Those early days of sobriety can be quite challenging. I still remember them clearly, as I was painfully white-knuckling it through each day. The time from returning home from work to the time that I went back to work, was the hardest part of the day. My anxiety levels were through the roof. I wanted … Continue reading 15 Things You Learn The First Month Sober
by Carl Towns “All the suffering, stress, and addiction comes from not realizing you already are what you are looking for.”Jon Kabat-Zinn, U.S. Professor of Medicine Emeritus My wife and I love this quote. It captures beautifully what we’ve been telling each other for years, and it has proved to be particularly poignant in the … Continue reading 6 Ways to Support a Loved One in Addiction Recovery
From the Sober Courage Mailbox: by Robert I continued down this path until my senior year of college at the citadel. My junior year and that summer were especially bad, drinking so much during the week. I drank at my job all summer long where I worked at a camp with kids, which if anyone … Continue reading The Hardest Thing I Have Ever Done (Part 2)
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