Alcohol, the real reason I lost my nursing license.
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4M ago
Today’s blog entry is from Paulette Vantrease, who has been a member of Café RE since July 2023.  Paulette has been alcohol free since March 22, 2023 and is active within her Café RE OG community.   "I blamed covid for leaving nursing, but alcohol addiction forced me ..read more
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The Importance of Validation and Self-Compassion in Recovery
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5M ago
Today’s blog entry is from Amanda McLean, who has been a member of Café RE since November 2019.  Amanda has been alcohol free since March 26, 2019 and is very active within her Café RE GO community.   “Another day one, I’m such a loser.” “I’ve ruined everything ..read more
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What Recovery Pathway is Right for Me?
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7M ago
  In our Dry January course, REstore, Paul teaches a class covering the different recovery modalities.  The good news is that In 2023, there are more ways to ditch the booze than ever before. Even just 10 years ago recovery took place in church basements with bad ..read more
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Benefits of Service in Recovery
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9M ago
Recovery Elevator is excited to offer a new type of blog experience to our readers!  We are reaching out to our Café RE members and giving those that are interested the opportunity to be guest bloggers for our site.  Think of it as a podcast interview in written ..read more
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A Message to Big Alcohol
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1y ago
406 episodes of the Recovery Elevator Podcast were released before there was an intro with the main message being addressed to Big Alcohol.  Why do you think that is?  That’s a lot of Mondays to not tell Big Alcohol what we think, (or where to stick it ?).  Why wasn’t ..read more
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BYO Mocktail: Tamarind Agua Fresca
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1y ago
At this point it sounds cliche, 2022 has been an a$$ kicker of a year. I'm very tired, but I'm also very sober, still. Sober because I was lucky enough to have built a large toolbox which I relied on a lot this year. When I tell you that I used ever single tool in ..read more
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BYO Mocktail: Pineapple Basil Lemonade
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1y ago
One of the scariest questions I had during my path to sobriety was: How will I celebrate ANYTHING? How will I toast at my wedding?Am I allowed to celebrate anymore ever?!    I was married for the first time in 2005, I was young, figuring out my career and ..read more
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BYO Mocktail- Keeping a Gingerly Tempo (AF)
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1y ago
The other day I was texting with a longtime friend, just the usual, sometimes nonsensical, back and forth of friends who have a solid foundation. While she was catching me up on her husband and son, she mentioned that her son’s favorite mocktail right now is a Don ..read more
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BYO Mocktail: St. Patrick’s Day-Rita
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2y ago
Normally I post my mocktail around the 15th of the month, but this month I delayed my post for 2 days so we could talk about St. Patrick's Day... Ready?! Let's go!  When alcohol is a central focus in your life, every day can be seen as a day to drink! For me ..read more
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BYO Mocktail: The No Regrets (AF)
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2y ago
Happy 2022! I hope everyone survived the end of 2021 with at least a smile on their face. Growing up, my grandfather owned a liquor store. It was a family run business, my uncles all worked there as kids and my one uncle worked there his whole life. They raised their ..read more
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