By Christen McKey A Letter to My Kids During Alcohol Awareness Month
I made a promise to someone years ago. It was a verbal plea mixed with tears and desperation, back in…
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By Camilla Richardson Sobriety Is a Battle Worth Fighting
Eleven years. It’s a strange number. Lucky perhaps? I don’t believe much in luck unless I’m in a superstitious mood.…
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By Courtney Devich Why I Put Down the Bottle for Good
“Would you like a drink?” “No, thank you though,” I usually reply. Sometimes I’ll throw in a, “No, I don’t…
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“I Can’t Do This Anymore,” He Said—Then Everything Changed
The questions are very much valid. Did I know when I married him? Did I know when we struggled with…
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By Karen Johnson The One Where All Our Hearts Got Broken
This one hurts. We want to believe he’s just on a trip—maybe to 15 Yemen Road, Yemen—but he’s not. Matthew…
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By Trish Broome I Was Charged with a DUI and It Changed Everything
The random times my father called me throughout my life, I could always tell when he had been drinking. He…
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By Kimberly Kearns I Always Had an Excuse for My Excessive Drinking
I remember the first time my husband sat me down and looked me in the eye and told me he…
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By Jackie Boeheim There Once Was a Man Overcome By Addiction and Transformed By Love
She was everything. She was exactly what he needed. A loving woman of Christ, who cherished the man in front…
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By Hannah Bentley-Keeven I’ll Answer My Child’s Hard Questions About Alcoholism
She was asking me questions about drinking “a glass of just alcohol” on the way home from gymnastics practice. It…
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By Celeste Yvonne Jessica Simpson Shares Vulnerable Post About Her Journey To Sobriety
Last week Jessica Simpson posted a nearly unrecognizable picture of herself in honor of her milestone marking four years sober.…
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Dear Chrissy Teigen, Thank You For Speaking Out About Getting Sober
Chrissy Teigen is sober. If you have been on mainstream media, you probably know this already as it’s been covered…
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By Melissa Neeb Dear Husband: I Love You, But Please Don’t Ever Drink Again
Right now you are curled up behind me like a cuddly question mark. Your body heat is more than enough…
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