We inherit more than recipes and somebody’s good china. In this Samhain reflection, Senior Contributor Anne-Marie Cribbin considers how recovery lets us honor the people who came before us while deciding which family patterns stop with us. Pull up a chair. There’s room for love and boundaries at this table.
Anne Marie Cribbin reflects on growing up inside a faith community where alcohol, ritual, family, grief, and celebration were deeply intertwined. In this powerful essay, she explores what happens when drinking culture becomes invisible in sacred spaces — and what faith communities can learn from recovery.
In this recovery reflection, Anne Marie Cribbin explores Bealtaine, the Celtic fire festival, as a metaphor for sobriety, nervous system healing, community, and learning the difference between the fires that consume us and the warmth that sustains us.
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The Winter Solstice whispers a truth the world too often drowns out: we are meant to rest. It is the…
