Alcoholics Anonymous is a well-known program used to help people recover from addiction. It has saved thousands of lives since its creation in 1935. Over the years, AA has expanded and there are now meetings available virtually from your computer. AA is not always the right answer for everyone. That’s why it’s so great that …
When I first had a baby, I wanted to prove to others that I could still be fun, take our son places and be the same person I was before. After a bit of time passed, the need to please and do everything I did pre-baby became impossible, and the desire to fade as well. …
Most of my early drinking was done out with people, with friends or at work events. After I became a mom I started buying wine for the house. In the beginning, the bottles would last a few days. After my second the wine in the house started to get harder to keep in stock. We …
Everyone’s journey to becoming alcohol-free varies from person to person. Some people experience a “rock bottom” moment where they have no choice but to stop drinking. You don’t have to end up in jail and lose everything in order to make the decision to ditch the booze. Once you make the decision to quit here …
Cravings & urges can feel all-consuming. When our bodies and minds have spent years responding to the urge to drink with a drink then that’s a lot to unwind. It takes practice and some work to rewire our habits but it’s possible. The most important thing to remember when it comes to cravings & urges …
When I was in early sobriety I would come up with crazy scenarios where I’d be offered a drink and then ruminate over my response as well as how others would react. That was future tripping and never actually played out the way I thought it would. What did help me in early sobriety was …
Grey area drinking is a special kind of hell. You have an issue with alcohol but it’s not yet taking over your life. Many of your current issues might be traced back to the booze, and yet the real destruction is nowhere in sight..yet. We all have so many decisions to make in a day. …
