I’ve been in active, intentional recovery for 2 ½ years now. I’ve got some things figured out. My experiences throughout sobriety have taught me an awful lot about addiction, recovery, and the value of doing the work of emotional sobriety. But I had to travel a really rough road to get here. I had to […]
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A guest post by Jessica Ortiz Life has an uncanny way of introducing us to immense challenges, testing our strength and resilience. We all face unique and personal struggles that test us. As I sit down to share my story, I do so with a heavy heart and a hope that my experiences may light
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I’ll never forget the first time I wore a sober shirt out in public. I must have been about six months sober. I was just starting to feel proud of my accomplishment, and not so ashamed of my addiction. I remember feeling a bit anxious about advertising my recovery for the whole world to see.
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Staying sober when your spouse still drinks on the daily is one of the biggest challenges married people face in recovery. The difference in values and mindset often creates conflict from both sides. Maybe you’re wishing they would stop drinking, or you’re concerned for their health, or you feel they’re sabotaging your attempts to get
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Can you quit drinking without help? I’m sure there are people out there who would love to tell you their success story about how they’re thriving in sobriety and have never accepted help from a single soul. And actually, that was me, for a long time. Until it wasn’t. One day, at 10:00 in the
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When I quit drinking, it felt like I had hours and hours of free time each evening, and if I didn’t come up with a good way to spend those hours, I ended up just spending them thinking about drinking. (And that’s a great way to go crazy, let me tell ya.) One of my
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Self care is often touted as one of the most important components of maintaining long term recovery, but what if self care just doesn’t seem to be working for you? You keep trying, doing all the things everyone says you need to do, but you don’t feel any more recharged or relaxed. You’re not alone.
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Sticking with your decision to get sober can be quite challenging, and it’s important to go into sobriety with a plan that sets you up for sober sucess. I often tell people – your job is to make this as easy on yourself as possible. When you first stop drinking, it seems like there are
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With holiday gatherings just around the corner, we’ve compiled all of our best tips and tricks to help you party sober, and have the time of your life. What are your best tips for staying sober at a party? Do you have any experiences to share? We’d love to hear about them!
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One of the biggest debates in the recovery world is about whether or not you can stay sober without AA. We get asked often, “How do you feel about AA?” I think this is important to talk about, and share some thoughts about. I’ll start with this: There’s no denying that Alcoholics Anonymous has saved
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