Published inInvisible Illness·May 11Member-onlyDealing With the Pain of My Son’s SuicideHow being sober is helping me through — By rights I shouldn’t be writing this, no parent should ever have to go through what my husband and I are experiencing. I remember the village mayor repeating that over and over when he stood in our living room and delivered the devastating news that Joshua, our eldest son had…Suicide16 min readSuicide16 min read
Mar 2Member-onlyNo Social Media For A YearHow my life has changed, how I have changed I am a life and sobriety coach. I help people quit things in a way that feels good. I have quit many things including, of course, alcohol, cigarettes, dying my hair, wearing makeup, and most recently — social media. I first…Social Media9 min readSocial Media9 min read
Feb 22Shame, Shame, Shame6399Daisy BuchananThank you for sharing such a personal story and written so beautifully.Thank you for sharing such a personal story and written so beautifully. I loved the part you wrote about being made of magic and being tricked. and I agree, there is everything wrong with alcohol yet we are the ones somehow blamed for not being able to 'handle' this addictive substance. I quit five years ago and while I have gone through some really difficult times since quitting, it's nothing compared to the shame and horror of the drinking days. I do feel like I have my magic back. I am back.1 min read1 min read
Feb 14Member-onlyThe Joy of Waking up SoberA Morning Routine For Sobriety It’s 4 am, and I’m awake. My teenage son is coughing in the room next door and my husband has just got up to make tea. …Sobriety12 min readSobriety12 min read
Published inInvisible Illness·Feb 3, 2020Member-onlyHow I am Dealing with My Mom Guilt From Past DrinkingIt is almost two years since I had my last drink. …Addiction8 min readAddiction8 min read
Jul 3, 2019Member-onlyI was Ashamed to Stop Drinking for Fear of StigmaWhy the opinions of other people kept me stuck When I stopped drinking over a year ago, I didn’t tell anybody except my husband who also stopped drinking at the same time, and of course I explained to our kids that we were having a break from beer, that’s it…Addiction6 min readAddiction6 min read
Jun 27, 2019Member-onlyI Quit Drinking So Why Can’t I Quit Smoking?Over a year into sobriety and I’m still struggling with nicotine addiction — The title of this piece says it all really, I know that unlike quitting alcohol, my mindset just isn’t right yet. But why I wonder? I am going through a phase at the moment which is very similar to the final weeks of my drinking days. …Smoking7 min readSmoking7 min read
Published inInvisible Illness·Jun 10, 2019Member-onlyI Took Päntsdrunk To The Extreme As A Stay At Home Mum And A Stay At Home DrinkerThe thought of surviving in my own home without alcohol terrified me — after all what else was I supposed to do? Working from home and being a stay at home Mum is what allowed my drinking to get out of control. I was, after all, free from the judgement…Alcohol9 min readAlcohol9 min read
Jun 1, 2019Member-onlyWhat I Don’t Miss About DrinkingThe Joy Of No Hangovers Is Just The Start — When I realized that I had to quit drinking I had the same thoughts and feelings as we all do, whether we want to stop completely or just cut down it is easy to focus on what we believe the positives of alcohol to be. We then get really cold…Alcohol10 min readAlcohol10 min read
May 22, 2019Member-onlyDealing With the Emotional Rollercoaster That Comes with SobrietyHow to Cope When Soothing Yourself with Alcohol is no Longer an Option — I am an introvert, I spend a lot of time in my head and yes, I do have full on conversations with myself too. Thankfully though since quitting drinking over a year ago, my mind is no longer a crazy battlefield, the conversations are no longer fraught with negative self…Meditation4 min readMeditation4 min read