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10 Sober Travel Tips
Before my first sober vacation, I was stressed out, nervous and my feet were sweating (it’s a personal problem). It was a combination of so many things but the main source of the feet sweat was, I had zero frame of reference. My brain literally had nothing to pull from about what a non drinking…
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Running
Towards the end of my drinking, running and exercise had lost a big chunk of their joy. I began using them as punishment. When I was drinking, running and yoga became a way to sweat out my booze. A way to justify the extra calories I was consuming. A way to prove to myself that…
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Love Letters
12:05am December 29, 2018: 1-year alcohol-free I had another blog written for my 1 year and it was all about how amazing this year has been, how much I have learned and changed, I will share it later but today I just want to say Thank You. Mike– You have been the strength in my…
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Just Drink Less.
Because I wasn’t a person that outwardly looked like I “had a drinking problem”, I have gotten the question about moderation several times. A totally valid question and one I don’t mind answering at all! It usually sounds like: “Once you take a break, you can probably just drink sometimes… right?” “Do you think you…
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Chameleon Brain
Two weeks ago, I was at the She Recovers conference in Beverly Hills, surrounded by 500 women that have identified the thing that is holding them back in life, looked it in the face and said, “No more, I am much to special to settle.” was the most important thing I have done in a…
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Just the Facts
I am sharing this because these are things that I truly didn’t know. And even now, I am still learning. When I started this journey on December 29th, I just belly flopped in and had no idea how to swim. I think I have graduated to arm floaties now, shallow end only, obviously. I want…
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SUPER SWEATY SIX MONTHS SOBER (3 weeks late)
Super Sweaty Six Months Sober is the name of my new hit children’s song, don’t steal it.
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I DESERVE MORE
I used to say out loud and in my head “I deserve this drink”. I felt like I earned it because I was a parent, I had a stressful day, I got in a fight with my husband, my kids were in summer vacation, work was annoying. I found a reason I “deserved” every day.…
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I AM WHOLE
(If the first thing you thought of when you read that was this video. Don’t worry, me too.)
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DON’T BREAK UP WITH DEB (HOW TO BE SUPPORTIVE)
I, obviously, can only speak for me but I have had a lot of conversations with people at different stages in their sobriety and a conversation I have had over and over is “sometimes it’s awkward”. And by awkward I mean, people kind of don’t know what to do with us. So let’s talk about…