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Sober Life is like a Mary Oliver quote

I’ve been more committed to practicing gratitude lately and I base it around one general concept to get me started. I’ll try to explain. So back in the day whenever I had anything from a severe hangover to just the tail-end of mild hanxiety, I would emotionally assault myself about why I, AGAIN, was feelingContinue reading “Sober Life is like a Mary Oliver quote”

“How to Quit Drinking”

“How to Quit Drinking.” – an instruction manual I searched for off and on for close to ten years. This of course was after searching for a few other things (also over and over again) that by now I’ve learned are super common for many people to poke into a search engine. Things like: “helpContinue reading ““How to Quit Drinking””

Good things are coming!

Wow okay I’m so excited about something ELSE ahah (always something, gotta stay excited!!!) Today Suzanne and I decided to collaborate on a confidence & sobriety project!!! We have yet to establish exactly how it will materialize (virtual course, group program…) but the combination is going to help a lot of people, this I know.Continue reading “Good things are coming!”

I didn’t want to get up this morning…

and then a thought popped into my head.. a thought you might think would have faded by now, or lost its excitement… I DON’T HAVE A HANGOVER. Seriously. Over 5 years later and I can check in with that before 6am, half conscious. It gave me some butterflies and I got up and made theContinue reading “I didn’t want to get up this morning…”

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Hello! I know Valentine’s Day is really cheesy and annoying in a lot of ways, but I still want to send warm wishes. Valentine’s Day directly relates to sobriety, in my opinion, because when you decide to get sober, you HAVE to decide that you deserve more and that you’re worthy of a higher-class lifestyle.Continue reading “Happy Valentine’s Day!”

(old favourite REPOST) I quit drinking and discovered I’m an introvert.

(Originally posted February 2018) My entire life I thought I was a straight-up social virtuoso. Fear of missing out plagued me any time I couldn’t attend a party, outing, get-together or weekend away. Any event that might involve alcohol I HAD to be part of. Being someone who’s gone to school, plays sports, has hadContinue reading “(old favourite REPOST) I quit drinking and discovered I’m an introvert.”