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When the Light Comes On
Read more: When the Light Comes OnI don’t know exactly when I began to think about my drinking, but it was a long time ago. By thinking about my drinking, I mean thinking it was a problem. I certainly thought about it when I drove home from a night of partying and knew I was drunk and needed to be careful…
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Join us in Discussing “Women Rowing North” by Mary Pipher
Read more: Join us in Discussing “Women Rowing North” by Mary PipherI randomly picked up Women Rowing North by Mary Pipher, at Goodwill one day last year. “Women Rowing North” caught my attention for two reasons. First, Mary Pipher’s book Reviving Ophelia was very important to me when it came out in the 1990s. It is all about the experiences of adolescent girls in their search…
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It’s Okay to Not be the Life of the Party
Read more: It’s Okay to Not be the Life of the PartyI am an introvert. There……I’ve said it. WHAT???? How can this possibly be?? I’m the life of the party and have been for the past 40 years!! Surely there must be some kind of mistake?? All kidding aside, discovering I’m an introvert was really big news for me. I’ve never been known to dive too…
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Get Started on Staying Sober Today
Read more: Get Started on Staying Sober TodayI often wonder, “How did I get here?” “How did I get to the point where I needed to stop drinking completely?” I think to answer that, it is important to ask, “How did I start?” I grew up in a conservative Catholic home where the mantra was literally “children should be seen and not…
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600 Days Sober and FREE!
Read more: 600 Days Sober and FREE!I have spent over 600 days with zero alcohol in my body and mind, and I feel so FREE! It does surprise me, though, that even at 600 days sober, I still have strong euphoric recall. Bouts of grief still pop up and make me rethink everything about living life alcohol-free, but I have come…
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Join Us In Discussing No Bad Parts by Richard C. Schwartz
Read more: Join Us In Discussing No Bad Parts by Richard C. SchwartzAs you consider whether to join us in our discussion of No Bad Parts by Richard C. Schwartz, please keep a few things in mind. I am not a therapist, nor am I trained in any type of counseling, life coaching, or related fields. I am a member of the Boom community who loves to…
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It’s Radical to be Sober!
Read more: It’s Radical to be Sober!I remember Prof. David Nutt, the UK’s government advisor on drugs, proving that alcohol is more harmful (and addictive) than most other drugs. He was fired immediately. People don’t like the truth. If you look at the statistics, alcohol is responsible for far more deaths annually than LSD and ecstasy. Alcohol is responsible for more…
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Imagine Letting Colour into Every Corner of Your Life
Read more: Imagine Letting Colour into Every Corner of Your LifeI was in a small group of colleagues last week where we were talking about my choice to live alcohol-free. I was saying I sometimes feel I have to be mindful when sharing how much I enjoy my life now, because I’m so positive about how it feels to be 6 years alcohol-free. I think…
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Don’t Let Alcohol Take You
Read more: Don’t Let Alcohol Take YouMy amazing older sister drank herself to death during the 1st COVID Lockdown and died alone in the hospital. A divorce in 1988 increased her drinking, and it never got better after that. I never got to say goodbye. I wasn’t allowed to see her. The last time I saw her, she was being wheeled…
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A Myth Busting May – Is the problem Alcohol or is the problem you?
Read more: A Myth Busting May – Is the problem Alcohol or is the problem you?Last month, April, was Alcohol Awareness month in the United States and several other countries as well. Did you know that? Most people don’t. Even in our online community, where the topic is Rethink the Drink, people are not usually aware that April is Alcohol Awareness Month. There are so many myths surrounding our need…
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- Are You Sober Curious ?
- How to Stop Drinking
- A Family History of Addiction
- Alcohol the Seductive Beast that Kills
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- Sober Milestones
- An Alternative to Alcoholics Anonymous and Traditional Recovery
- Debunking the Glamour of Mommy’s Wine Time
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