Tag: Sober Holiday Season

  • From Resentment to Joy – Reaching Out as I Begin my 3rd Alcohol-Free Holiday Season

    From Resentment to Joy – Reaching Out as I Begin my 3rd Alcohol-Free Holiday Season

    It’s the day after Thanksgiving and I don’t have a hangover. I’m sitting here eating pumpkin bread, sipping coffee and thinking of Thanksgivings past. I quit drinking February of 2018, making this my third alcohol-free holiday season. Every year on Thanksgiving I’d start drinking in the early afternoon, my elegant wine glass close at hand […]

  • Creating New Holiday Traditions Joyfully Sober

    Creating New Holiday Traditions Joyfully Sober

    Sober Christmas 2020? If you are in your first year sober you may be looking ahead to the holiday season with a bit of dread and trepidation. Alcohol temptations are everywhere at this time of year from the shopping mall, to the television, to the dining room. Decorating, cooking, shopping, planning – everything can be […]

  • The Key to Alcohol-Free Holiday Serenity

    The Key to Alcohol-Free Holiday Serenity

    I have been anticipating my first alcohol-free holiday season in more than 20 years with some dread, already casting about in my mind for ways to make it bearable without a wineglass in my hand. Even though my social life is much less frantic than during my working years, there are many things I cherish […]

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