This series showcases personal stories of addiction recovery and sobriety. Today’s edition is by Becky Handley, a writer and artist from the United Kingdom. Becky writes about sobriety and other topics from a place of honesty, reality, and truth. They’re also quite funny! Judge for yourself and find more of Becky’s writing at Becky Writes. When and…
In 2021, I untangled myself from alcohol. Prior to that, my dance with drinking had become a nightly tango. The steps were automatic, the choreography my own. Ice tumbling into my glass mere minutes after walking through the door was the only thing that helped me exhale. Just hearing the sound made my shoulders relax…
How to share your sobriety with friends, family & coworkers? When I got sober in 2020, keeping it a secret would’ve been easy. I was living alone. My city was in lockdown. There was no one around to notice I was no longer drinking. Heck, I didn’t even hit the fabled rock bottom! But I…
When we think of the word ‘alcoholic’ we might imagine a dramatic scene from a movie, like someone stumbling around, shouting, or causing an accident. Except, you can be an alcoholic and not follow any of the stereotypes. Understanding Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), which in the past was called alcoholism, is much more complex than…
People often think that having a few glasses of wine or a shot of liquor at night will help them fall asleep fast and sleep peacefully through the night. But the truth is that, even if you manage to nod off into dreamland, the chances of getting a good night’s sleep are slim. In reality,…
Like it or not, there comes a time when you have to acknowledge the party’s coming to an end. You’ve had a ton of fun, but now it’s time to shift your focus away from partying and toward the task at hand: sobering up.. How to Sober Up From Alcohol Fast Whether you couldn’t turn…