The Joy of Waking up Sober
12 min readFeb 14, 2023
A 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. Because he can’t tell the time, my dog thinks it is time to begin the day and jumps up and down excitedly on my head.
Despite the early hour, I don’t care because I am waking up sober and it’s lovely. This will be sober morning number 1783…