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Self Care Does Not Come in a Bottle – A Newly Sober Mum Reflects on Loving Living Alcohol Free
Read more: Self Care Does Not Come in a Bottle – A Newly Sober Mum Reflects on Loving Living Alcohol Free100 straight alcohol-free days! My first 100 days of change completed and I am a sober mum! I feel I have found my momentum and I’m rolling with it. Words can’t actually describe how I feel but I cannot forget how dark my life felt before – darkness deep in my soul because of alcohol.…
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Un-Drowning – Rising Up From a Legacy of Alcohol Addiction
Read more: Un-Drowning – Rising Up From a Legacy of Alcohol AddictionMy mom was a great lady. Fiercely independent, she could stretch my dad’s paycheck to feed their 7 children, as well as embrace foster children when they needed shelter. She was quick and witty and funny. Mom sewed clothes for us, and we felt so blessed to have her make us special clothes. She made…
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Shattering the Toxic Cycle of Alcohol Abuse
Read more: Shattering the Toxic Cycle of Alcohol AbuseWhen I was drinking, I pretty much did whatever I wanted and usually got away with it, I liked to call it spontaneity. I think it’s because I enjoyed the chaos of it. Chaos was what I understood to be normal. A toxic cycle of alcohol and abuse was all that I knew. Today I…
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With Sobriety You Get More!
Read more: With Sobriety You Get More!I’m not scared of sobriety anymoreI’m excitedMy passion for life is suddenly ignitedSo many possibilities I can see hopefullyIs this beautiful gift really for me?Will I really wake up feeling refreshed and free?No worries about getting behind the wheel for meI’m sorted and responsibleNot a liabilitySobrietyWowI’m learning it’s not lessIt’s actually moreI think I’m only…
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A Positive Perspective on Going Dry or the Joy of Living Alcohol-Free
Read more: A Positive Perspective on Going Dry or the Joy of Living Alcohol-FreeIt can be daunting to imagine staying sober forever. I remember in my first weeks alcohol-free thinking, “I won’t be able to drink at my children’s weddings!?” Keep in mind, neither of my children was getting married…or were engaged…In fact, they were 11 and 15 when I stopped drinking. But it is the spectre of…
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Alcohol-Free? Join the Sober-Curious Revolution
Read more: Alcohol-Free? Join the Sober-Curious RevolutionAt one year alcohol-free, one year happily sober, I barely ever think of drinking alcohol. I have finally moved past the feeling of ” Now what will I do if I am not drinking”. When the cravings occasionally do come, I go for a long walk or replace it with something quickly. Then it is…
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Why I’m Glad I Stopped Drinking During the Pandemic
Read more: Why I’m Glad I Stopped Drinking During the PandemicIf I were still drinking during this Annus Horribilis – If I were still Drinking during the Covid-19 lockdowns and the crazy insecurity that these rolling quarentines bring… I would “excuse” my drinking since these are such stressful times. I’d be up to 2 bottles at the weekend, rather than one, because “the world is going to…
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Courageously Sober
Read more: Courageously SoberWho am I? Why am I here? Can I actually still live and be sober at the same time? All questions we ask ourselves when we finally collapse and admit we have a problem with our drinking. In our image obsessed society, we have to find a way to detach, not only from booze, but…
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Understanding Fading Affect Bias
Read more: Understanding Fading Affect BiasEveryone who has ever tried to stay sober is familiar with that seductive voice that forgets the pain of drinking too much. Psychologists call it the fading affect bias, more commonly known as FAB, which simply means that memories associated with negative emotions tend to be forgotten more quickly than those associated with positive emotions. Fading…
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No More Day 1’s – Finally Sober – BOOM Rethink the Drink !
Read more: No More Day 1’s – Finally Sober – BOOM Rethink the Drink !Day 150 alcohol-free! Woohoooooo! It’s been almost 5 months since my last Day 1. Almost 5 months since a voice came from out of the blurry night saying.. “YOU need to do something about YOUR drinking!” The next day, I started reading like my life depended on it (hmmm–I’ll bet it did), and here…
The Boozemusings Community Blog is written by a diverse group. We are current and former members of the BOOM Rethink the Drink community where we also blog privately, in an anonymous, supportive forum. If you’re drinking too much too often Find us HERE for connection and support when you need it. Life is too short to waste it being wasted.
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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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