Going to rehab is an emotional experience. Fortunately, most of us have the same emotional roller coaster ride. Whether you’re curious about how you will feel during rehab, or you want to remember how you felt when attending rehab, this blog post is for you. Join us in laughing at ourselves. Because, what is sobriety if we can’t laugh at ourselves?
This blog post was brought to you by Becky Henderson, Transformation Coach, Licensed Professional Counselor, Writer, and Speaker
I’ve worked with thousands of clients over the years. I have one right now experiencing extreme anxiety and fear on a daily basis. In one session recently she threw up her arms and yelled, “What’s wrong with me?!!” I looked at her and said, “Nothing is wrong with you. Everything is operating according to its design. Yes, something is going on, but the pain you’re in is just the symptom, the effect; the pain is a perfect messenger. Your body, heart and spirit are trying to get your attention. If you listen, you’ll start noticing what it is that needs to be addressed. Stop fighting the signal and you’ll get to the source.” Consider that pain is the “Check Engine” light of our lives.
Christmas Eve, Christmas, and New Years are often triggers for addicts and alcoholics.
There’s something about the pressure of family expectations, the awkward conversations with family members you speak to only once a year, and the general frustrations of securing the perfect presents for everyone on your list.
Or, maybe you just hold some deep resentments from holidays past, and you prefer to eliminate all holidays from the calendar year.
Whichever your reason, packing your toolbox full of helpful relapse preventions tools will guarantee you an easier, more carefree season.
The benefits of having humility have become clearer to me lately, particularly as my life as a sober woman has grown and my relationships with others have multiplied. With a couple years of sobriety, I now have a full-time job and am heavily involved in a 12 step fellowship, which has led to a lot of interactions with new people with a range of personalities. For me, this leads to confusing interactions, obsessing about what to say and not say, and repeated opportunities for keeping my side of the street clean. How do I proceed through the day without feeling uncomfortable or needing to apologize? After many mistakes and missteps, it seems having humility in all my interactions is ultimately the answer.
The winter months are brimming with sales, ‘special offers’, and highly targeted marketing advertisements on practically every platform imaginable.
The pressure to succumb to your shopping addiction and spend money you don’t have may increase exponentially throughout the holiday season as you pass signs of ‘50% off’ and ‘Two for One,’ in the windows of every brick-and-mortar shop.
If you find that your eye starts twitching when you receive a ‘Cyber Monday’ email today claiming ‘30% off sitewide,’ or you feel minor heart palpitations at the thought of Christmas shopping, then you might need to take some time for the duration of this article to let yourself breathe and regroup.
We’re here to tell you that despite what your friends, family, or TV ads might tell you, you don’t need to participate in Holiday sales. There are ways to manage your shopping addiction during the holiday season.
If this is your first major sober holiday, or if you have been sober for quite some time and you still cringe at the thought of a major holiday, keep reading this blog post.
If you find at the end of this blog post that you do not feel sufficiently prepared for Thanksgiving tomorrow, it is probably because you didn’t read our post: 4 Tips for a Sober Thanksgiving.
Of course, we saved the best for last when it comes to holiday sobriety. The most important tip to have a fantastic Thanksgiving this year is to keep your usual, day-to-day routine.
What are you going to do, today, to make it a good day? Take a minute and think about this…
Your perception is your reality. The attitude you choose to send out into the world, is the attitude that will be sent right back to you… Only ten-fold.
Here are 5 sobriety quotes that will start your day off efficiently and positively. Share these images with your friends on Facebook to inspire them to make today the best day ever.
It has come to our attention that the greatest sober app ever to be invented has recently been released to the public at the start of this month. The app is called Sober Grid, and it is the greatest sobriety tool ever to be created for the iPhone.
Here is why we think that Sober Grid is the best app ever, and why you should download it immediately.
Alas, August has arrived.
Some of you may only be contemplating the prospect of returning back to school, while many of you may actually start school in August… eek!
Fortunately, sobriety allows us to see our full potential; so, getting a stable 9 to 5 job, pursuing our life-long dream, or going back to school may be prominent prospects for the near future. Unfortunately, the thought of these new-found talents and motivation often surface emotions other than excitement… Emotions like fear.
Now, for the moment y’all have been waiting for, as curated from sober people in Orange County, here is Part 2 of fun things to do sober!
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