and alcohol are history. be patient. when you come out of addiction it leaves a gap in your life. it s about filling that gap with positive stuff. you do feel very alone. you feel like you re the only one in the world that it s actually happened to. a lot of what they do here is peer to peer support. many volunteers and staff have lived through addiction themselves and they re now helping others. jennifer works as a co ordinator. i m in recovery myself. i m a recovering alcoholic. there s nothing worse than having doors closed on you. because i think for a lot of us we ve experienced doors being closed, closed, closed. i ve been in that desperation if i m not constantly working on my recovery, i could be back there in an instant. even if someone is still drinking or using, we re not going just going to kick them out. what we re going to do is make sure that they get the necessary help to move them on. just giving people hope that they re no longer alone.
heartache. so lemma, excited and nervous but give it my all, really. fit. and nervous but give it my all, reall . , . and nervous but give it my all, reall . . ~ ~ really. a few days later, mike called. really. a few days later, mike called- he really. a few days later, mike called. he got really. a few days later, mike called. he got the really. a few days later, mike called. he got the job! - really. a few days later, mike called. he got the job! ok, i called. he got thejob! ok, it s temporary, but after years of booze, cocaine and oppression, it s proper, paid work. watching his progress is dave. i work. watching his progress is dave. . dave. i am getting antidepressants. l dave. i am getting - antidepressants. himself recovering alcoholic. it s a long journey. recovering alcoholic. it s a longjourney. i recovering alcoholic. it s a long journey. i am 23 years in recovery. i believe in recovery and always will be. i haven t beat it. i haven t picked up a drink in 23 years
progress is dave dunne. i am suffering from depression. but i am getting antidepressants. himself, recovering alcoholic. it s a long journey. i am 23 years in recovery. i believe i m in recovery and always will be. i haven t beat it. i haven t picked up a drink in 23 years. next tuesday, 23 years was the last time i drank. you measure it to the day? absolutely, yeah. there are plenty in birkenhead who regard dave as a lifesaver. he has been there and done it. it s nice to hold onto where i was and what i ve got now. he commands respect because he cares for people like mike. it was obvious he was a different person then than when you speak to him now, because he was in pain. you could see it. he couldn t necessarily look you in the eyes, you know.
an improvisation between the two of you. it is nice to do it with some help. activities and classes to fill the void when drugs and alcohol are history. be patient. when you come out of addiction, it leaves a big gap in your life. yeah. it s about filling that gap with positive stuff. you do feel very alone. you feel like you re - the only one in the world that it s actually happened to. a lot of what they do here is peer to peer support. many volunteers and staff have lived through addiction themselves and they re now helping others. jennifer works as a co ordinator. i m in recovery myself. i m a recovering alcoholic. yeah. there s nothing worse than having doors closed on you because i think for a lot of us we ve experienced doors being closed, closed, closed. i ve been in that desperation and if i m not constantly working on my recovery, i could be back there in an instant. even if someone is still drinking or using, we re notjust going to kick them out.
it s funny. i m a recovering alcoholic. when i was sober six months, i was reading a boring best seller. i thought i could write a better book. i sat down, a year later, i started writing. this being the fourth one now out in july, it was just something that i felt compelled to do. dana: it s a very fast book. you can t put it down. if you re looking for a beach read, rules of war is one. in the 40 seconds we have left, you chose to write about venezuela. it s very timely. i know. it s fascinating. i started plotting this out two years ago. i write a series so all the characters dana: logan west. absolutely. dana: good name. thank you. and this one i wanted to set in a chaotic country, so i picked venezuela as i watched the country s economy collapse and crumble. dana: it s like you were prophetic. yeah. most importantly, i hope people enjoy the books. dana: you can follow him on