When we stop drinking, we often find ourselves with a lot of time we didn’t know we had. This sounds great in theory but very quickly it can start to feel like a void that needs to be filled. Conversely when trying not to drink, many find the question of what they will do with
My body has been calling Mayday for a while now. It’s not that I wasn’t listening. I definitely felt the pain, the sickness, the anxiety. I’m not someone who can ignore my body. I am vigilant and alert to any sign of being “off.” When I got pregnant both times I knew right away, even
Drinking had become a part of my life, a life that I didn’t want to continue.I was done with experiencing the effects of alcohol and the shame that accompanied it. I was done with feeling unwell, with the anxiety and the sadness that had become part of my life due to alcohol. I have experienced
I saw my first Charlie Chaplin movie this year at the age of 54. I was performing in the orchestra for a cinema in concert performance of Modern Times and I’m so glad that it came up on our season schedule because I learned that I LOVE Charlie Chaplin. He is a true genius. Of
