Josh Pearsall — roofer, three years clean, Ottawa. Writing about recovery, the system, and what nobody else is saying from inside it. No clinical distance. No stock photos. Just what I've actually seen.
A weekly review of the systems that actually keep me working, housed, and clean. The big essays turn the lens on the system from outside; this turns it on my own week.
How the recovery system actually works — and where it breaks down.
Personal writing — the stuff that's harder to say but more important to hear.
Concrete systems and tools for people trying to navigate recovery and the system right now.
Pieces that try to show the system in a different way.