Lesbians’; Process of
Recovery from Addiction
This article presents the
results of a qualitative
study on lesbians’;
recovery from addiction.
The study involved semi-
structured interviews with
20 lesbians in recovery
from addiction and was
analyzed using grounded
theory method. The central
theme that emerged was
self-acceptance, both as a
lesbian and as a recovering
alcoholic/addict, with
considerable interaction
between the two.
Categories that
contributed to this theme
were learning to recover,
relationships with other
people, and relationship
with something bigger than
self. The discussion
addresses how this
information can be used to
assist lesbians trying to
recover from addiction.
Connie R. Matthews,
Peggy Lorah, Jaime
Fenton,
Recovery Site