Chris Edrington recounts his decades-long addiction and recovery journey, describing how sober community transformed his life. He shares a passion for helping others build full, meaningful lives in recovery.
Hi, folks. My name is Chris Edrington. I spent the entire decade of the 90s addicted to heroin, living in LA, New York, mostly in Boulder. In 1998, I found my way to St. Paul 's sober living and hear the sober community wrapped its arms around me, showed me I could have a life, a different life, a meaningful life. My work today is about helping others do the same thing. Addicts and Alcoholics spend years living in a series of chaotic and clandestine reactions to urgency, desperation, and need. In recovery, it's the exact opposite.
The message I have for people today is that this is not about not using and not drinking. This is about having a life, a full and meaningful life, makes the using life look ridiculous. Life is awesome when you're sober, and it's available to everyone.
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