. You can tune into the online award ceremony for free. Sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/chwa-award...

Theatre maker @seandaniels.bsky.social spoke at the Clinton Global Initiative last Autumn about how the arts are critical in supporting recovery and his speech is now available to watch: youtu.be/HagjNVt36hU?...

17 years sober today. Trump is an actual fascist, freedom for Palestine, trans rights are human rights .

Debut publication from LDP and debut collection from Praise Jourdain…buy it here www.lastditchpoetry.com

This is why everyone in the world who was a child before JK Rowling put out her first book remains illiterate to this very day. I, having never read Harry Potter as child, am illiterate that I don’t even know what I have sausage in this post.

Guy Ordering Nonalcoholic Beer Has Either Seen A Ton Of Shit Or No Shit At All theonion.com/guy-ord...

FREE webinar – Theatre Writing in Recovery 🗓 Thurs 27 March, 5–6.30pm (Zoom) 🎭 With Sean Daniels 🤝 Connect with others in the recovery arts world Open to anyone with lived/living experience or interest in addiction recovery + the arts. 🔗 Register: www.tickettailor.com/events/addic...

Renowned theatre director and writer Sean Daniels will be conversation with Cathy Sloan and taking questions on "How to... Write a Play" DATE: Thursday 27th March 5-6.30pm UK time BOOK HERE: tinyurl.com/performingre... Thanks to Tarento Productions for making this possible

Edward Berger should have made a film about the US president dying.

Remember Anonymous? Fat load of good they were.

Yes, fuck it. There are actual fascists in the US government, I shouldn't have to read all my emails now.

I was explaining to a ND assessor recently how I don’t like going on holiday. But I have just dropped the costs of a plane ticket on seeing Sigur Ros at Bertie’s so…

Last week I updated my mega-post "What's wrong with the Cass Review?" with new links to analysis and evidence. I have no illusions about the current political landscape. It will likely take years to undo Cass' act of sabotage. But I am in this fight for the long haul and hope you are too.

🎙️ Trans+ podcasters! We’re looking for pitches to create a Trans+ history mini-doc for @transhistoryweek.bsky.social - check out the details below👇 www.wearequeeraf.com/telltranshis...

This is a very special issue to f Performing Recovery.

it's time to kill the music it's time to cut the lights it's time to fight the Muppets in the parking lot tonight

That’s the first quarter of the 21st century done then, and I’ve got to say I’m NOT impressed.

@ifbookspod.bsky.social I was just delivered this instagram advert with AT LEAST 3 ibck classics instagram.com/p/DDjPyxlA0sj/

Season's Gratitude from Performing recovery tinyurl.com/PRSG2425

✊🏻 "Multiple UK surveys suggest that not only do most Brits support trans people, but that British women tend to support trans people more than British men by a significant margin" - Alice Bethell www.wearequeeraf.com/self-determi...

AMAZING ARTIST OPPORTUNITY ALERT!! University of West London have a new Artist in Residence Programme at the Townshend Studio! Via these two-month paid roles in 2025, six artists will be able to to immerse themselves in a creative studio environment. Info here: jobs.uwl.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

So glad I signed up to Glassdoor job alerts

Anti-Stigma Network's online event this Thursday is “Ethics in focus: the power and principles of telling stories of substance use" Panel: Ann Dowsett Johnston Richard Mylan Maddie Kitchen FRSA of Sobriety Films Dr Nicole Miller Free tickets available here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/onl...

Jess Dineen is an addiction researcher at University of West London conducting a study 'An examination of sense of self worth, mood and social support in romantic relationships'. Participants are being sought for the survey, can you help? uwlpsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Please share.

Why is there a wasp in bed in November?

New Performing Recovery podcast. Featuring Sean Daniels, writer of The White Chip. www.patreon.com/posts/pr5-fe...

Māori MPs briefly suspended the Aotearoa parliament’s attempts to reinterpret their founding treaty in the most bad ass use of the Haka I’ve ever seen.