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What Losing a Tooth Taught Me About Friendship, Grief, and Letting Go body image shame Apr 18, 2025

I had a molar pulled this week. Way in the back. And honestly? I wasn’t prepared for how much it would bring up—pain, yes, but mostly shame. It’s wild how long I avoided dealing with it. Ignored it. Minimized it. Maybe I was in my head too much. Maybe I just needed a distraction. I kept thinking if ...

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Will I Lose Weight if I Quit Drinking? alcohol free body image grayareadrinking sober curious sobriety Aug 29, 2020

 

Will I lose weight if I quit drinking?

This is one of my most asked questions.

I can’t guarantee anything about the scale, but I can share my experience.

When I quit drinking, I let myself eat whatever I wanted, with abandon.

I didn’t have a sweet tooth until I gave up alcohol.

Without wine,...

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