The lady at the supermarket was very cheerful as she asked me this question. She was dressed smartly, standing...
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Tag Archive for: drinking-culture
Christmas Is Coming (Guest Post)
Mrs D | | Mrs D's Blog, community, drinking-culture, emotions, self-care, socialising | 1This guest post comes from the lovely and very wise Suzy Morrison who works in the addiction sector and...
Silly Season Survival Guide
Mrs D | | Mrs D's Blog, community, drinking-culture, self-care, socialising | 4The end of the year can be a tricky time of year for us sober people. There are many...
A letter to my past addicted self
Mrs D | | Sober Self Care, brain re-training, drinking-culture, emotions, honesty, regret, writing | 10Someone suggested that I write a letter to my past addicted self. So I did and you can see...
As we all know we live in a booze soaked world and nowhere is this more apparent than online....
A powerful observation
Mrs D | | Mrs D's Blog, brain re-training, cravings, drinking-culture, socialising | 15I go on a lot about brain-retraining in early sobriety... how we need to really embrace the reality of...
It’s just bullshit all the lies that are fed to us about all the wonderful things alcohol brings to...
This guest post comes from our lovely long-time member @mrwtf. ============== “The difficulty lies not so much in developing...
Navigating Social Spaces Sober (Guest Post)
Mrs D | | Mrs D's Blog, drinking-culture, socialising | 11This guest post comes from member @emjaycee. A writer friend of mine (and sober hero!) based in Christchurch. ============...
This guest post comes from the always awesome Sue Kerr (@suek). Enjoy! ========== When you first quit drinking, you...
Someone asked me the other day if I missed drinking. I almost giggled at the absurdity of the question...
This guest post comes from my lovely friend Ali Ikram – a man who grew up in New Zealand...
Sobermass and New Cheers (Reposted Guest Post)
Mrs D | | Mrs D's Blog, drinking-culture, self-help, socialising | 9Some more Christmas and New Years inspiration for you – this post comes from @_jjw_, a smart and lovely kiwi dude,...
Did you know that when you get sober you develop X-Ray eyes? You do! It’s amazing. @chatnoir discovered this...
I was just chatting with a girlfriend about a wedding she’d been to on the weekend. It had been...
Here is the link in case you missed it last night. I’d be interested to hear everyone’s thoughts. My...