We all know it can be particularly tough this time of year, you got this though. Holidays can either be a hit or miss in sobriety. Enjoy living presently this holiday season, no need to dive into drowning emotions and feelings. No one wants that after Christmas regret, no one wants to start the new year feeling sick. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you ever need anything

Hi everyone! Hope y'all are having a great week! Just wanted to put out a little check in while I finish up some work things this week. Should have some consistent stuff coming next week provided life works out!

Hey everyone, I've been absent for a bit due to personal things. Will be back soon. Sorry for the delay.

We all know the holidays can be a rough part of the year, especially in sobriety. Over the next week or so I'll be primarily discussing holiday gloom and how to deal with it. Personally, holidays aren't quite as bad as say, a random Tuesday, but for a lot of people they're a pain. If you have trouble around the holidays feel free to say what your biggest issue is, and if you don't, feel free to say why it's not a big deal. For me it isn't a big deal because I drank every single moment of every single day so holidays weren't a big occasion or anything. I'd black out at 3pm on Thursday so I just pile holidays into the weekly routine.

Honesty with yourself through sobriety is important, and the biggest thing you need to know is that you most likely didn't lead an "exciting" life so much as you lead a noisy life dressed up as excitement. Being sober doesn't stop the fun in its tracks, it makes you feel who you are as a person and embrace your true emotions. One of my favorite things about my journey through sobriety has been that it forced me to find things I actually, genuinely enjoy. Not drinking my feelings and life away has forced me to actually show up to my life. Here's an example: I've always loved the outdoors, I grew up hiking and camping and generally just being outside. As my alcohol problem got worse I still wanted to do these things, and that's how my "hiking" turned into me getting drunk outside somewhere. If your life seems boring now, that isn't a sobriety issue - that's a rebuilding phase and it takes a lot of patience. You're learning who you really are and who you used to be without some dark cloud blocking it. Give it time, sometimes it feels quiet and boring and lonely but those are the best times for reflection and silence. Don't get down, you got this.