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Learning to Feel the Feels at 8 Months Sober
I’ve been alcohol-free for almost 8 months and that means having to face a whole lot of things that I once drowned out with excessive daily drinking. I am in much of the same mindset that I was when my son was born 18 years ago. Nothing in my environment had changed back then except […]
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22 Posts to Get You Started on Staying Sober in 2022 – Part 2
Have you decided to go sober in 2022? If you are thinking about stopping drinking that is a good beginning, but actually going alcohol-free when you’ve been drinking habitually can be overwhelming. If your New Year’s resolution is sobriety in 2022 it’s important to do some groundwork. The groundwork that worked for me when I […]
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22 Posts to Get You Started on Staying Sober in 2022 – Part 1
I was talking with a friend this morning who mentioned that she was going to write down 22 things she hoped to achieve in 2022. What a great idea! I searched the internet to see if I could find the motivational author she mentioned that suggested that idea, and it looks like a lot of […]
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From I Can’t to I Won’t to I Don’t Drink -Celebrating 6 Months Sober
My therapist said last week, “ there are three phases of addiction recovery… I can’t drink, I won’t drink, and I don’t drink”. I sat there kind of proudly for a moment knowing for sure that I wasn’t in the “I can’t drink” phase… and maybe, at 6 months sober I’m on the edge of […]
