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Welcome! Whether youโ€™re taking your first steps toward sobriety, celebrating years of alcohol-free living, or simply seeking inspiration and support, you'll find genuine stories, practical advice, and compassionate support to help you on your journey.

Being Sober is a Major Buzzkill celebrations party sober sober celebrations Jan 31, 2024

Even as a trained sober coach and someone with almost six years of sobriety under her belt, there are still situations that feel awkward to me as a sober person, and last weekend I experienced one of them. 

 

I went to a birthday dinner for someone I adore. In addition to my husband and...

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The 9 Best Non Alcoholic Champagnes to Ring In the New Year alcohol free drinks holidays sober celebrations sober holidays Dec 20, 2023

 

We all want to toast at midnight (or at 6 pm whathaveyou) but not everyone wants the booze. 

Here are nine of the best tried and true bubbly alternatives. I recommend each of these delicious drinks for filling up that champagne flute and toasting with elegance and confidence. You...

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Country Drinking Songs and Sobriety sober celebrations sober life sober lifestyle Apr 17, 2023

 

I am a COUNTRY girl. 

Born in small town Wisconsin. 

My first drink was a cheap beer. 

Busch Lite. 

 

In my coming of age, I partied and chased boys in barns and fields.

I rode around in pickup trucks.

I love country music. I love to sing about getting day drunk...

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Drunk Easter alcohol free holidays easter holidays sober celebrations sober holidays Apr 10, 2023

The details are very foggy, but I have a drunken Easter story. 

 

For the life of me, I can’t think about why I would have been without plans or my family on Easter, but one year it happened. Maybe I chose it. I have no idea. I really can’t remember. My whole life at that...

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Mom Burnout is Not the Cure for End of the School Year Chaos people pleasing perfectionism sober celebrations summer May 16, 2022

May is the busiest month of the year in my house.

I think this is true for many families, especially those with kids.

 

There are all the end of the year extras that completely fill our calendar. 

We have award ceremonies for academics, sports tournaments, and more. 

It's the final...

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Reflections on 4 Years Sober sober sober celebrations Feb 23, 2022

I fell to my knees the morning of February 20th, 2018 and surrendered to my husband. 

I was crying, miserable, terrified. 

 

For the first time in my whole life I said the words that seemed impossible to me,  “I need help.” He held me and we cried together. 

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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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