by Liz | Nov 20, 2019 | Addict, Alcoholic, Boundaries in Sobriety, Clean Time, Long-Term Sobriety, Love, Recovering, Recovery, Relapse, Sober, Sobriety, Sponsee, Sponsor, Uncategorized
I just got off the phone with another friend who relapsed. I am crying. She is angry. Angry because she can no longer hide in her addiction? She’s been “busted”? People now know what...
by Liz | Sep 7, 2019 | Addict, Alcoholic, Anorexic, Clean Time, Long-Term Sobriety, Recovered, Recovering, Recovery, Sober, Sobriety
Are you sober? Recovered? Recovering? Clean? Abstinent? What’s the difference between these? Do you think these labels matter? I don’t. If you’ve read any of my previous stuff, you’ve probably noticed that I’m not hung up on labels. Other...
by Liz | Aug 22, 2019 | Addict, Alcoholic, Clean Time, Grieving, Long-Term Sobriety, Recovery, Sober and Grieving, Sobriety
Have you ever lost someone? A friendship? A pet? Were these losses the result of a death or a break-up? As it turns out…loss is loss. Grieving can come after many types of loss…not just death. Loss of a job, relationship, or even loss of an addiction is...
by Liz | Jun 18, 2019 | Addict, Alcoholic, Clean Time, Long-Term Sobriety, Recovery, Sober, Sobriety, Surviving, Things To Do
What do you do now that you’re sober?!?! How does anyone have fun? Socialize? Interact with…LIFE? I always had one addiction or another working at all times. If it wasn’t my anorexia, it was my love addiction. If it wasn’t my love addiction,...