Why They Tell You Not to Date in Your First Year Sober If you've spent any time in recovery, you've probably heard the advice: Don't date or make any major life changes during your first year sober. And you're
Giving up on yourself can happen before you even realize you’re making a choice. You have a hard day, and your hand reaches for the wine. You pull into the meeting parking lot and start thinking about leaving. Something
How do you know if you actually have a drinking problem? You make rules about when you'll drink. You negotiate how many you're going to have. You promise yourself tonight will be different. You replay last night trying to
You can desperately want things to change and still have a long list of things you don't want to do. And that can be true whether you're trying to quit drinking or already living sober. You don't want to
You quit drinking… and then suddenly you’re shopping all the time. Or maybe you’re working constantly, obsessing over dating, watching way too much TV, or finding some other way to check out for a while. And eventually you start
Getting older isn’t the same as growing up. You can have a career, a house, a family, and look completely responsible from the outside—and still realize you have no idea how to deal with disappointment, uncomfortable feelings, or any
People-pleasing sounds harmless, doesn’t it? You’re helpful. Easygoing. Dependable. You care about other people’s feelings, and you don’t want anyone to be disappointed. What could possibly be wrong with that? Well… potentially a lot. Because people-pleasing isn’t always kindness.
You can stop drinking, completely change your life, and become someone you’re proud of… …and still cringe when you think about some of the things you did. Maybe it’s the way you treated your spouse. The fights you started.
Have you ever stopped and thought, Who am I without alcohol? Because alcohol doesn’t just numb stress, insecurity, loneliness, or uncomfortable feelings. It can numb your preferences, too. Alcohol made it easy to tolerate people, places, routines, and relationships
If you can quit drinking but always seem to end up back at Day One, this episode will help you understand why—and what needs to happen next. You've done it before. You've quit drinking for 30 days. Maybe 60.