Sometimes I worry that I'm repeating myself with all the writing that I do on addiction and recovery. I've...
Tag Archive for: bravery
Someone once asked me: "How do you move on from that need to escape your feelings by soaking yourself...
Today I am not going to shy away from anything that is happening to me. I'm not going to...
When I first quit alcohol it felt like I was standing on the edge of a cliff staring into...
This week's Sober Story comes from Daniel, a 54-year-old living in London, UK. Mrs D: How long have you...
They are hard. I hate to have to admit that because they are also fun and wonderful.. but on...
Whether you are newly sober right now or have been living without alcohol for some months (or years) you deserve a...
I’ve been to quite a few parties as a sober person now and generally I don’t have a problem...
Welcome to a very special day - the first day of the rest of your life! I know that's...
Boy I did use to put a lot of effort into being a booze-pig. So much time and energy spent...
I can tell you that change is possible. I can tell you my story of how I turned my...
I’m not usually a huge one for New Year’s resolutions because I don’t want to feel useless when I don’t...
That’s our biggest fear when we quit drinking isn’t it … that other people are going to think we...
This guest post comes from beloved community member @inthegarage66 (known by his shortened nickname as @itg). For a while...
This is one of the main things I want every person who is stuck in a miserable boozy hell-hole...
Our beloved and very clever community member @prudence has just celebrated her 2-year soberversary! It has been such a...
Lovely long term community member @hetiheti wrote in the Members Feed recently as she approached her 700th sober day; “this sober...
I think we need to accept that there is a certain amount of grief that goes with getting sober....
I’ve always said that one of the most helpful things for me in staying sober is remembering very clearly...
Getting sober is hard work – it is! Anyone who says otherwise is either lucky or lying. Of course...
If anyone is reading this post and hasn’t yet registered to become a member here at Living Sober and...
This might sound strange but in many ways I am grateful for being an addict. Why? Because without having...
I think a big part of the reason I’ve never picked up a drink since I made the decision...
Once again here I am going on about brain re-training. It is VITAL! It is CRUCIAL! It is HUGELY...
Am I a failure because I’m not calm and contented all the time? Am I a failure because I...
We are very fortunate that the lovely @suek has written another exceptional guest post for us. Sue’s writing ability...
Today marks one year since my big TV ‘outing’ as an alcoholic in recovery. It was a huge scary...
A member posted this question in the Members Feed the other day… “I need some wise advice. So how do...
It’s such a loaded word ‘boundaries’. People say it with such gravitas sometimes. ‘Know your boundaries’ they might say...
Some of you may remember that my dear friend (and long-time member of this site) @suek has recently been...
It’s the million dollar question isn’t it? When does living sober become the new norm? When does sober become ordinary?...
One of our fabulous members @PJNT has made it to over 160 days sober (whoop!), although she says she’s...
Beloved member @prudence wrote this marvelously stirring and inspirational update in the Members Feed the other day and I thought it was...
One of our wonderful members @hilux is a dab hand with poetry – he often writes his updates and...
Member @Zentient wrote this in the members feed a couple of days ago… “Trigger! And I don’t mean Roy...
Member @freebreezi posted this in an update in the Members Feed last week and I was really struck by...
I just got a random lovely email from a dude in Utah – he works at Thistle Creek Ranch...
This photo arrived in the ‘Faces of Recovery’ gallery just two days after Living Sober went live. At the...
