Boozemusings

If You’re Drinking Too Much Too Often Rethink the Drink

 

Category: Sober Stories

  • Wine o’clock – A Memoir

    Wine o’clock – A Memoir

    It’s easy to romanticize drinking, even if you have found that you love being sober. That elegant image of a beautiful woman relaxing with a glass of wine at the end of a long hard day is everywhere. A woman confidently slugging back an entire bottle of wine because she deserves it, is normalized by…

  • The Power of Being Highly Sensitive

    The Power of Being Highly Sensitive

    And the Truth Shall Set You Free ! I’ve had this phrase, with a Jim Carey voiceover going around in my head. I was a little nonplused when I first looked for a pic of Carey to go with my post today to discover that some people relate “the truth” to a being outside of…

  • Beneath the White Coat – An Alcoholic Looks Like Me

    Beneath the White Coat – An Alcoholic Looks Like Me

    I think helping people has always been my calling. As a young girl I knew that I wanted to go into a helping profession. I chose medicine and have been a primary care provider for most of my adult life. Eventually, I realized that I have another calling as well. It saddens me to say…

  • Just Don’t Drink the Rest Will Follow

    Just Don’t Drink the Rest Will Follow

    My last big drinking session was in June and was almost ceremonious. I didn’t know for sure at the time that it was going to be my last big one, but for some time I had been gearing up to stop drinking. And as I got closer to making an actual change, I started to…