I’m Not Ashamed to Be Mentally Ill
Kudos to me for no longer self-medicating and getting help, but nobody really needs to hear the details of my mental illness, right? Recovery is supposed to be a happy place.Read More →
Kudos to me for no longer self-medicating and getting help, but nobody really needs to hear the details of my mental illness, right? Recovery is supposed to be a happy place.Read More →
With or without a drink I am socially confused, anxious, and worried. With or without a drink I am a mom, wife, daughter. With or without, I am a woman who – like many before me – struggles. I struggle with my purpose. I have been sober for 3.75 years.Read More →
I have always been a really fearful person. I can’t even remember a time when my thoughts and actions were not dictated by the fear of other people. I learned very early that vulnerability is often confused with weakness, and protective walls were built brick by brick. If you didn’tRead More →
I watched my mother die shortly after Midnight on September 18, 2014. She was an alcoholic. She was also my best friend. She turned 65 while in the hospital, just four days before she died. I don’t remember a time in my life where alcohol wasn’t present; whether it wasRead More →
When I first started attending a 12-step program, I remember people saying that in order to stay sober, I had to change the person I brought in. I was told the way to do that was taking the 12 steps. I looked around the rooms, compared myself to others (mostlyRead More →
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