Sober App partners with BetterHelp offering a free month (4 sessions) of therapy to those who commit to going dry in January Sober has developed a fun challenge for those who restrain from alcohol or reduce their consumption in January through its free app. Users can create a team to invite their family, friends or…
Meet sober writers and connect in the comments! Welcome! As part of celebrating and growing the Sober App Substack community, this periodic feature showcases recent guest contributors. Check out their bios and publications below, find their guest posts on the homepage, and share your own sober publication or say hello in the comments. Jo Christian (they/them) is a…
Finding hope, healing, and renewal through the small but powerful lessons of everyday life. By: Michelle Neeling Note: I wrote this essay in response to a prompt during a writing workshop with Cheryl Strayed in October 2022. For a long time, I kept it close to my chest, unsure if it would be of any interest…
How Adele’s “I Drink Wine” helped me unearth my inner child and embrace life without alcohol In the third verse of “I Drink Wine,” Adele confides: “When I was a child, every single thing could blow my mind, soaking it all up for fun, but now I only soak up wine.” This line triggered something…
From making music in LA to practicing holistic medicine This series showcases personal stories of addiction recovery and sobriety. Today’s edition features Randal Lyons, a Doctor of Chinese Medicine and shamanic practitioner whose spiritual, integrative program of addiction recovery has been implemented in holistic clinics, premier treatment centers, and his private practice. You can access the online…
Tips, encouragement, and inspiration from our community! “What advice would you give someone who’s considering sobriety or is newly sober?” We ask this as part of the My Sobriety Story series, and I recently posed the same question on Notes (Substack’s social media platform, for those unfamiliar). The responses included practical tips, encouragement, inspiration, and heartfelt reminders…
I bid you farewell. I’m taking my life back. By Kirsten A. Miller My Dearest You, Lately, it feels like I’m caught in a battle with us. Honestly? This isn’t new. I’ve been wrestling with us for what feels like ages. I know this isn’t the best way to break up, but for now, it’s…
How the 12-week workbook became the foundation for my sobriety and artistic renewal When I was ten days sober, I led a cohort of 20 people through The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. That was in January 2022. Since then, the principles in The Artist’s Way have been foundational to my sobriety. When I first began planning to guide…
“Starting over gave me the chance to rebuild my life on my own terms, and I now reframe this reset as an advantage.” This series showcases personal stories of addiction recovery and sobriety. Today’s edition features Adam PT, an English sobriety advocate who draws on hard-won wisdom from rebuilding his life from the inside out…
“My sobriety, how I take care of myself, and how I parent my son are all interlinked, and they all share the same foundations.” On a warm summer’s day in 2017, I was walking along a quiet stretch of the River Thames with a group of friends. I was holding the hand of my friend’s…