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40 something newly ex- drinker, trying to make sense of this brave new world I am now part of.
addiction, alcohol, anxiety, BLOG, Emotions, recovery, sobriety

Birthday stress and alcohol

Birthdays and alcohol can be a recipe for disaster in recovery. This year I chose sobriety…. Continue reading Birthday stress and alcohol

BFebruary 28, 2022March 15, 2022Leave a comment
addiction, Grief, Parenting, recovery, relapse, sobriety, Women's issues

The sad truth about alcohol dependency- the lady with the lovely smile

Feeling bored of sobriety? Missing your old life, missing alcohol?
Whenever, I think like this I remember the lady with the lovely smile, who sadly didn’t recover from her addiction. Continue reading The sad truth about alcohol dependency- the lady with the lovely smile

BFebruary 24, 2022March 2, 2022Leave a comment
addiction, alcohol, BLOG, chronic illness, eds, Family, recovery

How did I get sober?

Getting sober is hard. I tried many times and failed. So how did I do it this time? Read on for how I did it? Continue reading How did I get sober?

BFebruary 19, 2022February 24, 20224 Comments
alcohol, BLOG, Parenting, recovery, sobriety

Grateful for my sobriety

I am so bloody grateful for sobriety. Life has improved so much. Sometimes it’s easy to miss our old lives. But think back, do you really miss it Continue reading Grateful for my sobriety

BFebruary 15, 2022March 6, 2022Leave a comment
addiction, sobriety

We all have that one friend – nights out that involve alcohol…

This meme popped up on my social media today. I have seen it a few times, in the past, I would have giggled and laughed at it. Especially, when friends tagged me. Today I shuddered because that was me. A night out for me was always Russian roulette as to what would happen Continue reading We all have that one friend – nights out that involve alcohol…

BFebruary 13, 2022March 6, 20223 Comments
addiction, alcohol, BLOG, recovery, relapse, sobriety

Label, labels, labels in recovery

Why do we need a label to enable us to recover? Is it important, can a label help or hinder or progress? Do you label yourself? Continue reading Label, labels, labels in recovery

BFebruary 12, 2022March 6, 2022Leave a comment
addiction, alcohol, BLOG, dreams, recovery, relapse, sobriety

Day 226 alcohol free- what have I learned so far?

Early sobriety is tricky. There are so many things that you will encounter, that you really didn’t expect. I have listed a few things I have learned along the way. I hope that it helps. Continue reading Day 226 alcohol free- what have I learned so far?

BFebruary 2, 2022March 6, 20221 Comment
addiction, alcohol, BLOG, Escape, recovery, relapse, sobriety

Day 217 alcohol free – Feeling meh

Why am I feeling meh? Is it because it’s January or is it because I have dropped my positive routines and picked up old bad habits? Continue reading Day 217 alcohol free – Feeling meh

BJanuary 24, 2022March 6, 20225 Comments
addiction, alcohol, BLOG, Emotions, friendship, recovery, relapse, sobriety

Everyone’s journey to sobriety is very different..

Your journey is your own. Everyone is different and to help others we need to acknowledge this. Continue reading Everyone’s journey to sobriety is very different..

BJanuary 23, 2022January 23, 20221 Comment
addiction, alcohol, BLOG, Christmas, recovery, relapse, sobriety

Beware the January relapse

January is such a miserable month added to that the euphoria at managing to stay sober at such a tricky time. The chances of relapse are high. Try to keep your wits about you at this time. Continue reading Beware the January relapse

BJanuary 22, 2022January 22, 2022Leave a comment

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“For a long time, when it's working, the drink feels like a path to a kind of self-enlightenment, something that turns us into the person we wish to be, or the person we think we are. In some ways the dynamic is simple: alcohol makes everything better, until it makes everything worse.”

Caroline Knapp, Drinking: A Love Story

“I love a martini—but two at the most. Three I’m under the table, four, I’m under the host.”

― Ann Dowsett Johnston, Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol

Drinking steals happiness from tomorrow

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“THEY SAY: ‘CAN’T YOU JUST HAVE ONE?’ Oh, man, I never thought of that! You’re a genius! Just one, you say? Rather than five or six? Thanks, Captain Obvious.”

― Catherine Gray, The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober

“Life is hard—not because we’re doing it wrong, just because it’s hard.”

― Glennon Doyle Melton, Carry On, Warrior: Thoughts on Life Unarmed

“Insanity is knowing that what you're doing is completely idiotic, but still, somehow, you just can't stop it.”

― Elizabeth Wurtzel, Prozac Nation

“Disappoint other people with your no; don’t disappoint yourself with a yes you’ll later resent.”

― Holly Whitaker, Quit Like a Woman

“The typical question is, Is this bad enough for me to have to change?

The question we should be asking is, Is this good enough for me to stay the same?

And the real question underneath it all is, Am I free?”

 Laura McKowen, We Are the Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life

being sober delivered almost everything drinking promised.

Anne Lamott, Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy

When you quit drinking you stop waiting

Caroline Knapp, Drinking: A Love Story

“Try going to a mirror when you feel triggered to get a sense for what masks you put on without knowing it.”

Pixie Lighthorse, Goldmining the Shadows

“Be kind to drunk people, for every one of them is fighting an enormous battle.”

Sarah Hepola, Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget
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