I’ve never been to AA but awhile back I read chunks of the Big Book on my own to check out the content. I remember reading about The Gift of Desperation and I didn’t really understand it. To feel so powerless and defeated? That’s not how I wanted to go about sobriety. But now that
If you’ve never heard of the star blogger and author Kristi Coulter, let me introduce you to more than her photo. The blog Off-Dry , which she used to chronicle her sober journey, caught fire when her post entitled “Enjoli“ went viral in a way that inspired and outraged the world. Nothing Good Can Come from This is her recently published
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MY First Alcohol-Free Holiday : Eek, what to expect Does anyone else feel this way?Booked an all inclusive stayBut not going to let my resolve be swayedSo I’ll quickly list the benefits I seeOf being alcohol-free: I won’t dehydrateWon’t get up too lateTo enjoy the dayI’ll jump in the pool With my active, adventurous children I’ll
