Relationships

5 Easy Ways to Practice Gratitude Every Day

On: September 19, 2023

In: Feelings, Gratitude, Motherhood, Relationships, Self-care

With: 0 Comments

An attitude of gratitude can change your life, positively affecting relationships, sleep, healthy habits (like exercising more), and mood.Read More →

I Had To Divorce To Get Sober

By: Lela

On: November 13, 2019

In: Alcoholism, Feelings, Grief & Loss, Motherhood, Recovery, Relationships

With: 1 Comment

I’ve stayed sober through tremendous loss but none more profound than my divorce.Read More →

I Chose to Alienate my Daughter from her Father

By: Raegan Smith

On: October 7, 2019

In: Relationships

With: 0 Comments

It saddens me that many stories like mine don’t have a happy ending. Many parents who engage in parental alienation never see the error of their ways.Read More →

Two Therapists Taught me How to Say Goodbye

By: Rachel Nolan

On: September 14, 2019

In: Relationships

With: 0 Comments

I was 35 the first time I learned how to say goodbye.Read More →

Unpacking our Past to Face the Future

By: Rachel Nolan

On: September 2, 2019

In: Feelings, Finding Balance, Gratitude, Mom Guilt, Motherhood, Relationships, Trauma

With: 0 Comments

While we walked the aisles and found the perfect Anna and Elsa backpack and matching lunchbox, I told her that in two years I was going to bring her back for a new backpack for the first day of kindergarten.Read More →

Putting My Recovery at Risk to Live My Life
The guy sat in front of us, blowing back marijuana smoke that twisted in the air and headed directly for my nostrils.
Does Pride Have A Place In Recovery?
Where’s the line between healthy pride in how far you’ve come and sinister pride that sneaks up and sabotages recovery?
You Need To Let Go of These 10 Recovery Clichés
When we speak about recovery, there are words and phrases—”recovery clichés”—that we use regularly, some because they serve us, and others because we are echoing the words of others. I’m learning that if I am to truly embrace the inclusivity of recovery that means so much to us here at
5 Easy Ways to Practice Gratitude Every Day
An attitude of gratitude can change your life, positively affecting relationships, sleep, healthy habits (like exercising more), and mood.
Wine Does NOT Solve Everything…
Sometimes my friends will suggest, “Have a glass of wine! Wine solves everything!” I beg to differ. Wine does not solve alcoholism.
Ask a Sober Mom: I Did Not Sober Up For This
I’m eighty days sober. When will my kids stop irritating the shit out of me? They are six and four, and I have a hard time dealing with them. I didn’t sober up for this!
6 Ways to Manage Pain Without Drinking
Once the post-concussion syndrome healed, I had a way to manage my remaining pain: alcohol.
20 Things I Love About Living Sober
For me, living sober has given me space to leave behind things that were holding me back, and move faster towards things I want.
I Don’t Like Being A Mom and That’s OK
I do all the things good mothers do; I feed, bathe and dress them, brush their teeth, and love them deeply. But I don’t like being a mom.
Embracing the Language of My Recovery
The language of addiction and recovery continues to evolve. We each need to take ownership of our own story and the words that power it.