Amatus Health’s Avi Burstein featured in Authority Magazine
Amatus Health’s Avi Burstein was featured in Authority Magazine. He sat down with them for their “Heroes of the Addiction Crisis” series. Burstein is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Maryland and the VP of Clinical Services. He talks about how he wants to make a difference when it comes to addiction. “I wish someone […]
Amatus Health’s Avi Burstein featured in Thrive Global
Amatus Health’s Avi Burstein was featured in an article by Thrive Global, as part of a series about “Heroes of the Addiction Crisis.” Burstein is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Maryland and the VP of Clinical Services. He talks about how he wants to make a difference when it comes to addiction. “I wish […]
Getting Sober in Autumn
Fall is a season of change. While kids go back to school, the leaves change color and the days shorten. If you’re looking to get sober, it’s an advantageous time to do it, for a number of reasons. Change and Nature People make New Year’s resolutions because the start of a new year can prompt […]
Sober Stories: Charlie
What led you to get sober? There was a series of thoughts. The first was I was starting my medical transition, and part of getting on hormones is having a psych evaluation. I did the psych eval and they identified that I had an alcohol abuse problem. By the time I saw my therapist for […]
Anthony Kiedis
Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers has been continuously sober since the year 2000. He’s struggled with cocaine, heroin, and alcohol use. The song “Under the Bridge,” one of the band’s most popular, is about a time Kiedis used drugs under a bridge in LA. One day during his first attempt at sobriety, […]
Channeling Addictive Tendencies in Recovery
Addiction is complex. The factors that contribute to its onset (genetics, environmental factors, traumatic experiences, co-occurring mental health disorders, and more) are multifaceted and different for everyone. Substance use disorders then change the brain, and while it heals throughout recovery, this further complicates things. People with Addiction and Addictive Tendencies I’m not a big fan […]
Holly Whitaker
Holly Whitaker is a recovery advocate who created sobriety blogs The Temper and Hip Sobriety, as well as the digital recovery program Tempest. Her book, Quit Like a Woman—which details how her own experience in sobriety informed her work with Tempest—is a New York Times bestseller. Whitaker has been sober since April 15th, 2013. 12-step […]
Sober Stories: Scott
What led you to get sober? For years, I had a feeling about the person I could be. If the person you want to be is always in front of you, I found that after so many years of drinking, I was literally looking backwards. Who I felt I actually was—who I aspired to be—I […]
Six Reflections for Six Years Sober
Today I’m six years sober! As someone who drank upwards of 15 drinks every night for a decade (and did whatever drugs came my way when I was drunk), I’m proof recovery is possible. Six years ago, I couldn’t fathom how life would look without alcohol. A month, a week, a day sober—these were huge […]
Creating Sober Community
I planned to get sober a month in advance, and as I was preparing, I reached out to my friends and family. I knew that having support behind me would be integral to my success in recovery. This is one reason support groups or 12-step fellowships are often recommended; ultimately, your recovery is your own, […]