Sober Link-Up – March

A monthly roundup from the alcohol-free Substack community

Welcome! This is our monthly roundup of reads and resources from the alcohol-free Substack community.

We publish twice-weekly posts at Sober App Substack and welcome new and returning contributors. Reach out for submission guidelines.

Now, on to the links. Below, you’ll find reflections on how identity and cravings shift after giving up alcohol, including insights from early recovery as well as long-term sobriety. You’ll also find glimpses of lives lived more simply, and others that open into adventure and travel. There are stories of learning how to be in relationships again, how to connect without drinking, and how to remember your life as you’re living it. These voices reflect the many ways to recover and create a full, vibrant life in sobriety.

Join the conversation by sharing your favorite alcohol-free writers and resources in the comments. If you’re sober, feel free to include a link to your own publication or website—we celebrate all paths to getting and staying alcohol free.

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Stretching into something different

• I Would Have Died for Them, Jennifer Bridgman

• A Glass Half Empty: Leaving My Most Abusive Relationship, Heidi Mills

• How I created a life I didn’t want to escape from, Ellie Nova

Milestones & the journey

• Notes on an Early Spring and Recovery Work, Jo Christian (they/them)

• The Last Craving For Alcohol I Ever Had, Christy Osborne

• Heesun’s Table #27: 3 Months Sober, heesun

• 6 things for 6 years of sobriety, Kaitlyn Ramsay

Finding our way, with others

• How I found a day I could keep, Kimberly Kearns

• How to People (When You’re a Sober Introvert), Elizabeth Jannuzzi

• Before I Say Yes, Jessica Dueñas

• Let Them Be Confused, Helena Shannon

• The Myth of #makingmemories When Alcohol’s Involved, Louisa Evans - Beyond Sobriety

• Walking 500 Miles, One Step at a Time, The Sober Vagabond

Tender notes from the path

• What’s In My Bag: Rehab Edition, Little Edits Atelier

• ‘Are We There Yet?’ Chris Kavanaugh

• Dear Rehab Shane, We Made It, Shane Willbanks

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Dr. Dana Leigh Lyons, DTCM is a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine offering heart-sourced guidance on body-mind-spirit wellness. She manages Sober App Substack and writes PERFECT HUNGER™, a newsletter devoted to living a more beautiful, nourishing life.

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