I’m a streakin! I had a Big breakthrough yesterday in the wee hours of the morning when I found a habit-tracking app called STREAKS. It tracks up to 12 habits you want to form (or break) in a simple icon format that takes seconds. For several weeks now, I have been intending to nail down
An article published in the New York Times caught my eye this morning and I thought it was fairly brilliant because it’s all about dopamine brain surges. Anyone who is getting sober or still working on staying sober understands how it feels to rob the brain of a dopamine “fix” that has become habitual. At the very
I applaud any efforts to see and do something about a drinking habit that’s headed off the rails, no matter what steps are taken. And I completely understand clinging to the thought of cutting back or moderating. Diving headfirst into a lifetime of sobriety can feel far too overwhelming, even terrifying. Never, ever? Not even
It’ll be easy to stay alcohol-free today because this is INTERNATIONAL PODCAST DAY. I’ll be too busy listening! Or if you would rather, it’s also national CHEWING GUM DAY, national MUD PACK DAY, and my personal favorite: National BLASPHEMY DAY! Chewing gum might help some folks avoid wigging out in early sobriety and mud
Yesterday was national GOOD NEIGHBOR DAY and the only way I can be a good anything to anyone, including myself, is to stay alcohol- free. Right now in the US, but I’m guessing this is a human family problem in these uncertain and hugely painful times on our planet, we have a real breakdown in
