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Why Can't I Stop Drinking? alcoholfree sobercurious winemom Aug 07, 2021

 

Why cant I stop drinking?

It is a question that has pained millions, including me. 

These words are typed into a Google search, daily by people feeling broken, confused, and desperate for answers. 

I am here to tell you, there is nothing wrong with you. 

It's not you, it's...

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The Social Media Comment that Lit a Fire Within (Full Rant) πŸ”₯ alcohol free challenge Aug 04, 2021

A comment, I found to be incredibly condescending and offensive, was made on my Ditched the Drink Facebook page, by an acquaintance of mine.  

 

The post was about me wearing my sobriety out loud.

The picture was me (literally) wearing the words SOBER AF on my shirt.

If you follow...

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Ways to Escape Without Alcohol alcohol free resources Jul 26, 2021

I used alcohol to turn off the noise in my head. 

I had a very loud inner critic and anxiety about nearly everything.

I love the boozy, woozy, relaxed,

“everything will be ok”

feeling my first sips of wine gave me. 

What a relief! From myself.

It honestly felt like...

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My First Drink on (Alcohol Free) Vacation alcohol free vacation Jul 20, 2021

We arrive in Cabo.

We walk off the plane, down the steps, into the Mexican earth.

The kids and I feel like we are getting off of Air Force One and wave to the mountains, as if it they are our adoring audience. 

The process of getting into another country is stressful, even as a visitor.

...

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Pre Vacation Vibes, Alcohol Free, Sober Mindset alcohol free vacation Jul 18, 2021

My #1 question this week is, "How was your vacation?”

Thank you for your interest and curiosity!

Normally, I share all my comings and goings in real time on Instagram so my followers can literally follow right along with me. I haven't done that for this vacation, so it's no wonder people...

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Social Media, We Were on a Break! Jul 12, 2021

I am annoyed when people over explain their relationship with social media and here I am doing the same. 

I think it’s arrogant to think anyone really cares, but it turns out they do.

And I do too.

I am a solopreneur building my coaching business and Instagram has been a wonderful...

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No Off Button - I'm Allergic to Alcohol Jun 14, 2021

I was driving home this morning from dropping my daughter off at her summer job, and I was thinking about our upcoming all inclusive family vacation.

It hit me that I hadn't thought about alcohol on this vacation yet and it is quickly approaching.

Alcohol was not a thought in planning it, booking...

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Quitting Alcohol Required Changing My Whole Life (for the better) joyful sobriety Jun 09, 2021

 

I’m in my 4th year of sobriety.

It was painful to get out from under the grip of alcohol dependence.

Time and space from alcohol has changed me, my values, and my priorities. 

I am a different person today, than I was on my last Day 1. 

I continue to choose to live alcohol...

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Alcohol is No Longer a Temptation alcohol free holidays Jun 01, 2021

There was a moment this weekend where I picked up a glass of whiskey,

so I could wash the table underneath so we could play cards after dinner. 

I put my nose in and smelled it.

It smelled so good!!! 

It gave me a warm, boozy, fuzzy feeling just to sniff it.

I knew I would love the burn...

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The Illusion of the Two Beer Buzz alcohol and fun sober af sober curious sober is sexy May 24, 2021

This weekend we will be on a lake. 

Woo Hoo!

Welcome Summer!

I heard an interview by the band Old Dominion about their new song titled, 

“I Was On A Boat That Day”.

It’s a super fun song and I love Old Dominion’s music. 

 

They said they were drinking...

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My 30 Year Relationship with Alcohol - Slowly Drifting May 18, 2021

I had my first drink at 12 years old.

This was my toe dipped into the ocean of alcohol back in 1988.

 

I slammed a Busch Beer in my room alone.

Then I acted “crazy" with myself.

I journaled with sloppy handwriting, so I could prove to myself (and later my best friend), 

how drunk...

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Inappropropriate Mother's Day Messages May 07, 2021

A rarely advertised fact is that alcohol is the third preventable cause of death in the US. 

That is not how it is marketed to women. 

Alcohol is sold as “Mommy’s Helper”, or “Mommy’s Juice”.

It is advertised as a break for Mom. 

It is sold as...

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Wednesday, May 5th alcohol free holidays May 06, 2021

My first sober Cinco de Mayo was something to anticipate and get through.

Something to white knuckle and endure or tolerate.

