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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…

6 min readJun 23, 2021

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What Do I Do if I Want to Leave AA?

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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…

10 min readJun 23, 2021

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Mental Health and Recovery Resources for LGBTQIA+ People

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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…

14 min readSep 30, 2020

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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…

5 min readMay 13, 2020

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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…

5 min readJan 4, 2020

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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…

7 min readDec 26, 2019

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Privilege Lurks at the Heart of Recovery Movements

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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…

6 min readDec 6, 2019

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How Diet Culture Harms Women in Recovery

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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…

7 min readDec 6, 2019

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The Other Side of Service: When Giving Back Becomes Exploitation

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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…

7 min readNov 8, 2019

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The Other Side of Service: When Giving Back Becomes Exploitation

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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…

7 min readOct 11, 2019

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Olivia Pennelle

Olivia Pennelle

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

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