Sobriety, Serenity, and Life on Life's Terms
It was really exciting to be invited as a guest on the recovery-based podcast, Bright Lights & Dark Delusions. During the episode, I had the opportunity to talk about infertility in sobriety and generally dealing with life on life's terms in recovery. Take a listen, and if you're not a podcast person, I encourage you …
It was about 5am one morning in 2007. I had been binge drinking and topping that off with various pharmaceuticals for the past 48 hours. My supply of pills was gone, and the boos were starting to wear off. Those God-awful DTs had begun. As I lie on the floor sweating, the only thing I …
Continue reading What Does it Take for an Addict to Finally Hit Bottom?
I've spoken in the past about the "Big Duh" when it comes to asking yourself why your life is in constant turmoil. For me, the "Big Duh" was my alcoholism. Even in the midst of all of the numbing, boozing, and pills, I could see that my life would become tremendously more manageable if I …
I spent a large portion of my life feeling like something was missing. It was like I was literally a walking puzzle with all but one piece. No matter what I did, I never felt complete. In the beginning, you think it must be that something specific is missing. Something tangible. If I just find …
The first year of sobriety is a physical, emotional, and spiritual roller coaster. When I got sober in 2010, I knew that I was in for a ride. There were plenty of ups and downs, laughs and tears - but man, there is just nothing like finally picking up your one-year medallion! Here are 10 …
Continue reading 10 Things I Learned During My First Year of Sobriety
As my husband and I have begun the journey of adopting a child, I have taken it as an opportunity to grow my faith. Adoption is stressful, difficult, and nothing can be for certain. We both walk into it hopeful, but also scared of the uncertainty of it all. Because of that, I decided that …
Continue reading Keeping the Faith – Are You Wonderstruck by God?
December 7th, 2010 was the last time that any mood altering substance entered my body. Prior to that, I had been a slave to the disease of addiction since the age of 21. I took my first drink at the age of 13. I had no idea what the future held from that first drink …
Continue reading How I Got Through the First 90 Days of Sobriety
