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Confidence in Recovery: Relapse Is Not an Option!
I almost couldn’t believe it the day I walked out of a meeting and someone said to me, "You're going to fall off of that pink cloud." It stopped me straight in my tracks. How could he say that?...
6 Tips for Dealing with Anxiety in Sobriety
While scientists may have not discovered a one-stop cure to anxiety and stress, those of us who struggle with addiction think we have. Yes, it’s drugs and alcohol. At the end of the day, we might...
4 Don’ts When Coping with a Loved One’s Addiction
When I was drinking, my parents wanted nothing more from me than to quit. They took a mostly silent role, however, because they just didn’t know what to do when coping with a loved one's addiction....
5 Tips for a Single and Sober Valentine Day
So, it’s your first single and sober Valentine. On a normal day, being single and sober can be difficult. On this day, however, you are reminded over and over that people everywhere are celebrating...
8 Tips to Help Your Loved One in Recovery
Loving someone who is dependent on drugs or alcohol is heartbreaking. You desperately want to help your loved one in recovery. At the same time, you are stuck watching them slowly drift further into...
Is Alcohol the Answer? This Will Help You Decide
I Drank to Hide My LongingWhen I lived in California, near San Francisco, I gave myself a yearly one-day trip to the city, just me. At some point in that day, I would stop in a hotel or restaurant...
Effects of Alcohol on Women
When A.A. first started, men filled the rooms suggesting that women didn't struggle with alcohol. Over the years, however, the gap between men and women drinkers has narrowed. As a result, we have...
Staying Sober Through Wine O’clock
Someone recently asked me, “How can I retrain my brain, so I can stay sober through wine o'clock?” And I thought, what is it with the 5:00 alcohol habit? We have wine o'clock, beer time, and my...
Let’s Talk about Why Alcoholics Lie to Themselves
Have you ever wondered, "How did I let it get so bad? How did I not see that it was creating such a mess in my life earlier?" If so, don't be so hard on yourself. In fact, alcoholics lie to...
3 Reasons to Embrace Failure in Addiction Recovery
Failure in addiction recovery is very common. People relapse all the time, and some don't come back to see the lives they hoped to have when they started their journey to freedom from their...
