Category: Journal

12.29.25 I survived Christmas! And not in the dramatic, barely holding it together way, actually sober, present, and awake. In 2024, I was fresh out of rehab and still relearning how to function in the real world, so I count this as my first real sober holiday season. I didn’t die and I didn’t implode. Read more

12.21.25 “How are you?” I always answer that one on autopilot. Great. Good. Doing well. Tonight, sitting in a meeting, I stopped and asked myself if that’s true. Am I okay? And if I’m not—am I okay with that? Can I sit in the discomfort without trying to outrun it, fix it, explain it, or Read more

12.14.25 Good morning, all you beautiful people! I’ve been looking forward to writing all week. It feels good to be excited about it again. Last Monday I chaired my first 8 PM meeting and picked emotional sobriety as the topic in case no one else had one. This week my sponsor and I finished Acceptance Read more

12.06.25 Hi Mom, kidding, I know there are a few other people who will read this. Switching posting from daily to weekly has been an adjustment. Not writing here every day felt off at first, like I’d forgotten to do something important, but the space has been good for me. The daily check-ins had started Read more