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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.
On being a sober parent....
I was watching a movie the other day and it showed a woman having a flashback to her childhood where her mum was a total wastoid and completely blotto all of the time.
October 9, 2020 – 5 comments
Acceptance tinged with kindness
I’ve done a lot of work on myself since I quit drinking nearly 9 years ago.
August 19, 2020 – 10 comments
Relaxation triggers ...
5 o’clock was bloody hard for me in the early days of getting sober.
July 20, 2020 – 8 comments
What is the main issue with getting sober?
If someone was to ask me what I think the main thing you have to learn when you get sober, I would say it is this… You have to learn how to sit with your uncomfortable emotions.
July 8, 2020 – 17 comments
Uncomfortable Emotions (Video)
When we take alcohol away we start to feel everything really strongly.
June 15, 2020 – 10 comments
Brain Re-Training (Video)
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
Do you really want to change?
You have to want to change in order to change.
May 10, 2020 – 9 comments
The Gift of Desperation
You feel utterly weird when you first quit drinking.
April 28, 2020 – 10 comments
Achievable self-care during the pandemic
Crazy, unprecedented, strange, extreme, sad, worrying, topsy-turvy - all good words to describe this global pandemic we’re living through.
April 16, 2020 – 6 comments