by Liz | Aug 19, 2020 | 12 Steps, Gratitude, Grieving, Long-Term Sobriety, Love, Mom, Mother, My First Sponsor, Recovery, Relationships, Sponsee, Sponsor, Women
This post is dedicated to Kate…my first Sponsor. In case you don’t know what a Sponsor is (and yes, I mean to capitalize the term), a Sponsor is a person that acts as a mentor or guide through the 12 Steps of any Anonymous program of recovery...
by Liz | Apr 7, 2020 | Addict, Alcoholic, but Sober Doesn't, Clean Time, Gratitude, Long-Term Sobriety, Love, Marriage, Online Meetings, Recovery, Relationships, Right Now May Suck, Scared, Sober, Sobriety, Surviving, Things To Do, Uncategorized
Does this Coronavirus quarantine suck for you? You get to say no. Really! Some people LOVE it. I know several people that are on a paid vacation right now. I also know people who are HAPPY to be working instead of stuck at home with nowhere to go. And I’m...
by Liz | Sep 17, 2018 | Conventions, Groups, It's a She Thang, Meetings, Online Meetings, Recovery, Women
I just returned from the 19th Annual “It’s a She Thang” convention in Seaside, Oregon yesterday. The ladies who organized the event did an amazing job, as usual! Great decorations, great speakers, and 500+ women with varying “ages” of...
by Liz | Sep 10, 2018 | Asking Why, Don't Ask Why, Gratitude, Guilt, Recovery, Sober, Sobriety, Surviving, Survivor's Guilt, Why
Why Mac Miller? Why Michael Jackson? Why my brother? My classmate in first grade, and 5th grade, and friend at 22? Why the countless people inside and outside the rooms of recovery? Why the kid who is shot next to the kid in the classroom by the kid who got his hands...
by Liz | Sep 3, 2018 | Gratitude, Long-Term Sobriety, People Pleaser
Hi. I’m Liz. And I’m a People Pleaser. Hi Liz. Says NO ONE! Because, as far as I know, there aren’t any meetings for People Pleasers. Am I wrong? If so, please write something in the Comment box below. You would think being a People Pleaser would be...
