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ALCOHOL PART 1, 2, 3 and 4
Read more: ALCOHOL PART 1, 2, 3 and 4ALCOHOL PART 1 Over many years I was slowly sucked into papering over the thoughts in my head and the cracks in my life with the thought-changing drug called alcohol. My growing dependence on my crutch was so subtle and so insidious that by the time I realised I was seriously trapped I couldn’t see…
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Thawing Out the Fear of Going Sober
Read more: Thawing Out the Fear of Going SoberGoing sober can be so hard in the beginning. Most of us feel a freezing shame when we decide that we need to stop drinking. We are afraid that we won’t be able to learn to live alcohol-free. Starting out sober is like learning any life skill. We are afraid that we will slip. That…
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Stewy and the Possum
Read more: Stewy and the PossumThis morning, when I let my dog outside for his morning business, his stance went from the casual dog waiting for a treat, to an avid hunter, and he raced like a greyhound to the back corner of our yard. Before I could even scream his name, Stewy had captured and snapped the neck of…
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Sober Curious? Now That’s What I’m Talking About!
Read more: Sober Curious? Now That’s What I’m Talking About!Regardless of your reasons for being here – whether you’re trying a 30-day or 100-day alcohol detox for your health, you are starting to become concerned about your drinking, or you know, like I did, that alcohol is ruining your life and you absolutely have to quit – be curious. More than that, be sober curious.…
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Climbing Mount Sobriety One Step at a Time
Read more: Climbing Mount Sobriety One Step at a TimeYesterday, I faced my fear of a hike that I was worried would be too hard for me. We were invited on this hike by a couple we had never hiked with before. They don’t know how alcohol has damaged my body, and I was scared I wouldn’t be able to keep up. At first,…
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You Can Do the Hard Things
Read more: You Can Do the Hard ThingsI don’t think I ever fully understood the phrase “the work of sobriety”. Sobriety seemed a passive process. By its very nature – you don’t pick up a drink. You’re NOT doing something. That’s passive. Maybe that’s why sober didn’t stick last year when I first tried to stop drinking. I don’t think I fully…
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Deadly Procrastination – I’ll Stop Drinking Tomorrow…
Read more: Deadly Procrastination – I’ll Stop Drinking Tomorrow…Procrastination, I swear I could get a masters in it! Here is how my mind worked for years over how to start, stopping drinking. I want to stop drinking or at least to have a healthy cut-off switch with alcohol. I have niether…I could blame it on an extremely stressful life the last 3 years…
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Alcohol Kept Me Small – Thoughts on Becoming O.K. or Recovery Through Forgiveness
Read more: Alcohol Kept Me Small – Thoughts on Becoming O.K. or Recovery Through ForgivenessI am 8 months sober today and could not be happier with my decision. I started a new job and am having trouble learning how to balance a 40 hour work week with being a mom. Still, I am so thankful. I know if I were still drinking I would have never applied to this…
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Creating the Journey – It’s in Your Hands
Read more: Creating the Journey – It’s in Your HandsI really never thought I could stop drinking after 30 years of daily alcohol excess. I’ve had periods where I’ve drunk less ( less meaning about 6 units on weekday nights!!) but the nightly drinking was still constant even then. Over my entire 30-year drinking career, I have done one Dry January and have had…
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The Best Defense Is A Good Offense: Keeping Your Sober Toolbox Full
Read more: The Best Defense Is A Good Offense: Keeping Your Sober Toolbox FullWhen I quit drinking in August of 2020, I knew that I had to find a way to make it stick this time. Going back to drinking was absolutely not an option. No matter what I tried, it just kept getting worse and worse, and I was terrified of what would happen if I couldn’t manage to…
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- Are You Sober Curious ?
- How to Stop Drinking
- A Family History of Addiction
- Alcohol the Seductive Beast that Kills
- Alcohol, Brain Chemistry, Mindfulness and Neuroplasticity
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- Staying Sober
- Sober Milestones
- An Alternative to Alcoholics Anonymous and Traditional Recovery
- Debunking the Glamour of Mommy’s Wine Time
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