“What My Recovery Looks Like”: Katie MacBride on Caring for Sally
by Addiction.com Staff on September 1, 2015 inNational Recovery Month
In honor of National Recovery Month, which started on September 1, we’re featuring personal photos submitted from people in recovery showing what their sobriety means to them. Check out this inspiring photo, then look for others in our series in the coming days. You can also share your own photo by clicking here.
“In this picture I’m in my favorite place in the world (Lake Tahoe) with my favorite being in the world (my dog, Sally). Before I got sober, I never would have been able to care for a dog. I was so involved with my active addiction that every moment of my day was consumed with how, when and where I was next going to be able to drink (and how I could hide it from others). Taking care of something else would have been out of the question. Not only is that an unfortunate state of being, I was missing out on so much. Sally brings so much love and joy into my life; I sometimes refer to her as the best antidepressant I have ever taken. The simple act of taking a walk with my dog on the beach would have been too complicated for me pre-sobriety and now it’s one of the biggest joys in my life.” —Katie MacBride