If you want to get inspired to set off on your own alcohol free journey, I’d suggest reading some top sober books. Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and purchase. Quit Lit – Top Books for […]
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Don’t forget to keep the promises you make to your self. Don’t forget to keep the promises you make to your self. Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and purchase. Do you keep the promises you […]
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A refreshing mocktail recipe that serves as a perfect boat drink or beach drink! My view of an inlet after I ran five miles! I was able to exercise every day of my beach vacation because I enjoyed alcohol free drinks. If you’re looking for an alcohol free beach drink that is refreshing and tastes […]
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Sober Curious Success Story I love to learn from women who have a sober curious success story to share. Because I know they serve as inspiration to those looking to make a change in their lives when it comes to the role alcohol plays. Therefore, I have a fun story to share with you today! […]
Day 1: I did a quick run to the drugstore a few mornings ago. My favorite corner Walgreens – I go there almost every day. It’s the place I buy my gassy water and Ice Cubes gum (and benignly yen for sweet-n’-cheap in the wine isle). The go-to where (at the worst of times these […]
I got the most gorgeous email from DZ a couple of weeks ago. Gorgeous because the voice was so raw. And the picture she painted so vivid I could actually taste cheap white wine. DZ was in the middle of a craving that was “surging up and down her solar plexus and choking her out”. She […]
I was at a Families Against Narcotics (FAN) meeting several months ago. It was a cold, miserable night and the room was full of folks who had lost a loved one to addiction and overdose. The topic was processing grief. The room was bursting with the collective swell of tears and regret and rage… Where […]
I think it makes sense that 50% of people who have eating disorders also have a co-occurring substance use disorder. I used to fall asleep with the remains of my wine glass on my night stand. Now, it’s often a cute little bin of ICE CUBES gum, or the remains of my soupçon of TV […]
Wouldn’t it be great if you could have a divining rod that foreshadowed alcoholism? It would start shaking when a person was about to hit the point of no return – that moment when over-drinking morphs into reliance. I can picture some modern day Carrie Nation entering a pub, water-witching her way along the bar. […]
Lest you think I am starting the new year with a bad attitude, I’m here to tell you I woke up full of piss and vinegar. That could be because I am actually on steroids. I went to an orthopedic surgeon yesterday, convinced I had bone cancer, only to find that the radiating pain in […]