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Olivia Pennelle

Olivia Pennelle

What Do I Do if I Want to Leave AA?

I left AA when I reached five years sober. It didn’t make sense to me to stay, given the other expansive changes I had made in my life. I…

Jun 23, 2021

What Do I Do if I Want to Leave AA?

Jun 23, 2021

Olivia Pennelle

Mental Health and Recovery Resources for LGBTQIA+ People

Those in the LGBTQIA community face many unique challenges in entering recovery. This article discusses those challenges, and offers…

Jun 23, 2021

Mental Health and Recovery Resources for LGBTQIA+ People

Jun 23, 2021

Olivia Pennelle

Recovery is No Longer Synonymous with AA

As National Recovery Month comes to a close, there is no better time to challenge a long-held and systemic belief about recovery: that…

Sep 30, 2020

Recovery is No Longer Synonymous with AA

Sep 30, 2020

Olivia Pennelle

Relationship Red Flags: Navigating Dating in Recovery

Dating is one of the hardest things to navigate as a sober person. Paying attention to relationship red flags can help you throughout the…

May 13, 2020

Relationship Red Flags: Navigating Dating in Recovery

May 13, 2020

Olivia Pennelle

Freelance Writing: Think Twice — Isn’t For The Faint of Heart.

When I tell people I’m a writer, I am almost always greeted with wide-eyes and a sense of awe. Wow! They exclaim. That’s amazing! For some…

Jan 4, 2020

Freelance Writing: Think Twice — Isn’t For The Faint of Heart.

Jan 4, 2020

Olivia Pennelle

Privilege Lurks at the Heart of Recovery Movements

Making blanket statements that “anyone can recover” whitewashes and overlooks the gross inequities that people of color and marginalized…

Dec 26, 2019

Privilege Lurks at the Heart of Recovery Movements

Dec 26, 2019

Olivia Pennelle

How Diet Culture Harms Women in Recovery

Overlooking the physical impact that substance use disorder has had on our bodies will exacerbate disordered eating and poor mental health…

Dec 6, 2019

How Diet Culture Harms Women in Recovery

Dec 6, 2019

Olivia Pennelle

The Other Side of Service: When Giving Back Becomes Exploitation

Being of service means sharing our story of recovery to someone who is struggling or taking a newcomer to their first meeting, not taking…

Dec 6, 2019

The Other Side of Service: When Giving Back Becomes Exploitation

Dec 6, 2019

Olivia Pennelle

The Other Side of Service: When Giving Back Becomes Exploitation

Being of service means sharing our story of recovery to someone who is struggling or taking a newcomer to their first meeting, not taking…

Nov 8, 2019

The Other Side of Service: When Giving Back Becomes Exploitation

Nov 8, 2019

Olivia Pennelle

Sober Curious: Can We Afford To Be So Judgmental?

The term “sober curious” has been increasing in popularity in recent years. But the recovery community isn’t as welcoming as it could be…

Oct 11, 2019

Sober Curious: Can We Afford To Be So Judgmental?

Oct 11, 2019

Olivia Pennelle

Olivia Pennelle

Writer. Journalist. Activist. MSW student. Passionate about challenging perspectives on addiction and recovery. www.livsrecoverykitchen.com

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