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In This Heavy Drinking Culture, We Can't Have It Both Ways
I was early enough in my sobriety when I met a friend for dinner that I still wasn’t comfortable talking about it.
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This will fix me. This will solve my problems.
A Letter to Younger Me. Or Anyone Stuck in the Addiction Spiral
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As a Busy Mom, Alcohol is Ruining my Life
My very first post about my drinking problem and commitment to sobriety
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The Despair of One More Thing
What ultimately sets me off is not the thing itself sending me down the gaping hole of emotional dysregulation. It’s about the straw that breaks the…
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A Sober Person's Champagne Problems
When It Comes To Priorities, My Sobriety Comes First
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On Relapse
It's Not What You Think
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The Alcohol Gap
I’ve been happily married for almost 10 years but this isn’t my first marriage. My first marriage was with someone I met in my early 20’s and who I…
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Announcing the Birth of my Book Baby
Mother and Baby are both Healthy and Thriving
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Lost on South Meadows Parkway
I’ve been happily married for almost 10 years but this isn’t my first marriage. My first marriage was with someone I met in my early 20’s and who I…
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Unconventional Things I Do to Regulate
How I'm Channeling "Burn It All Down" Energy
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You Only Smile Like That When You're Drinking
The Myth of Fun Around Alcohol
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Not Structurally Sound
I think I went into sobriety thinking it would be like a remodel, but it turned out to be a rebuild. I thought I was moving around some furniture and…
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