 

Cince de Mayo was another milestone drinking holiday that I was about to do sober for the first time.

Similar to St. Patrick’s Day.

 

I always drank on...

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I'm Never Drinking Again alcohol sober challenge soberaf May 03, 2021

It’s ok to start over.

 

I just have to share that. 

 

Especially with drinking.

 

If you’ve tried to quit before and it didn’t work…

...it’s ok to start again.

 

If you changed your mind or had some success or had no success…

...

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(No) Motivation- Do It Anyway Monday alcohol and health soberaf sobercurious Apr 26, 2021

I started the week with a cycle class at my new gym.

It’s been a while since I took a spin class.

I was intimidated.

When I scheduled the class at the end of last week...

I wanted to start the week off with a bang.

I wanted to put myself first, 

get a hard thing out of the way, 

...

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Sitting on Sunday Morning mental health relationships resilience sober af sober curious Apr 22, 2021

Sitting here on a Sunday morning, giving myself time and space to be.

To just sit, to rest, to check in, to create.

 

This weekend has been a lot of nothing, in the best way.

Reading, resting, carpooling my kids, and cheering them on at their games.

 

After being gone nearly a month, it...

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How My Vanity Helped Me Sober Up, When I Didn't Want To alcohol free resources sober sober curious Apr 16, 2021

When I look back on pictures, I can see clearly how alcohol is poison. 

The bloat in my face is painful to see. 

The bloat was my body's way of trying to protect me from my drinking habits.

As a drinker, it was just another reason for me to hate my ugly self.

I was ignoring myself, in...

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How to Have Fun on an Alcohol Free Vacation alcohol free vacation soberaf soberissexy Apr 07, 2021

I have written about my sober vacations before. 

You can read my other vacation blogs here: 

Spring Break Sober

All Inclusive Beach Vacation Sober

Beach Vacay from Blackouts to Making Memories.

Today, I want to share my most recent experience, Spring Break 2021 in Florida....

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Spring Break Sober alcohol free vacation sober curious sober spring break Mar 18, 2021

Spring Break, Man.

On my 21st birthday (also my golden birthday), I got a tattoo and headed to Panama City Beach for a week in the sun with my friends. 

Finally legal to drink alcohol! 

I watched frat boys drink so much that they dug a hole in the sand to puke in and then cover it up...

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What To Do On Weekends When You're Not Drinking? alcohol free sober sober af sober curious sober is sexy sober not boring Mar 08, 2021

What do you do on the weekends when you are sober? 

Isn’t it boring?

No.

It’s not. 

It’s relaxing, productive, and fulfilling.

I had no idea how to spend my time when I first quit drinking.

I was antsy, irritated, and annoyed.

Alcohol had removed my ability to find...

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What to Drink When You're Not Drinking, This St. Paddy's Day sober celebrations sober holidays soberaf st. paddy's day Mar 03, 2021

I love St. Paddy’s Day! 

Leprechauns and rainbows. 

Parades and debauchery. 

Irish music, Irish dancers, and Irish pubs. 

Corned beef and cabbage. 

Bagpipes.

I am all into the festivities. 

I used to, of course, love green beer too.

I loved the excuse for...

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3 Fears of High Functioning Drinkers alcoholfree high functioning people pleasing perfectionism sober sobercurious Feb 19, 2021

When I first quit drinking I wanted everything in my life to stay exactly the same. The only difference would be that I was no longer drinking. I didn’t want anyone to know if I was drinking or not drinking, and I definitely didn’t want it to be the topic of conversation. I feared my...

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3 Tips for Giving up Alcohol For Lent alcoholfree alcoholfreexperiment sobercurious Feb 17, 2021

So you’ve decided to give up alcohol for Lent. 

Congratulations!

This is one of the healthiest things you can do.

Because you have chosen alcohol, I assume there may be some challenges in letting go of this vice. It is afterall representing a sacrifice. 

Maybe you are...

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3 Years Sober, Living a Life of Luxury, not Deprivation alcoholfree sobercurious soberissexy sobermilestones Feb 16, 2021

The world is full of bad news involving alcohol.

In my feed from just today:

  • A grandma in Wisconsin killed her granddaughter in a car accident at 8:30 in the morning with a .092 blood alcohol level from the night before. 

 

  • Britt Reid, son of Chiefs coach Andy Reid, had alcohol prior...
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