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Here Lotta Dann writes on topics inspired by discussions taking place within the Living Sober community, and on themes that arise for her as she moves through her own sober life.

The power of externalizing thoughts (a.k.a get the shit out of your brain)

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"Externalising my thoughts AND gaining support from likeminded people online = priceless."

August 29, 2024 – 10 comments

10 Years of Living Sober - Current member photos

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Building community is what we're all about here at Living Sober.

August 8, 2024 – 10 comments

10 Years of Living Sober - Messages of congrats

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Special Happy Birthday messages on our site's 10th anniversary.

August 7, 2024 – 4 comments

10 Years of Living Sober - Our origin story

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Watch me tell the story of how Living Sober came to be.

August 6, 2024 – 13 comments

Urge Surfing

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Visualise the wave. Picture yourself surfing the wave of thoughts and sensations. Breathe deeply. Let it pass.

July 11, 2024 – 9 comments

Little by little

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Sobriety is all about small steps and little changes. These little actions and milestones can feel like nothing much, but they add up, and they work.

June 21, 2024 – 2 comments

Gratitude

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Some mornings I wake up inexplicably happy to be sober - still, after 12 years!

June 17, 2024 – 1 comment

A new home for Living Sober

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Great you are here! Read this for information about our new site and advice on how to register or log in.

June 10, 2024 – 7 comments

The Power of Lurking

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We are so fortunate in today’s world that we can do all manner of research, investigation and exploration from the comfort of our own homes.

May 9, 2024 – 15 comments

Some benefits take a LONG time to emerge....

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These are the benefits that trickle out into our relationships with others. They often only emerging when your loved ones have spent many months with your sober self.

April 30, 2024 – 49 comments