Long term sobriety requires establishing healthy habits that become a part of your daily routine. Figuring out what your habits need to be is an important part of the recovery exploration process – what works for one person may not work for another. But what we do know is that routines and habits are key […]
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In a world where drinking alcohol is glorified as a coping tool for difficult parenting moments, staying sober and raising kids is definitely a challenge. Each age group comes with it’s own conflicts and struggles, but many parents find the teen years in particularly to be emotionally exhausting. If you’re in recovery, chances are you
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Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is the most widely known path to recovery from addiction, and often it’s the only option people are aware of when they decide they’re ready to stop drinking. While AA works well for many people, it doesn’t always provide what someone needs to achieve lasting sobriety. Our goal is to bring to
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“Anger is what stood in front of me to protect me.” In this roundtable discussion, we dig into the topic of anger. We know that anger can be a driving force behind alcohol use, which means we need to not only understand why we get so angry, but also have the tools to deal with
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In this Valentine’s Day episode, we’ve asked our guests how love shows up differently now that they’re sober. Not just in romantic relationships, but also in relationships with family and friends, and – perhaps most importantly – how love shows up in their relationships with themselves. “I always equated love with approval.” When we stop
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For most people, the idea of recovering out loud fills them with anxiety and incites an instant cringe. All those stories, all that shame… why would you share it with others? But often, at some point in one’s journey, they realize that their story has the potential to lead others to the same freedom they’ve
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We tend to use the words recovery and sobriety interchangeably. Reality is that they are two very different things. Generally sobriety is defined as not using a mind altering substance. Recovery is doing the healing and processing necessary to remain free of the substance and live a happy and fulfilling life without it. In this
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Dealing with difficult emotions is the number one reason that people report turning back to alcohol after they’ve stopped drinking. When you’ve used alcohol for many years to numb all of the feelings that come up in life, facing them sober feels overwhelming. The highs are incredible – joy, excitement and happiness like you haven’t
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For most people, when they decide to stop drinking alcohol, they do it quietly. It’s not something they want to talk about, it’s not something they want to share with all their friends and loved ones. It’s embarrassing, right? We never thought this is where we’d end up, and it’s hard to accept that it
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Fighting the urge to drink alcohol is exhausting. And exhaustion leads to drinking. In this episode, we chat with Mary, DeeAnn, and Billie about how to curb alcohol cravings. Whether you’re working your way through Dry January and it’s turning out to be tougher than you thought, or you’re just starting out on a life
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