Personal Essays

Learning to Open and Close the Curtains

Time on meth is very different from time with no meth.

Feb 18 • Summer of Men

Raising Teenagers When You Know What Alcohol Can Take

A sober parent’s reflections on prevention, pressure, and choice

Jan 26 • Kimberly Kearns

How I Got Through the Early Days of Sobriety

The choices, changes, and grace that saved me

Jan 7 • Kristen Crocker

(Trans)formed Recovery

Slipping and falling deeper into grace

Dec 22, 2025 • Jo Christian (they/them)

The Grace of Breaking a Chain

Transforming years of searching, loss, and reflection into a different kind of inheritance

Nov 10, 2025 • Cecily Mak

A Sober Halloween, and Everything After

Celebrating sober, one holiday at a time

Oct 27, 2025 • Kristen Crocker

Not Every Sober Day Has to Be the Best Day Ever

Some days, you just get the job done

Oct 20, 2025 • Kristen Crocker

Rock Bottom Wasn’t the Night My Wife Died

My strength showed up the day I stopped running from pain and faced it.

Oct 6, 2025 • Jason MacKenzie

Sober Tears Hit Hard

I wasn’t prepared for this level of clarity.

Sep 15, 2025 • Andy Spears

Reaching Out Saved My Life

As a person who instinctually isolates, I’ve now learned that I can’t do this alone.

Sep 10, 2025 • PD Hurt

Learning to Show Up for Myself in Sobriety

When I’m frazzled beyond all reasonable frazzling, here’s what I do.

Aug 27, 2025 • Kristen Crocker

3 Ways Sobriety Changed Me as a Parent

Sobriety is part of my mommy magic.

Aug 11, 2025 • Sydney Allen

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