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Progress not Perfection – Finding Balance in Sobriety
Read more: Progress not Perfection – Finding Balance in SobrietyMost people would consider abstinance or sobriety an extreme lifestyle choice as opposed to chosing to drink, but to drink moderately. Drinking moderately has not worked for me. It has taken me the better part of a decade, with lots of stops and starts, to kick the booze to the curb but I have finally…
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One Day At A Time
Read more: One Day At A TimeOne of the issues that many people struggle with when they stop drinking is the concept of “forever” vs. understanding how to take things one day at a time. I know it was an issue for me. I was constantly negotiating with myself about how long I was going to stay sober, because the idea…
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Sober Sunrise Salutations
Read more: Sober Sunrise SalutationsIf you started off Dry January planning just a month alcohol-free, you might ask yourself if it’s worth it to keep going. (Spoiler: it is!) Sometimes, we think of a sober challenge as nothing more than something to be completed. A box checked. Now that you’ve made it this far, why not think of not…
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Loving Life Takes Practice – Living Joyfully in Year 3 Sober
Read more: Loving Life Takes Practice – Living Joyfully in Year 3 SoberWhat does it feel like to live sober long term and joyfully, rather than simply taking the usual 30-day alcohol detox that many people find difficult to endure? Have you considered staying sober after Dry January? How do people enjoy life without at least the occasional drink, for a year, or two, or more? Sober…
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Alcohol-Free is a Truly Amazing Way to Live
Read more: Alcohol-Free is a Truly Amazing Way to LiveToday I am 7 years Alcohol-Free! Never underestimate how your words can help change someone else’s life. I can vaguely recollect being allowed to have a small sip of my dad’s ‘snowball’ at Christmas when I was young – although I preferred to eat the sweet cherry on a cocktail stick. Another memory is that…
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Why I’m Loving Life Sober – A Dry January Inspiration Post
Read more: Why I’m Loving Life Sober – A Dry January Inspiration Post52 reasons I’m loving life sober with 11 posts to inspire your Dry January: 1. Alcohol-Free I’m Healthier!2. Sober I’m wealthier 3. No more drunk texting ! – related reading Ditching the Shame When You Go Sober4. Sober I’m able to drive at any time of day or night5. No more hangovers ! 6. I…
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Anger Management in Early Sobriety – Facing Your Feelings Alcohol Free
Read more: Anger Management in Early Sobriety – Facing Your Feelings Alcohol FreeSomething that hit me pretty hard in early sobriety was anger. Sometimes I’m just MAD as hell. It’s pretty amazing, actually, the amount of anger-energy that comes out of me. Madder than a hornet in a coke can. I’m mad that I can’t just keep moving on through my life as ‘normal’, mad that I’ve…
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What is the Life Expectancy of an Alcoholic?
Read more: What is the Life Expectancy of an Alcoholic?Have you ever wondered what it means to be an alcoholic? When it seems that many people do drink habitually, what is the difference between deadly drinking and just a normal sort of “drinking too much”? I have heard people speak of addiction as a sliding scale. If alcohol addiction is a sliding scale from…
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Join Us for Dry January Support and Inspiration
Read more: Join Us for Dry January Support and InspirationThe beginning of a New Year is a common time to reflect on our lives and look forward to the changes we want to make. If you’re reading this, chances are that you’ve been reflecting on your life with alcohol and you don’t like what you see. Whether your goal is to do Dry January…
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4 Essential Tools to Staying Sober
Read more: 4 Essential Tools to Staying SoberAs I’ve moved through my first year sober, I’ve started to view sobriety as a practice, as an ever-unfolding complex web of daily negotiations, rather than as a binary ON or OFF switch. To me, a sobriety tool kit is not just a list of things we can turn to when times get tough, but…
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- Debunking the Glamour of Mommy’s Wine Time
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