Recovery - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/recovery/?source=rss&aim=recovery en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT "How could she?" Well, I have a theory By Susan Cheever Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/08/12/diane_schuler/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/08/12/diane_schuler/index.html?source=rss Drunk-driving mom Diane Schuler's tale is tragic, but her behavior is more understandable than we'd like to admit Return of the rational consumer By Andrew Leonard Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/30/return_of_the_rational_consumer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/30/return_of_the_rational_consumer/index.html?source=rss Americans put the brakes on spending, again, in September. And why not? The weather out there is frightful I'm sober and dating a drinker By Cary Tennis Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/19/dating_a_drinker/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/19/dating_a_drinker/index.html?source=rss She was once in the program but says she's got no problem. Can that be true? Mothers who drink By Frieda Klotz Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/10/rachel_brownell_drinking_interview/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/10/rachel_brownell_drinking_interview/index.html?source=rss Recovering alcoholic Rachael Brownell talks about cocktail play dates, sobriety and the tragedy of Diane Schuler My life in Xanax By Lisa Carver Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/08/10/carver_pills/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/08/10/carver_pills/index.html?source=rss I didn't tell anyone I was addicted to pills. For a long time, I didn't even tell myself Housing report card: Busy, but not significant By Andrew Leonard Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/23/existing_home_sales_upswing/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/23/existing_home_sales_upswing/index.html?source=rss Existing home sales take a big jump, but that's not the indicator we should be watching Why George Will shouldn't be mocking the stimulus By Andrew Leonard Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/19/george_will_and_the_stimulus/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/19/george_will_and_the_stimulus/index.html?source=rss Economic growth could be on a serious rebound. If so, new hiring will follow Can I be friends with an older man in sobriety? By Cary Tennis Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/05/sobriety_and_friendship/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/10/05/sobriety_and_friendship/index.html?source=rss I desperately want to stay sober, but the social part is wigging me out! The return of the American consumer? By Andrew Leonard Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/01/the_return_of_the_american_consumer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/01/the_return_of_the_american_consumer/index.html?source=rss Americans started spending more in August. But why not, with the government shoveling cash at them to buy cars? My addiction recovery sponsor is mean By Cary Tennis Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/17/mean_sponsor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/17/mean_sponsor/index.html?source=rss He's helping me, I guess, but he cuts me no slack and takes my wife's side Wall Street bets on oil, again By Andrew Leonard Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/08/21/stocks_and_oil_prices/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/08/21/stocks_and_oil_prices/index.html?source=rss Stock indexes and oil prices hit new 2009 highs. Investors are feeling their oats. Too bad for the rest of us My dad, the surgeon, is drinking By Cary Tennis Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/12/drinking_surgeon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/12/drinking_surgeon/index.html?source=rss He's hiding drinks and breaking things, and I don't know what to say Housing starts: Up, way down, or both? By Andrew Leonard Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/17/housing_starts/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/17/housing_starts/index.html?source=rss Signs of life in the new home construction numbers? Investors seem to think so. But maybe they're "innumerate" I got canned for being drunk By Cary Tennis Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/05/07/canned_for_drinking/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/05/07/canned_for_drinking/index.html?source=rss It's two years later, I've been to rehab, but what do I say in the job interview? Let's party like it's 1933 By Andrew Leonard Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/04/02/party_like_its_1933/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/04/02/party_like_its_1933/index.html?source=rss Happy days are here again. Stock market investors haven't been so giddy since the depths of the worst economic contraction in U.S. history! She got sober and now she's boring! By Cary Tennis Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/03/19/sober_and_boring/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/03/19/sober_and_boring/index.html?source=rss My friend used to be brilliant and troubled. Now she's fine and ... dull. Making every stimulus dollar work By Angela Glover Blackwell Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/03/02/stimulus_oversight/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/03/02/stimulus_oversight/index.html?source=rss It's not just conservatives who want to ensure money isn't wasted. Taxpayers on the ground need to be involved in picking projects that get the most bang for every buck. Riding on that mag lev train to Vegas By Andrew Leonard Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/02/12/high_speed_rail_to_las_vegas/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/02/12/high_speed_rail_to_las_vegas/index.html?source=rss The stimulus package includes $8 billion for high speed rail, thanks in part to the Senator from Nevada, Harry Reid Party on, GOP By Joan Walsh Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/politics/2009/02/11/stimulus_battle/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/politics/2009/02/11/stimulus_battle/index.html?source=rss Let Republicans act clueless while Obama rallies the country around school construction and aid to locals, and wins back higher ground. Larry Summers versus Michael Steele By Andrew Leonard Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/02/09/summers_and_steele/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/02/09/summers_and_steele/index.html?source=rss The Obama economic advisor points out that Republicans don't have much authority to lecture on history. The RNC chairman immediately proves Summers' point. Stimulus maneuvers: First move in a long chess game By Andrew Leonard Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/02/09/budget_fun_and_games/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/02/09/budget_fun_and_games/index.html?source=rss A budget expert argues Obama will be able to boost spending on his recovery plan in the near future, regardless of Republican opposition. But is his team really that smart? My ex reverted to Islam and won't communicate By Cary Tennis Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/30/muslim_husband/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/30/muslim_husband/index.html?source=rss We're both in recovery and we have a daughter -- I wish we could be closer. I'm sober for 62 days and still struggling! By Cary Tennis Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/22/62_days/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/22/62_days/index.html?source=rss Shouldn't I be further along by now? Shouldn't I be out of survival mode? His money allowed him to deny he's an alcoholic By Cary Tennis Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/07/drunk_friend/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/01/07/drunk_friend/index.html?source=rss Having lost his job, my best friend needs to hear the truth. My husband, the invalid By Alix Kates Shulman Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2008/09/17/alix_shulman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/excerpt/2008/09/17/alix_shulman/index.html?source=rss I gave up everything to take care of my spouse after he suffered a brain injury. But would I also lose myself?