Sobriety Is Just the Beginning

You quit drinking and expected everything to fall into place.

More energy.
More clarity.
More peace.

And sometimes those things arrive.

But often, sobriety comes quietly.

The chaos stops…
and suddenly you’re left with yourself.

Your thoughts.
Your patterns.
Your ...

And everywhere I look—restaurants, bars, menus, social media, conversations—I keep seeing the same message:

“It’s exhausting to pick up the slack for people doing Dry January.”

That servers are tired.
That bartenders are annoyed.
That sober people are making things harder.

And honestly?

That ...

The spring sun is here! I want to go outside! I love to go outside. I am an outdoorsy person. I believe in the benefits of sunlight and movement to set my circadian rhythm, lift my mood, and give me a good dose of feel good chemicals. 

Yet, even so…somehow it’s been a challenge to get off the co...

I used to be gone drinking every Memorial Day. It was tradition. I was pretending to have so much fun in pools and boats. Some of it was fun. Some of it was not. I am not faulting the company that I was in. I thank the hosts so much for their generosity. The problem wasn’t with them, the problem was...

On February 20, 2020 I am celebrating 2 years of sobriety.

Two years ago, I was just existing, robotically going through the motions of life.

Today I really living out my dreams and I look forward to nearly everything. 

My first year getting sober was absolutely epic.

I relearned how to do ever...