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Category: How I Stopped Drinking

  • Join us in Discussing “Women Rowing North” by Mary Pipher

    Join us in Discussing “Women Rowing North” by Mary Pipher

    I 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…

  • Get Started on Staying Sober Today

    Get Started on Staying Sober Today

    Sober? How Did I Get HERE? I 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…

  • 600 Days Sober and FREE!

    600 Days Sober and FREE!

    600 Days Sober! 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…

  • From Shame to Pride – One Year Sober

    From Shame to Pride – One Year Sober

    How does it feel to be one year sober? It hasn’t been easy getting here. I’ve found this first year without using alcohol as a buffer, draining at times. It’s been an emotional rollercoaster. When I was drinking, I didn’t realize that it was the alcohol that isolated and diminished me, leaving me with a…