The Recovery Elevator Blog
What is Sober?
What is sober? What is sobriety? Can we define this? Let’s try! Sober. First off this word can be exchanged with AF, Alcohol-free, whatever. But what is sober? When we say sober, at least for this blog, we are referring to alcohol. ...
BYO Mocktail- Keeping a Gingerly Tempo (AF)
The other day I was texting with a longtime friend, just the usual, sometimes nonsensical, back and forth of friends who have a solid foundation. While she was catching me up on her husband and son, she mentioned that her son’s favorite mocktail right now is a Don...
BYO Mocktail: St. Patrick’s Day-Rita
Normally I post my mocktail around the 15th of the month, but this month I delayed my post for 2 days so we could talk about St. Patrick's Day... Ready?! Let's go! When alcohol is a central focus in your life, every day can be seen as a day to drink! For me,...
BYO Mocktail: The No Regrets (AF)
Happy 2022! I hope everyone survived the end of 2021 with at least a smile on their face. Growing up, my grandfather owned a liquor store. It was a family run business, my uncles all worked there as kids and my one uncle worked there his whole life. They raised their...
5 MYTHS ABOUT SOBRIETY
Are you thinking about giving up alcohol? What is stopping you? Maybe you know that you have a problem with alcohol, that it is no longer serving you, it’s causing wreckage throughout your life…but the thought of quitting makes you nervous and scared?...
BYO Mocktail: The First Thanksgiving Sangria (AF)
Hello again all! We are starting that descent into the holiday season which can often cause anxiety for those of us in sobriety. No matter how much time you have there can be triggers everywhere that threaten to derail you.First up: Thanksgiving. For all my...
Staying Grounded in Recovery
What do you do when you get a craving? When you’re in that moment and your next move may decide whether you pick up a bottle, or not. And how do you feel when you’re in that moment? For example...I feel anxious, I feel panicky and I feel nervous. ...
Bring Your Own Mocktail – Alcohol-Free Dark & Stormy
Drinking alcohol for me wasn’t always bad. There are a lot of happy memories I have from when I was drinking. Fun adventures were had, friends were made and laughter was heard echoing through an afternoon. One of the bars my husband and I go to in the summer has a...
When Relapse is Part of Your Story
I saw the following quote about relapse on Instagram the other day. When I first read it I thought, ‘gross!’, and scrolled on. Throughout the day the quote kept coming back to me though...perhaps because I have 3 dogs that are often doing gross things. But the more...
Bring Your Own Mocktail – Alcohol-Free Tom Collins
This past weekend I had the chance to teach some mocktails for the Dry July Restore class hosted by Recovery Elevator. The Sunday classes are a little check in and are meant to be fun. And what’s more fun than making some NA drinks?! For the class we made 3 drinks and...
