A woman who overcame addiction and now mentors recovering drug users and alcoholics has shared how sobriety changed her life.

For as long as l have remembered my mother has been an alcoholic (she still denies this) and all that comes with that, such as depressive episodes and unpredictable behaviour. Over the course of my ...

When I heard these questions asked across a beautifully laid table, I took deep breaths and suppressed what I really wanted to say. Being kind to myself is how I manage awkward situations. I don’t ...

Enda O’Doherty is a teacher, endurance athlete, motivational speaker and mental health advocate. He shares how managed to stave off tempta tion and maintain his sobriety over the last year Enda ...

DEAR ABBY: I have known “Sheila” for 30 years. We were once dear friends. She was always a social drinker. Twelve years ago, she lost her husband to cancer and began drinking increasingly heavily.

DEAR ABBY: I live with a man I admire very much. We bought our first home when we were 23. We had two children together and also raised my sister. We both work and want for nothing. The problem? He’s ...