I was prepared to write about a different topic this week but as my "return to office" date loomed, I knew I had to discuss what so many...

Living in our social media culture, it's so easy to look at others and compare my sobriety path to theirs. Whether on Instagram or with...

A tale of blooming into a dichotomy

Since becoming sober, I've questioned my career direction and geographically where I belong. A lot of this, "where is my life headed,"...

According to the HealthyPlace, "Future-tripping, also called anticipatory anxiety, is part of the human condition of peering into the...

I thought that removing alcohol from my life would make me more serious, serene and stoic. But to an extent, I think the opposite has...

In my teen years and early 20's, drinking alcohol was my rebellion. I thought that partying and drinking and doing drugs brought out my...

First off, I need to address the question: what is a craving? According to Hazelden Betty Ford, "When we crave alcohol, we are in a state...

Indecision is something I have struggled with since getting sober. It is crippling, induces anxiety, the choices are overwhelming. It has...

Becoming boring was one of my biggest fears when I made the decision to stop drinking completely. Being bored because I didn't drink, was...

Yes, I went to Las Vegas. No, I did not drink any alcohol! It can obviously be done, but it was honestly more difficult for me than I...

Navigating Vegas sober will be a journey, but one that I don't want to miss! Heading to Las Vegas tomorrow for a long weekend and I am...

I felt like I was at a fork in the road with my drinking. One path was familiar and destructive, and the other was unknown, scary, but...

When vacillating between better than or not enough becomes too much. When I was using and in my alcoholism, there were two states of...

One reason I stopped drinking? I was tired of the “somedays” and “one days.” In the past 18 years, especially once I got out of college,...