Tag: Women and alcoholism

  • Moderation? Not for Me

    Moderation? Not for Me

    I applaud any efforts to see and do something about a drinking habit that’s headed off the rails, no matter what steps are taken. And I completely understand clinging to the thought of cutting back or moderating. Diving headfirst into a lifetime of sobriety can feel far too overwhelming, even terrifying. Never, ever? Not even…

  • Hard Selling the “Wine Time” Routine is Deadly Business

    Hard Selling the “Wine Time” Routine is Deadly Business

    In honor of Anne Hathaway’s elegant statement on the Ellen Degeneres show that she would not drink until after her son is an adult, not because she claims to be an alcoholic but simply because she wants to be present in his world without the morning after fall out of “not drinking well” , we…

  • Day 83 Alcohol-Free Existential Crisis

    Day 83 Alcohol-Free Existential Crisis

    I ought to be grateful that I stopped myself from going down that road. I should be glad that I am heeding the warnings, listening to the wise ones, learning from the cautionary tales.” And another part of me whispers, “That’s great and all, but I want to see it for myself. I want to…

  • Celebrate Arid August with Hope and Energy

    Celebrate Arid August with Hope and Energy

    I might still be stuck in a nightly black-out, binge drinking routine if I hadn’t found the book Drink by Ann Dowsett Johnston. I related to much of Ann’s story of addiction and was inspired by her recovery through Alcoholics Anonymous, but what left the greatest impression on me was her analysis of why so…

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