#079 | Putting Recovery First | Kitt's Warstory

It’s been said that the first thing we put before our recovery is the second thing we’ll lose. We put a lot of energy into our drinking and using. In fact, it was usually the only thing we were putting energy into. It was more important than our relationships, our jobs, or our morals and values. In recovery, it’s important that we build our lives around sobriety and never forget that if we didn’t have that, we wouldn’t have anything.  

 

This week’s topic is inspired by Kitt’s amazing warstory. Kitt found herself living a dual lifestyle upon realizing that drugs and alcohol were what she needed to cope with life. After she found her way to a 12 step program, there wasn’t anything she wasn’t willing to do to stay sober.

 

Kitt is also a compulsive overeater and works the 12 steps with both alcohol and food. She’s a great example of someone who puts recovery first and the blessings she has received as a result is a testament to what that way of thinking can do for you.

 

Follow Kitt on IG at @saas_and_supersets!

 

RESOURCES

Excellent Drugs and Suicide resource from The Recovery Village www.therecoveryvillage.com/drug-addiction/drugs-and-suicide/

 

If you have questions about how your condition can lead to suicidal thoughts check this out from The Recovery Village www.therecoveryvillage.com/co-occurring-disorders/suicide-hotline/

 

Alcoholics Anonymous online meetings

https://aa-intergroup.org/

 

Narcotics Anonymous online meetings

https://virtual-na.org/

 

Find an Overeaters Anonymous meeting

https://oa.org/find-a-meeting/

 

Refuge Recovery website

 https://refugerecovery.org/

 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health services

1-800-662-HELP

https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline

 

Suicide prevention hotline

1-800-273-8255

 https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

 

Domestic Violence hotline

1-800-799-SAFE

https://www.thehotline.org/

 

National Human Trafficking hotline

1-888-373-7888

https://humantraffickinghotline.org/

 

Al-Anon information (support for families)

https://al-anon.org/

 

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