Tag: Recovering

Recently, I had the hardest time saying no to a social outing even though I wanted to. Up until the point where I eventually declined, I felt myself wavering, trying to reason with myself and justify my reasons with examples of why I felt like I couldn’t go. Did this process make it easier ...

There comes a time to the sober-curious when we turn sober-serious. Most times it’s easier to survive the day and get to the next drink, which is why it’s so hard to quit. Sometimes it takes many attempts at sobriety. I had many failures and many mornings spent soul-searching about wh...

Perfectionism is a pain in the Gluteus Maximus. The reason is that perfectionists obsess unnecessarily about the details of a decision sweat the uncertainties of the situation sometimes miss deadlines turn themselves into emotional pretzels kill themselves with worry. Here are ...

There comes a time to the sober-curious when we turn sober-serious. Most times it’s easier to survive the day and get to the next drink, which is why it’s so hard to quit. Sometimes it takes many attempts at sobriety. I had many failures and many mornings spent soul-searching about wh...

Everyone knows a recovering addict. I know several. Some are friends and some are family members. I do my best to support all of them — to be there for them — but I’m always just winging it. That’s why I wanted to speak with Travis Thompson. Thompson is a...

Sometimes the personal GPS is not working right. Sometimes you have to take a U-turn, Sometimes one U-turn is not enough. In the next 1.5K words, there will be many twists and turns as I explore honesty and lies in everyday conversations with you. Let me start with a few disclaimers and an introd...