Is Quitting Drinking Hard? Yes—But Drinking Is Harder

Is Quitting Drinking Hard? Yes—But Drinking Is Harder When faced with the question, "Is quitting drinking hard?" the honest answer is—yes, it can be. But if you have a problematic relationship with...

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Goodbye Alcohol: A Breakup Letter | Alcohol and You

Goodbye Alcohol: A Breakup Letter | Alcohol and You

Good-bye alcohol. It's just time to let you go. You've been a loyal friend for all these years, but our relationship is getting way too toxic. You were awesome in the beginning, steady in the middle, and unpredictable towards the end. But damn, in the last 8 months,...

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Time To Take Charge

Time To Take Charge

As much as we learn “Let Go” in recovery we must learn to grab a hold of life by the,..well...grab life by the horns I guess. That’s what I’m focused on today - The Right Now-ness of Life. There have been plenty of days where I just la-de-da’d my way through “wearing...

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Six Days Straight

Six Days Straight

  During Paul’s Recovery Elevator podcast interviews, he often asks about our first 24, 36 or 48 hours of sobriety. Where were we? How did was pass time? Did we experience detoxification in a safe environment, or did we survive on our own root desire and...

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Struck Drunk – The Myth

Struck Drunk – The Myth

*Alcoholics Anonymous works for me. The fellowship and my personal program, are what has kept me sober for nearly 10 months. I have a “home group” and attend a daily meeting, or sometimes two meetings per day. Recently, I stepped out of my comfort zone and attended a...

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The Bottom Floor

The Bottom Floor

To reach the lowest or worst point of something; to descend to the lowest point possible, after which only an increase is possible; to reach a level that is as low as it will be.  Hitting bottom is as personal and individual as the God we pray to, or the spirituality...

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