Today is an important day for me. Today is my son’s birthday. He is already in his 30’s and that’s how long my relationship with alcohol pushed him out the way. For a large part of his life, I wasn’t present. Oh, I was there – but I wasn’t there for him. Because I was
When I asked this question, it was because alcohol had become the center of my identity. Drinking was what I did. All the time. It was my hobby, my fallback, my safety net…my everything, really. My whole life revolved around it. I was afraid that without alcohol, I wouldn’t know who I was anymore. So
Long-term sobriety is still not without its significant challenges and temptations and I need to write them down for myself. Today I participated in a 10 km swim – one that I started doing annually with a group of friends a few years ago. We all showed up at the lake at 5:00 am. Just
This is a story I hoped that I would never have to tell, but telling my story, the triumphs and the failures, is the accountability that has helped me stay sober. Nine days ago, in 3rd year sober, I slipped hard. I drank to a dangerous level, even though I have a toolbox full of
