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That's our biggest fear when we quit drinking isn't it ... that other people are going to think we...
(This is a post from 2018 that is worth republishing because of the powerful message it contains for some...
Sober Hindsight
Mrs D | | Mrs D's Blog, calm, hope, raw | 9Sober Hindsight is one of my favorite things about living alcohol-free. Sober Hindsight is something you only really experience when...
I am enough…
Mrs D | | Mrs D's Blog, calm, self-care | 6For some reason these three simple words often make me teary. If you can say this to yourself -...
5 o'clock was bloody hard for me in the early days of getting sober. Very bloody hard. Because this...
This guest post comes from sober hero and yoga teacher Sue (@suek). ============ Everyone knows they should be doing...
How to holiday sober
Mrs D | | Mrs D's Blog, calm, happy, socialising | 5Here’s how you go on holiday and don’t drink. 1) Go on holiday 2) Don’t drink And here are...
Illuminating and rewarding
Mrs D | | Mrs D's Blog, calm, community, hope, raw | 16Boy does life change when we quit drinking and are no longer subject to the impacts of artificially altering our...
Sometimes I have this fleeting thought that I’m actually kidding myself that I’m still fun now that I’m sober…...
Silly Season Inspirations (Pictorial Post)
Mrs D | | Mrs D's Blog, calm, gratitude, self-care, self-help | 26The end of the year can be a particularly tricky time for us sober people. Lots of financial pressures, social events to...
Our beloved and very clever community member @prudence has just celebrated her 2-year soberversary! It has been such a...
This update was posted by our beloved long-time member @ylang-ylang (over 700 sober days hooray!) in the Members Feed...
This guest post comes from Jay, the Community Outreach Director at One Mind Dharma. ========== On March 20th of...
Our tribe…
Mrs D | | Mrs D's Blog, bravery, calm, community, emotions | 31This might sound strange but in many ways I am grateful for being an addict. Why? Because without having...
Self-Care (guest post)
Mrs D | | Sober Self Care, calm, happy, hope, self-care, self-help | 19We talk about self-care a lot here at Living Sober. It’s so ridiculously important. Right now for me it’s the...
Resilience
Mrs D | | Mrs D's Blog, calm, emotions, hope | 5I don’t think I was very resilient when I first got sober. My emotional coping mechanisms weren’t well formed...
There is no downside (guest post from @ylang-ylang)
Mrs D | | Mrs D's Blog, calm, gratitude, happy | 17Member @ylang-ylang posted this update in the Members Feed the other day and many of us thought it was...
Naval Gazing…
Mrs D | | Mrs D's Blog, brain re-training, calm, happy, self-help | 32Oh how scornful I used to be about naval gazing! “Naval gazing is for sissies” (I’d say). “People who always...
I’m interested in the concept of boredom … particularly how it relates to boozing & sobriety. I always used...
We are not boring losers…!
Mrs D | | Mrs D's Blog, brain re-training, calm, happy, hope, raw, socialising | 9We’re just people who don’t drink alcohol. I’ve just been hanging the bunting in the dining room for tonight’s...