10 Months of Sobriety
I've officially clocked over 10 months of sobriety, 10 months without a drink and 10 months where my life has changed in so many ways. I am so happy because…
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March 26, 2020
Sober Life – Not Alcoholic
I started my journey of sobriety by entering the Alcoholics Anonymous process, I started going to meetings regularly, I got myself a sponsor and started working with her at her…
December 2, 2019
Anxiety – Just Breath
The past few weeks the pressures of motherhood have pushed me to my limit, I've been finding myself yelling at my kids (they don't listen) and loosing my shit so…
November 19, 2019
6 Months Sober
I cannot believe that I am writing these words, I am 6 months sober, 6 months without a drink. As I reflect back on the past 6 months I really…
November 10, 2019
Motherhood and Sobriety
It's hard to not talk about my role as a mother and my journey with alcoholism and sobriety. Motherhood is one of the hardest things I've ever done, and the…
November 2, 2019
Creativity of a Recovering Alcoholic
I recently wrote about my lack of creativity as a recovering alcoholic, and since then I have had a few 'events happen' that seem to be somewhat helping and hindering…
September 1, 2019
The Modern Day Alcoholic Woman
Am I the modern day alcoholic woman? Traditionally when I conjured the thought of an 'alcoholic', I imagine a man, sleeping rough with a paper bag full of liquor in…
July 2, 2019
Working with my sponsor – Big Book
So over the past few weeks I have been slowly working with my sponsor to work my way through the '12 steps' of Alcoholics Anonymous, found and detailed in the…
June 29, 2019
How do we find the courage to stay sober
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” Winston Churchill Alcohol is so prevalent within our society, we celebrate, commiserate and drown…
June 19, 2019
Family Break
3 weeks / 21 days sober
So I've hit a milestone, I'm 3 weeks sober today, 3 weeks since I quit drinking, 3 weeks since I've committed to changing my life forever. Today has been a…
June 8, 2019