Personal Essays

Getting & Staying Sober During the Holidays

When You’re Done, You’re Done

Dec 23 •

Kristen Crocker

Redefining Sobriety: Staying Steady & Ready for the Next Right Thing

How to get back on track after a relapse or slip

Dec 16 •

Jo Christian (they/them)

From Dying of Thirst to Flourishing in Sobriety

Finding hope, healing, and renewal through the small but powerful lessons of everyday life

Dec 9 •

Michelle Neeling

Reclaiming Fun & Rediscovering Joy in Sobriety

How Adele’s “I Drink Wine” helped me unearth my inner child and embrace life without alcohol

Dec 4 •

Margaret🌹Keane

My Breakup Letter to Booze

I bid you farewell. I’m taking my life back.

Nov 25

Sobriety, Creativity & The Artist’s Way

How the 12-week workbook became the foundation for my sobriety and artistic renewal

Nov 20 •

Sobriety, Self-Care & Compassionate Parenting

“My sobriety, how I take care of myself, and how I parent my son are all interlinked, and they all share the same foundations.”

Nov 13 •

One Day at a Time: My Journey from Addiction to Spiritual Awakening

Through faith, resilience, and the support of loved ones, I transformed my life and found my true self.

Nov 11 •

Chrispin O Oguna

Prayer Is the Meditation

Exploring the 11th Step from a Christian perspective

Oct 23 •

I didn’t plan on getting sober. All I knew was that I couldn’t stop smoking weed.

Want to hear Paulina read this essay?

Oct 16 •

How Sobriety Led Me Back to Spirituality

I learned to fear God and my sexuality in church basements. In recovery, everything changed.

Oct 7

I Hadn’t Realized Chemo Felt so Much Like a Hangover

On quality of life and socializing sober

Sep 30 •

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