Tag: self help

  • Day 4 Sober October

    People used to beg me to stop drinking. They just couldn’t understand how someone could keep doing the same things with consequences that got worse and worse over the years. Every time anyone mentioned my drinking, a seed was planted. But I know one thing for sure – when they told me I LOOKED LIKE…

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  • Demonic Alcohol

    Some say drunk words are sober thoughts. Mine weren’t. I don’t know who that person was but it wasn’t pretty. And I said it all. Did it all. Didn’t remember it all. Has anyone ever told you that you’re a monster when you get drunk? That they don’t even recognize you? One theory is that…

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  • Sober October

    We know so many women who stopped drinking alcohol for Sober October or Dry January who decided to continue riding this AF train even after their month was “up”. After recognizing how much better they felt they realized exactly how much alcohol stole from them. Money, time, serenity, happiness, fitness, whatever! Anyway, if it’s your…

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  • Pricy, Pricy

    Not to mention the fact that somehow when I got a buzz on I guess I thought I was #oprahwinfrey because it was “you get a shot! And you get a shot! Sure, you too!” like she used to say on her #favoritethings shows. Though I guess she said you get a car or something.…

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  • Vanity Works

    When all else fails, think of the beauty/vanity aspect of alcohol on your skin, hair, and nails. If it’s showing up on the outside, what’s happening inside? No more poison for me. Happy Tuesday, Sisters! Keep it simple today…. sober #soberlife #sobriety #recovery #soberliving #addiction #soberaf #alcoholfree #getwoke #soberissexy #addictionrecovery #wedorecover #recoveryispossible #levelup #sobercurious #sobermovement…

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  • The Witching Hour

    The Witching Hour

    Quitting alcohol wasn’t the issue for us. We did it all the time. The problem was we kept quitting on quitting. The problem was the witching hour. The witching hour is that time when we routinely poured the first glass of wine or cracked open the first beer. By 5pm, after another busy day of…

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