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  • Grab Ahold and Don’t Let Go

    Grab Ahold and Don’t Let Go

    Today, I am almost one full year sober. Over 300 days ago, I quit drinking in an intentional way for the first time! Quitting drinking in the past was a “time out”, or a hard reset, which I would put myself on only when I got out of control or filled with regret. Then I…

  • From Shame to Pride – One Year Sober

    From Shame to Pride – One Year Sober

    How does it feel to be one year sober? It hasn’t been easy getting here. I’ve found this first year without using alcohol as a buffer, draining at times. It’s been an emotional rollercoaster. When I was drinking, I didn’t realize that it was the alcohol that isolated and diminished me, leaving me with a…

  • Don’t Eat The Marshmallow – Thoughts on Taking Back Your Power

    Don’t Eat The Marshmallow – Thoughts on Taking Back Your Power

    Today I was thinking about how powerless I felt when I was drinking.  I think I have felt powerless for most of my life. As a child, I had no control over anything.  We moved constantly, sometimes in the middle of the night because the rent was not paid. I went to bed not knowing…

  • Can You Become Indifferent to Drinking?

    Can You Become Indifferent to Drinking?

    I’ve been sober almost continuously for a year and a half. I’ve had a minor slip or two, but they’ve been inconsequential and strangely detached from my former drinking habits and patterns, as if I was not involved in them like I used to be, but separate from the experience. Distance, in general, allowed me…