Laura McKowen
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Hi, I'm Laura. I write a lot about addiction, sobriety, relationships, midlife, mothering, and change. My blog here has many years' worth of posts chronicling my years getting sober and learning how to live but I don't post there often anymore.
Laura McKowen
1y ago
We’ve all heard about fight, flight, freeze as fear/trauma responses. But fawn is said to be the fourth and lesser-known “F”, coined by therapist Pete Walker ..read more
Laura McKowen
1y ago
I've had an epic battle with social media for years. Recently, I left it for good, but then found myself back on. Here's what I learned ..read more
Laura McKowen
1y ago
In March, 2022, Laura led a conversation on addiction at South by Southwest in Austin with Jason Isbell, Wes Hurt, and Jan Rader. Watch the full session ..read more
Laura McKowen
1y ago
Once I realized and came to actually see that my sobriety was the absolute best part about me, everything changed. I didn't make a point to scream at potential dates that I was sober, but I didn't hide it in any way, either. I checked the sober box on dating apps, but I also offered the info freely in conversation elsewhere, when it made sense, and it almost always came up pretty quickly ..read more