Progress Not Perfection: a Memoir of Addiction and Recovery

Alcoholism is complicated and often misunderstood; recovery is complex and often not linear. The testimony of recovering alcoholics, such as Progress not Perfection, is a comfort in knowing one is not alone in their own recovery. Author Alison shares her lived experience with alcoholism, addition, and relapse-the devastating consequences, to herself and her family-as well as the determination to achieve lasting sobriety. Progress not Perfection chronicles her experiences including jail, civil commitment, relapse, alcohol poisoning, treatment, recovery, personal injuries, DWIs, and motherhood. Alison details the multiple resources she uses to maintain sobriety such as personal spirituality, Alcoholics Anonymous, sponsorship, managing co-occurring symptoms, the twelve steps, recovery literature, and working towards a work/life balance.