12 Questions to Ask Yourself About Your Relationship with Alcohol
If you drink, it's important to figure out whether your relationship with alcohol and reasons for drinking are healthy or toxic. Read on for 12 questions that will help you reflect on how alcohol affects your life.
4 Lessons I Learned During The Most Transformative Year of My Life
These past 12 months have been a year of struggle, loneliness, and defeat. But above all that, it's been a year of transformation, happiness, and triumph. It's amazing how much can change in just one year. Read on for a few major lessons I've learned along the way.
My First Relapse: What Happened, How I Recovered, and How to Support A Friend Who's Relapsed
After 35 days of sobriety, two beers at a brewery turned into chugging a bottle of vodka secretly in my room while my friends ordered pizza downstairs. Read on for the story of my first relapse, how I recovered from it, and a few ways to support a friend who's relapsed...
Everything I Drink Now That I Don't Drink
Now that I've cut out alcohol, drinking plain water everyday got really old really fast. These past few months, I've had more time to discover new and exciting beverages that I enjoy and that are good for me! Read on to discover everything I drink now that I don't drink.
Hiding in Plain Sight: Michael Hansen's Story
After concluding that he could never be happy, Michael (24) turned to alcohol and drugs to feel whole. Entering college and experiencing fraternity culture allowed him to hide his addictions in plain sight. He became depressed, anxious, and suicidal. Michael was finally able to ask for help, and is now 2 years sober and free of the abuse. But this freedom did not come without hardship. Read on for Michael's story that is nothing but raw, real, and honest...
How to Stop Chasing Perfection and Start Living Your Best Life
I've always felt that I could not start living my best life until I reached my own unrealistic standards of perfection. I would think, "Once I look a certain way, then I can start living my best life" or "Once I graduate and move out, then I can start living my best life". Well, guess what? Our lives will never be perfect no matter how hard we try, so stop waiting and start living! Follow this journal prompt to start living your best life today!
How I Quit Drinking in College
In an enviroment known for binge drinking and keg stands, is it possible to quit drinking? Hell yeah, it is! Once you make this decision for yourself, it can be overwhelming to think about where to go from there. Read on for some of the most important things you can do to help you quit drinking in college.
5 Tips to Not Hate Your First Sober Event
My first sober experience out with friends was awful. But luckily, I've made these mistakes so that you don't have to! Read on for 5 tips on how to have a great time at your first sober event...
Finding the Fun in Sobriety
At the start of my sobriety, I hated the idea of falling under the stigma that being sober meant that you were "boring" or "unhappy". I wanted so badly to prove to my friends that I could go to all the same events that I used to. This didn't turn out so well for me...Read on to discover how I’ve found ways to have fun now that I’m sober!
The Journal Exercise That Convinced Me to Quit Drinking (It Could Help Change Your Life, Too!)
I neglected journaling for a long time but now, it is something that I cannot live without! A few months back, I found this journal 'exercise' through one of my favorite podcasts. By the time I was done with it, I was convinced to stop drinking. Read on to see how this journal exercise could help change your life too!
30 Things I Have Noticed in 30 Days of Sobriety
A few days ago, I hit my 'one month of sobriety' milestone. In honor of this accomplishment, I thought I'd share 30 things I have noticed and learned in these 30 days of sobriety, both the good and the bad.
Getting Sober in College: My Story
If you told me a year ago that I would choose to quit drinking the same year that I turned "twenty-fun", I would of laughed in your face. And yet, here I am, living in an alcohol-fueled college town, and I'm almost four months sober. Read on for my full story...
Why I Can't Have "Just One" Drink
I once saw a quote that read, "Real growth starts when you're tired of your own shit" and I FELT THAT IN MY SOUL. After years of "just one drink" turning into blacked-out benders, I WAS TIRED and knew something had to change. Read on to see why "just one" drink will never be an option for me...