Author: Ciana

7.8.25 Tonight marks eight months clean and sober—nights and weekends included. It’s not an official sobriety birthday, but it feels good to put another milestone behind me. At the women’s meeting, we read from The Family Afterwards chapter during book study. For the first time, I didn’t get upset reading it. Usually, this chapter stirs Read more

7.7.25 Expectations stood out to me when I read the Daily Reflection today. I have to ask myself—who do I think I am to demand things I think I deserve? Where does that entitlement come from? My actions are what show what I truly deserve—not my words, not my justifications, not my wishes. It’s humbling Read more

7.6.25 Drinking alcohol had become a habit for nearly 30 years. I’ve read it only takes 21 days to break a habit. I, and so many other alcoholics, are living, breathing proof that is complete bullshit. Curious, I used my Ph.D. from Google and took a deeper dive into some research—not just about addiction habits, Read more

7.5.25 Lately, I’ve been noticing in the rooms that a lot of people are struggling with what basically sounds like normalcy in sobriety. When nothing is actively going wrong, our alcoholic minds start waiting for the other shoe to drop. It’s like we don’t know how to live without some level of chaos. When good Read more