I used to say, “Treatment doesn’t work for me.” Not quietly. Not unsure. Confidently. I had been to therapy. I had told my story. I had unpacked childhood memories. I...
You’re disciplined. Focused. Reliable. You get things done. So when it comes to drinking—or any habit you’ve quietly started questioning—you assume the same rule applies: try harder. Cut back. Be...
You’re not spiraling. You’re not waking up in disaster mode. You’re just starting to notice a sentence that shows up more than you expected: “I deserve this.” A drink after...
You’ve already tried to stay calm. You’ve already tried to stay hopeful. And now you’re here again—reading about different therapy types, wondering which one might finally reach your child. As...
Early sobriety can feel lonelier than anyone warned you about. The chaos might be gone. The substances might be gone. But sometimes the heaviness is still there. The low mood....
There wasn’t a dramatic exit. No big speech. No slammed doors. You just stopped going. Maybe it was one missed day in your depression treatment program. Then another. Then the...
I used to think being young and struggling meant I was dramatic. Too sensitive. Too intense. Too much. If you’re young and sober — or trying to be — and...
I’ve sat across from artists, entrepreneurs, musicians, writers, and big-feeling humans who all share the same quiet fear: “If I regulate my emotions… will I lose what makes me me?”...
I didn’t relapse. I didn’t lose my job. I didn’t blow up a relationship. From the outside, I looked solid. But inside? Sobriety had started to feel flat. Predictable. Mechanical....
I wasn’t spiraling out of control. I was just tired of waking up and thinking, Why did I do that again? If you’re sober curious, you might not be in...
