by Tiffany Jenkins | Nov 4, 2017 | Recovery from addiction
They say ignorance is bliss. I don’t find this to be true. Ignorance in my case, was the catalyst to my self destruction. I remember the very first time I experienced my drug of choice. I was sitting in a computer chair at my best friends house, and burning a...
by Tiffany Jenkins | Oct 25, 2017 | Recovery from addiction
The smell of freshly baked cookies greeted me as I entered our tiny, two bedroom apartment. My mother often slept during the day, so the delicious aroma was a bit perplexing. My mother was a bartender and worked nights, usually staying out until the wee hours of the...
by Tiffany Jenkins | Jun 24, 2017 | Recovery from addiction, Uncategorized
Hello friends! And a big fat hello to all my new friends that just joined in on the craziness today! Whew. Speaking of today. I don’t want to braaaaaggggg…..buttttt….. We made it onto the news guys! A real live news channel with reporters and...
by Tiffany Jenkins | May 9, 2017 | Recovery from addiction
Hey buds! I’m sitting here with a fancy avocado mask on my face, trying my best to stay looking like I’m 21 for as long as possible. But I need to get something off my chest. I have always believed in being completely transparent with you all, ‘cuz...
by Tiffany Jenkins | May 2, 2017 | Recovery from addiction
I just got home from a meeting and had to sit down and document the way I feel, because I want to remember this feeling forever. This evening at the NA meeting, I had the privilege of sharing my story in front of a room full of people in early recovery. I have been a...
by Tiffany Jenkins | Mar 25, 2017 | Recovery from addiction
To love an addict is one of the heartbreaking positions anyone could be in. You spend years building a bond with this person, and in the blink of an eye, they are someone else. Someone you no longer recognize. It’s their face, their voice, their hands and...