Category: #TheFight4Recovery

YOU’RE NOT ALONE

Vanity Wellness Center’s Armen Akopyan on recovery, hope and courage Armen Akopyan, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Vanity Wellness states that he “got involved in recovery to help people,” in an interview with THE FIGHT. “I have a Read more

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KEEP COMING BACK We asked these clean and sober folks what it was like to come back into the rooms of recovery and start anew after having some previous recovery time  BY PAULO MURILLO PURE GRATITUDE “It was very hard Read more

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NOW AND THEN We asked these clean and sober individuals with different lengths of recovery time what their life is like now using and working a program of recovery BY PAULO MURILLO MY WHOLE IDENTITY  “My life is amazing. It’s Read more

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AUTHENTIC LIVES   We asked these clean and sober individuals with transgender experiences what it’s like to live their true authentic lives as individuals in recovery. BY PAULO MURILLO MORE TRUTHFUL “I think sobriety allows me to be more truthful about Read more

Queer Friendly Recovery

Vanity Wellness Center and The Tarzana Recovery Center warmly welcome the LGBTQ community  BY VICTOR MELAMED Numerous studies have found the the LGBTQ community is statistically at higher risk for substance use disorder development than those who identify as heterosexual, Read more

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SOBER PRIDE We asked three individuals with different lengths of sobriety time about celebrating Pride in recovery—what it was like before getting sober, and what it’s like now. BY PAULO MURILLO A DIFFERENT WORLD “I didn’t celebrate Pride until I Read more

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WHAT KEEPS ME SOBER We asked these clean and sober individuals with various lengths of sobriety time, what keeps them sober today, and what their life is like right now as people living in recovery. SUPPORT GROUPS “I stay sober Read more

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KINKY AND SOBER  With LA Leather Pride not too far behind us, we asked these clean and sober leather men how they maintain their sobriety while navigating in kink and leather spaces at bars and clubs. OPEN AND VOCAL “The Read more

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SOBER LOVE With Valentine’s Day in mind, we asked grooms-to-be Ethan Hall and Kyle Holtgren what it’s like to be in a loving relationship clean and sober. BY PAULO MURILLO USE OUR TOOLS “Being in a sober relationship is functional. Read more

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 MY SWEET 15 Every sober milestone, I find myself eternally grateful for that last bump of crystal meth that finally kicked me hard in the ass. Thank you, January 10, 2007. I owe you my life. BY PAULO MURILLO January Read more

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RECOVERY MILESTONES We asked these clean and sober folks with different lengths of recovery time what it’s like to recently reach another big clean and sober milestone. BY PAULO MURILLO A MIRACLE “It’s a miracle. It’s amazing for someone who Read more

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GIVING THANKS In light of Thanksgiving, we asked these clean and sober individuals with various lengths of sobriety, how they practice gratitude in their program of recovery THE TOOLS “There is a lot going on in my life. I’m grateful Read more

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LET’S TALK ABOUT METH We asked these three individuals with different lengths of recovery time to share about their experiences with crystal meth addiction and what they’re life is like now that they are clean and sober BY PAULO MURILLO Read more

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KEEP COMING BACK We asked these clean and sober individuals what it was like to come back into the rooms of recovery after their last relapse and why it is different this time around BY PAULO MURILLO USING THE TOOLS Read more

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NEWLY SOBER  We asked these clean and sober individuals what their life is like now as newcomers in recovery. BY PAULO MURILLO NEW FRIENDSHIPS “I’m experiencing a lot of emotions that I suppressed for a long time. It comes in Read more

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SOBER SUMMER  We asked these clean and sober folks with various lengths of sobriety time how they plan to continue their journey of recovery in the upcoming summer months, post COVID-19. BY PAULO MURILLO DO THE WORK  “I’m so happy Read more

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IT GETS BETTER SOBER  We checked in with these clean and sober individuals with various lengths of sobriety to see how life has improved for them in their recovery. BY PAULO MURILLO REAL FEELINGS “Today I know how to solve Read more

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POST COVID SOBRIETY We asked these clean and sober individuals where they are in their recovery and what they look forward to most as LA County lifts restrictions on indoor group gatherings BY PAULO MURILLO THE CENTER “I wouldn’t feel Read more

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THE COMPANY WE KEEP Three sober individuals with various lengths of recovery time talk about the dynamics of their friendships BY PAULO MURILLO MORE HONEST “I have my sober crew that I hang out with. I have my friends Ramon, Read more

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BEING OF SERVICE We asked these clean and sober individuals with various lengths of sobriety time what being of service means to them and how helping others helps them in their program of recovery. BY PAULO MURILLO CONSTANT REMINDER “I Read more