I first read Untamed by Glennon Doyle Melton when it was released in 2020. I immediately read every other book of hers. The way she wove her sobriety into the bigger picture of her life spoke to me in so many ways.  In Untamed Glennon discusses what she calls “My One Thing.”And that would be […] The post Join Us in Discussing Untamed by Glennon Doyle appeared first on Boozemusings ..read more

Not so long ago, my life was full of “if onlys.” If only my life wasn’t such a mess. If only I had more money. If only I weren’t so lonely. If only I could find a better job. If only, if only, if only. The biggest “if only” of all was, “If only I […] The post Desperate to Quit Drinking… appeared first on Boozemusings ..read more

There is a quote that is shared often in online sober support groups ; and another that appears routinely is : If nothing Changes, nothing changes When you’re trying to stop drinking and stay sober, lasting change can be elusive. Nothing is worse than a consistent, continual, years-long hangover, yet people struggle to stop drinking […] The post Walk With Me Into Lasting Change appeared first on Boozemusings ..read more

In the online community that I host to help people reach their goals of stopping drinking or cutting down on alcohol, we have a theme every month to give the year some structure. A sober life can be a daunting thing to imagine. Most people who are new to living life alcohol-free like to have […] The post How Sober Life Became Jubilant for Me appeared first on Boozemusings ..read more

I first read Johann Hari’s book Chasing the Scream, in September 2016. I was 18 months sober and working with my orchestra on a cruise ship. While my colleagues were all enthusiastically enjoying the all-you-can-drink hospitality I found refuge in the ship’s library. I had read a lot of what is often called “quit lit” in […] The post Join Us in Discussing the book Chasing the Scream by Johann Hari appeared first on Boozemusings ..read more

Sobriety blogs, and blogs in general, have evolved a lot since I read my first post on Unpickled back in 2015. In 2015 blogs were mostly personal. Blogs, and especially sobriety blogs, were an expression of an individual’s ideas or experience enthusiastically shared in this new wide open forum of the internet. Blogs had not […] The post Top Sobriety Blog Posts to Help You Stop Drinking and Stay Alcohol-Free appeared first on Boozemusings ..read more

ALCOHOL IS A DRUG Alcohol is not a wonderful magic potion. It’s just a drug. I would love to get the word out; to undo the misinformation and the manipulation by alcohol advertising which creates false expectations of how “good” alcohol will make you feel and how it’s “just what you need”, because “you worked […] The post Alcohol is…An Alcohol Awareness Month Public Service Announcement appeared first on Boozemusings ..read more

April is alcohol-awareness month and I would like to invite you to join me in celebrating awareness with an alcohol-free month. I’ve had a long and colorful relationship with alcohol but I’m now happily retired from my illustious drinking career and that is worthy of celebration. My first taste of alcohol was during my senior […] The post Embrace the Adventure of Living Life FREE ! appeared first on Boozemusings ..read more

These quick-relief actions give me a sense of control over my environment and give me an alternative to opening a beer ... #aprilisalcoholawarenessmonth #sobercurious #quitdrinkingapp #alcoholfree The post Early Sobriety Survival Skills appeared first on Boozemusings ..read more

When I first stopped drinking I recall endless questions and scenarios racing through my head : “What about Christmas? I can’t NOT drink?!” “My birthday is in a few months, maybe I’ll wait and start “sober” after?” “Crap, summer months: I drink A LOT, and with our hotel customers, what will happen? These people bring […] The post Feel Like You Can’t NOT Drink? appeared first on Boozemusings ..read more