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Addiction recovery expert and author, Caroline Beidler, MSW explores facets of recovery like mental health, supporting loved ones with addiction, trauma, and more. Pull up a chair.
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- Sep 24, 2026
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Stark Raving Sober (opens the original)
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Sometimes an intro is all it takes for me to say, “tell me more.” Here is Sean Delaney’s intro on his new Substack:“Recovering garden variety alcoholic. Nobody knows what's going on. That's the bit I find beautiful now.”Circle of Chairs is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.<input class="email-input" name="email
I Told My Kids, “Next Time” (opens the original)
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“Can we put a pin where we live?” My son asked.“Where is our street? Has anyone prayed there?” My daughter chimed in and reached for a pin.I brushed away their tiny hands and told them valiantly we would do it. Pray while we walked. Next time we walked we would do it.Next time.*The map is in the welcome area of the church and has tiny pins with rainbow heads. The kind my stepmom used to use to line hems of school costumes or pants that needed mending. Blue, red, green, yellow. <div class="subscr
13 Things I Know After 13 Years Sober (opens the original)
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I told my friends recently that I need more fiction in my life. This week we are hearing from my friend , author of a couple of can’t-put-them-down novels about main characters in recovery. She knows fiction and she knows recovery. Let’s welcome Jessica to the circle. * I used to think there would be a moment where I’d arrive. Where everything would click into place and I’d finally feel done—healed, peaceful, certain. That hasn’t happened. What has happened is something quieter, less cinematic,
Want to Write for Circle of Chairs? (opens the original)
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One of my favorite parts of this community is that it isn’t built around one voice. It’s built around people who are willing to share what they’ve learned, what they’re still learning, and the hope they’ve found along the way.I’m super excited to share that Circle of Chairs will be featuring MORE guest contributors and writers beginning this fall as a new opportunity for paid subscribers.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1664648383125-8e5a588b5a
Searching for home (opens the original)
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“I was born homesick.”1Brushing my fingertips along the perimeter of the school yard fence. Looking for dandelions in the grass. Searching for safety in the sky. As a kid, I felt homesick.Circle of Chairs is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.<form class="subscription-widget-sub
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