Category Archives: recovery

The Cycle Ends with Me: Part One, On Paper

Posted on July 11, 2017 by Chelsea Lai

*I have wanted to share on this topic for a looooong time and realized in finally starting this piece that it has grown substantially from when I initially began making notes a couple of years ago, so l feel it … Continue reading →

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Can’t Hope Him Sober

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Chelsea Lai

Hope is strong. It has the power to push a lost person onward to face another day, bring a broken soul back from the cusp of death, or be that life raft when it feels like things are at the … Continue reading →

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Piss Off, Perfect

Posted on May 9, 2017 by Chelsea Lai

Perfect. Perfection. Perfectionism. Perfectionist. What do these words conjure up in your head? For me, it is mainly peoples’ faces, going waaay back to First Grade. The “perfect” work was the only student work hung on the bulletin board, and … Continue reading →

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2nd Annual Recovery Gift Guide: Still Don’t Give Me Cash

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Chelsea Lai

Happy Joyful December! The holidays are officially in full swing, and of course I am still shopping for my friends and family, unlike some of you who were done in July (no, seriously, these people really do exist!). And can … Continue reading →

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Bitch Won’t Kill My Vibe

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Chelsea Lai

I’ve worked pretty damn hard over the past four-ish years to get down with my Zen self. I used to be loud, rude, and mean because it was “funny” I guess; got me attention. Now that behavior makes me cringe, … Continue reading →

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Love is the Answer

Posted on September 10, 2016 by Chelsea Lai

The morning of September 11, 2001 I was awoken by my T.V. alarm which happened to be tuned to CNN. I sat up and stared in disbelief at video footage of the first plane hitting the World Trade Center. I … Continue reading →

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Seven Thieves of Joy

Posted on September 2, 2016 by Chelsea Lai

Happiness. Something that seems incredibly simple to attain, yet most people fail miserably on their contentment quests. I have found in analyzing my character traits and behavior over the past few years, that I have many road blocks on my … Continue reading →

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Life Changes are a B*tch

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Chelsea Lai

I know at 32 I haven’t had as many major life changes as lots of people older and even younger than myself, but I have still had a few, all of which have kicked my ass. I watch some people … Continue reading →

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My Story Definitely Isn’t Over

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Chelsea Lai

As you surfed social media today, you probably noticed a plethora of postings featuring people proudly displaying their super-cool semicolon tats while making the declaration, “My Story Is Not Over” #SemicolonProject416. Well, I am not hip and cool enough to actually … Continue reading →

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Finding Passion and Purpose Through Pain and Confusion

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Chelsea Lai

Today is Black Balloon Day 2016 . A day that was created to remember those who passed from drug overdose deaths this past year, as well as to bring awareness to the drug epidemic. I am grateful as of this day, … Continue reading →

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