Thirteen Years of Addiction, Twenty-Five Years of Recovery
From punk-era London to heroin, homelessness and finally sobriety in March 2001 — and what twenty-five years of recovery have taught me about hope.
Writings & Talks
Honest words from the road
Thirteen years of addiction, twenty-five years of recovery. Writing on the book, the work, and carrying the message.
Why I Wrote ‘It’s Not About Me!’
It's Not About Me! — Confessions of a Recovered Outlaw Addict is my memoir of thirteen years of addiction and the recovery that followed. Here's why I wrote it, and why it's free.
What a Cocaine Anonymous Convention Taught Me About Carrying the Message
Between 2005 and 2016 I was invited to share my story at Cocaine Anonymous conventions. Standing in those rooms taught me what carrying the message actually means.
Why I Moved My Life and Work to Thailand
In October 2020, in the middle of a pandemic, I moved to Koh Phangan. It turned out to be one of the best decisions of my recovery. Here's why.
Founding Sober Services: The Early Days of Professional Intervention in Europe
In 2008 there was almost no such thing as a professional interventionist in Europe. I founded Sober Services anyway. This is what those early days were really like.
Why We Founded EARS
In 2017, seven practitioners founded the European Association of Recovery Specialists. This is why a group of competitors decided the sector needed standards more than it needed them to win.
