Dark Passenger

Dark Passenger

Nowell Family Foundation Admin
For all those who have beat this disease and are living a healthy, clean and sober life, you are a hero in my eyes. Keep fighting the good fight. NEVER turn your back on your Dark Passenger, because it’s always lurking in the shadows ready to snatch your ass up and make you its bitch again...
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Ho, Ho, Woah

Ho, Ho, Woah

Robert Kromberg
A car pulls into the driveway of a house where the windows dance with animated silhouettes of a rowdy gathering. Inside the cabin, the passenger nervously runs her finger along the saran-wrap tarp that covers a large sweet potato side dish. It’s going to be a long night...
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Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way Out

Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way Out

Robert Kromberg
On May 25, 1996, my life changed forever with the loss of Bradley Nowell. Bradley had struggled with heroin addiction for many years, and despite repeated attempts to “kick” the drug, it ultimately took him away from his family, his friends, and the world who would come to love his beautiful, soulful voice...
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I Am a Grateful Alcoholic

I Am a Grateful Alcoholic

Bryndee Pepper

My name is Bryndee Pepper Conwell and I am a grateful alcoholic.

I remember coming into AA and hearing someone identify as a “grateful alcoholic” and thinking, Why would you be grateful to be an alcoholic? I’m sure I rolled my eyes, pulled my hoodie back over my head and went back to ignoring the meeting. I would have been playing on my phone, but they take those away from you in rehab...

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Strength Through Creativity

Strength Through Creativity

Robert Kromberg
There lies a reservoir of strength deep within the soul – one that allows us to hammer this infinitely malleable world into any shape we desire and to stand back, admire the results and use that experience to sustain us on this journey of purifying our souls...
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My Moment of Clarity

My Moment of Clarity

Robert Kromberg
My name is Tyson Sullivan. I am a grateful member of the Nowell Family Foundation board of directors, helping to make an impact in our community through opioid abuse awareness and recovery...
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