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Sober Story: Jay

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This week’s Sober Story comes from Jay who lives in the Bay of Plenty.

June 19, 2020 – 9 comments

Developing New Habits (Video)

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When we take alcohol away..

June 16, 2020 – 3 comments

Uncomfortable Emotions (Video)

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When we take alcohol away we start to feel everything really strongly.

June 15, 2020 – 10 comments

Sober Story: Sue

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This week’s Sober Story comes from Sue, a 59-year-old Kiwi-Canadian living in Canada.

June 12, 2020 – 15 comments

Brain Re-Training (Video)

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One of the big jobs we have to do when getting sober is to turn around all the hard-wired thoughts we have about alcohol.

June 3, 2020 – 6 comments

Sober Story: Nancy

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[image id="3015" alt="lettering 'this is who I am"" width="1024" height="683"] This week’s Sober Story comes from Nancy, a 62-year-old living in Louisiana, USA.

June 3, 2020 – 8 comments

My sober pandemic: Sadie

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“I have pride that I am not drinking.

May 16, 2020 – 7 comments

My sober pandemic: Lynn

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“I’m a nicer parent, present at bedtime with the kids (before I really couldnt be bothered after several wines).” ========= Lynn: Interesting times for sure; frustration but I also see some lovely things going on too, which I am holding on to.

May 13, 2020 – 3 comments

My sober pandemic: Nicky

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“I’ve always hidden how I feel but my coping strategies were alcohol and self harm and I quit both.” ======= ======= Nicky: At the beginning of lockdown, the company I contract to assured me there would be plenty of work that I could do from home while I looked after the kids.

May 10, 2020 – 6 comments

My sober pandemic: Daisy

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“I’ve reconnected with some of the simpler things in life, like writing letters and cards to keep in touch.” ======== ========= Daisy: I’m deeply upset about the pandemic and its global impact for all of us.

May 8, 2020 – 4 comments