I’m four years sober today. It never gets old for me. I’m amazed, with each day that passes, that I haven’t had a drop of alcohol. There were times this…
January, for better or worse, is the month when most of us strive to make changes. Whether that’s dissolving a bad habit or picking up a good one, resolving to…
People who KNOW ME know me know that I am not a holiday person. I hate it all: the shopping, the decorations, the holiday parties, the biblical fairytales, the white…
I was trying to think of a snappy title for my first blog post in nearly 18 months. Something like…’The Latest from The Greatest’ or ‘Guess What Shenanigans I’ve Been…
I had my last drink on September 2, 2019. Drinks*, actually. It was a wild Labor Day weekend. Too wild, because I woke up that morning looking quite literally like…
“Write drunk, edit sober.” – Peter De Vries This quote from De Vries’ 1964 novel Reuben, Reuben was my creative process during my drinking years. I’m dismantling this myth by…
A phrase that has become a part of the woo-woo lexicon is ‘I release what does not serve me.’ I’ve managed to do that in slow strides and unorthodox ways…
My sober journey has led so many people into my path, including the great team at Sober Press. After connecting with them on Instagram, it’s become clear that this collective…
If this year has taught us anything, it’s the importance of centering oneself. With political madness, black lives (evidently not) mattering, the advent of social distancing, and excessive Zoom meetings,…
On Labor Day 2019, I woke up to a face I didn’t recognize. My family and I were visiting my childhood home in Chicago for the holiday and, as parents…