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Dana Hinders

For nearly a decade, Dana Hinders has written about addiction, mental health, and recovery—not as an outsider looking in, but as someone who's lived it: as a researcher, a survivor, and a worried family member watching someone she loves struggle. That's what gives her words their weight. She writes to cut through the stigma, not around it, so readers walking a similar road feel a little less alone and a lot more understood.

Articles by Dana Hinders

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What Is a Dry Drunk?

In a broader sense, a dry drunk is someone who hasn’t addressed the underlying emotional or psychological causes of their addiction.

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How to Overcome a Fear of Failure and Set Realistic Recovery Goals

Winston Churchill once said, “Success is not final; failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” If you’re in recovery from a substance use disorder, it’s natural to encounter obstacles and uncertainties along the way. However, you can’t let your fear of failure keep you from continuing to work towards your recovery goals.  No matter what’s happened in the past, recovery is always within reach—as long as you’re willing to put

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