Hello lovely person who is reading this article. Welcome to Living Sober! What brings you here? Are you sober curious? Worried about your drinking? Feeling guilty about your intake? Perhaps something embarrassing has happened while you were under the influence?  Perhaps some people are worried about you? Perhaps you are worried about you?

Whatever the case, it's great that you are here - reading articles, hopefully watching some of the video stories, using the 'Money Saved' or 'Days Sober' calculators, popping into the Sober Toolbox. All these things are easy to do as a casual visitor to our site and you are warmly invited to do it all.  

But hey, I've got a very important question to ask you:

Have you joined our community yet?

You see, this site has two levels. Level One is all the content and tools you can access on the front end of our site - those things I listed above. But Level Two is our community space where constant powerful, real-time, kind and non-judgemental support goes on. Level Two is called our 'Members Feed', and we would like to warmly invite you in.

All you need to do to gain entry into the Members Feed is register to become a member. It's free and you can be anonymous, so there are no barriers to entry. Simply click 'Join' at the top of this page, enter your email address (always hidden from others), choose a unique display name and password, then click on the confirmation email that swings into your inbox. Once you've clicked the link in that email to confirm your membership - you're in to the Members Feed! And then the magic begins.

The Members Feed is where lovely, like-minded people hang out. We interact with each other as we work to examine and shift our relationship with booze. It is a very simple space, with no fancy tech , no 'like' buttons, no 'up vote' functions. Just the ability to write an update, and comment on other people's updates. And of course, the ability to not interact but instead just lurk, reading and following along with what other people are sharing and saying (we love our lurkers!).

The Members Feed updates each time a new person posts, which usually averages out to once an hour or so. It's a slow moving feed of delicious honesty, kindness, empathy, uplifting, empathising, and boosting. There is never any anger, snippiness, competitiveness or negativity. No stress or pressure on your nervous system. Just kind, non-judgemental support on hand always, from people who are going through a similar process with re-examining their relationship with alcohol. It's a safe and cared for space, with tech support and moderator input always on hand. In other words, joining our site and gaining access to the Members Feed is a no brainer! Don't just take my word for it, listen to the words of members who gave the following feedback when I asked them what they gain from hanging out in that space...

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💚 "For me its the community .. something I didn't know I needed, until I had it. The support, encouragement & understanding provided freely here is life changing & I would absolutely not be sober without LS. I literally thank the universe every day for this space."

♥️ "Being anonymous is a big one for me, I can be totally truthful without the fear of being spoken about."

💜 "I don't feel stupid asking questions or giving advice. And there's so many of us trying, trying, trying again before we find our truth why we need to be here."

💙 "For me, speaking anonymously with people who KNOW what I'm going through. Being able to share when I'm tempted to drink and getting that immediate support is golden. I couldn't have managed without it."

🧡 "The support of others going through the struggle, the day count, the dollars saved, the anonymity, the encouragement, the courage of others, I wouldn’t be sober if it wasn’t for this site." 

💛 "Writing a post helps me organize my thoughts and is a therapeutic activity. Encouraging and validating responses helps me feel supported and connected. Being able to help others is again therapeutic and rewarding and gets me outside of myself(ish focus). Articles and tools provide guidance and information. Interacting with people at all stages of the struggle makes it all real. Writing this post was helpful to me!"

🩷 "There is never any judgement, no matter how many day 1’s. We all understand that overdrinking brings plenty of shame on its own. We are here to support and cheer on the successes."

🤎 "Knowing that I’m not alone, hearing from others who were further along how great sober living is, sharing tips and tricks on how to push through cravings, and receiving non-judgmental, kind support have all been life-savers for me during my journey."

 💚 "The anonymity of the members forum makes it possible to be honest without fear. That's something I feel strongly, that everyone just wants to be honest, to support others and to be supported. Getting sober involves huge changes and it's easier if you have a community of buddies to back you up. I feel I'm part of a large throng, I'm not alone on this sober path."

❤️ "It a place where everybody understands the struggle. That’s huge. Add to that, we all support eachother. People are here to lift themselves and others up, not tear eachother down as can so readily occur in other online forums."