L. L. Kirchner
The Rumpus
New York, NY, United States
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Voices on Addiction: The Churn
Voices on Addiction: The Churn Nothing mattered but the churn. Enough chaos and you didn’t have to feel, only panic. I knew the cycle well because my family was always moving. Though only swapping one Rust Belt suburb for the next, we might as well have been time-traveling. This was before the internet. There was no scoping out a place on Instagram. Instead, I was dropped into various… → Read More
How (Not) To Date in Sobriety: My Dinner with Steve, the Movie
Candle light. Barry White. And my Fifth Step. → Read More
Traveling While Sober: Will I Still Have Fun?
Just as in everyday life, the biggest battle with alcohol while traveling is internal. But with some preparation, you can go anywhere and have a great time, sober. → Read More
I’m A Liberal Feminist And Next Month I’m Marrying a Trump Voter
Stress over Trump's election literally made me sick. Yet I managed to fall for a man who voted for him. → Read More
Another Reason to Meditate: Anti-Aging
This process doesn't have a clear end, it's ongoing. If you have any draw to the practice, move toward it. You can start by simply starting to pay attention to what's happening in any given moment. Even if you feel skeptical, you know on an intuitive level -- bitter does not age well. → Read More
Recovery Myths That Can Hurt You
I could be saying how well I was doing, while the psychic megaphone over my head screamed, “Can’t you see how lonely I am?” Not surprisingly, I wasn’t drawing healthy people into my world. → Read More