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2023

January 2023

December 2022

Was it an Accident, Slip or a Relapse?

Estimated Read Time: 13 min

Stan 01/31/2023

Cliches & Fortune Cookie Sobriety

Estimated read time: 8 min

Nina 01/26/2023

Solutions to Life’s Problems Are Not in a Bottle

Estimated read time: 13 min

Stan 01/24/2023

Why Me?

Estimated read time: 8 min

Nina 01/19/2023

Don’t Give Up! Fight to Stay Sober!

Estimated read time: 10 min

Stan 01/17/2023

I am Not Anonymous!

Est. read time: 10 min

Nina 01/12/2023

A New Beginning

Estimated read time: 14 min

TGN 01/10/2023

The Thing About Dry January

Est. reading time: 7 min

Nina 01/05/2023

February 2023

Should We Be Counting Days in Sobriety?

Estimated read time: 11 min

Stan 02/28/2023

WILLPOWER VS WANTPOWER

Estimated Read Time: 9 min

Nina 02/23/2023

10 Tips for Your First 90 Days

Estimated read time: 14 min

Stan 02/21/2023

Terminally Unique

Estimated read time: 7 min

Nina 02/16/2023

Don’t Skip the Porch Meetings!

Estimated read time: 10 min

Stan 02/14/2023

Think Beyond the Buzz

Estimated read time: 10 min

Nina 02/09/2023

Kate’s Story

Estimated read time: 9 min

TGN 02/07/2023

Hoping Against Hope

Estimated read time: 6 min

Nina 02/02/2023

March 2023

Unpopular Opinion: Feelings Aren’t Facts!

Estimate read time: 8 min

Nina 03/30/2023

The Ugly Duckling Stage of Sobriety

Estimated Reading Time: 7 min

Stan 03/28/2023

Secrets Exposed: Sometimes Sobriety IS Boring!

Estimated read time: 7 min

Nina 03/23/2023

Make a Lost Drinking Spot Your Sober Vacation

Estimated Read Time: 7 min

Stan 03/21/2023

Sober Self-Care

Estimated Read Time: 13 min

Nina 03/16/2023

No Reservations Needed in Sobriety

Estimated Read Time: 7 min

Stan 03/13/2023

Do It Sober

Estimated Reading Time: 8 min

Nina 03/09/2023

Keeping it Green is Not Always Helpful

Estimated Read Time: 8 min

Stan 03/07/2023

How to Ride the Emotional Roller Coaster

Estimated Read Time: 12 min

Nina 03/02/2023

April 2023

10 Helpful Tips Before Going to Medical Detox (Part 1)

Estimated read time: 9 min

Nina 04/28/2023

When is the Right Time for Treatment?

Estimated Read Time: 10 min

Stan 04/25/2023

Making A Mess IS Making Progress

Estimated Read Time: 12 min

Nina 04/20/2023

Being ‘Outed’ in Recovery is No Big Deal

Estimated Read TIme: 12 min

Stan 04/18/2023

Managing Expectations in Sobriety

Estimated read time: 10 min

Nina 04/13/2023

Breaking the Obsession

Estimated read time: 9 min

Stan 04/11/2023

“Sober” is Not A Dirty Word

Estimated read time: 8 min

Nina 04/06/2023

Making Amends One Day at a Time

Estimated Read Time: 7 min

Stan 04/04/2023

May 2023

A Nutty Year, but I’m Grateful!

Estimated read time: 9 min

Stan 05/31/2023

Important Boundaries for Helping Others

Estimated Read Time: 9 min

Stan 05/26/2023

Sobriety, Trauma, and the Blame Game

Estimated read time: 11 min

Nina 05/24/2023

Unpacking Remorse and Regret in Recovery

Estimated read time: 8 min

Nina 05/19/2023

How to Prune Character Defects

Estimated Read Time: 9 min

Stan 05/17/2023

“WE”, Not Me

Estimated read time: 6 min

Nina 05/11/2023

How To Get Rich in Recovery

Estimated read time: 10 min

Stan 05/09/2023

10 Helpful Tips Before Going to Medical Detox (Part 2)

Estimated read time: 8 min

Nina 05/04/2023

How to Change the Things I Can

Estimated Read Time: 8 min

Stan 05/02/2023

June 2023

The Grateful Nuts are Greenland Bound!

Estimated Read Time: 4 min

Stan 06/28/2023

Refreshing a Stale Recovery is Simple

Estimated Read Time: 12 min

Stan 06/21/2023

A Modern Look at Dating in Early Recovery

Estimated Read Time: 11 min

Nina 06/16/2023

Don’t Get Lost Searching for Higher Powers

Estimated Read Time: 9 min

Stan 06/14/2023

In Recovery: Who and What We Are

Estimated read time: 9 min

Nina 06/09/2023

How to Find Unexpected Recovery Treasure

Estimated Read Time: 9 min

Stan 06/07/2023

These Grateful Nuts: A Year of Sober Blogging

Estimated read time: 5 min

Nina 06/02/2023

July 2023

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August 2023

Philosophy on Sobriety

Estimated read time: 10 min

Nina 08/30/2023

A Better Picture of Recovery

Estimated Read Time 11 min

Stan 08/23/2023

The Fearful and Faithless

Estimated Read TIme: 12 min

Nina 08/16/2023

Finding Serenity Surrounded by Icebergs

Estimated Read TIme: 10 min

Stan 08/09/2023

When Not to Say “No” in Sobriety

Estimated read time: 11 min

Nina 08/02/2023

September 2023

Take the Easier Softer Way

Estimated read time: 6 min

Nina 09/27/2023

How to Handle Anxiety in Early Recovery

Estimated Read Time: 10 min

Stan 09/20/2023

Living in the Solution

Estimated read time: 10min

Nina 09/13/2023

What Are You Waiting For? Recover Now!

Estimated Read Time: 6 min

Stan 09/06/2023

October 2023

The Unexpected Joy of Missing Out

Estimated read time: 6min

Nina 10/25/2023

Lifestyles of the Poor and Fame Adjacent

Estimated read time: 10 min

Stan 10/18/2023

Beer Goggles, Contact Lenses, and 20/20 Vision

Estimated read time: 14min

Nina 10/11/2023

Searching for Help in the Self-Checkout Line

Estimated read time: 11min

Stan 10/04/2023

November 2023

Rock Bottom? We All Got’em!

Estimated read time: 6min

Nina 11/22/2023

Don’t Wash Away Your Sober Thanksgiving

Estimated Read Time: 6 min

Stan 11/15/2023

Always Be Grateful for the Gift of Service

Estimated Read Time: 11 min

Stan 11/01/2023

December 2023

Celebrate Sobriety This Holiday Season!

Estimated Read Time: 7 min

Stan 12/13/2023

Still Sober and Not Hungover

Estimated read time: 6min

Nina 12/06/2023

Posts From 2022

May 2022

May 2022

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High Functioning At Rock Bottom

Estimated read time: 14 min The back of the room…...

Nina 05/31/2022

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Not A Home Appliance

Estimated read time: 5 min Those of us living with...

Nina 05/31/2022

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Living With A Grateful Heart

Estimated read time: 7 min I have heard and said...

Stan 05/31/2022

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What If I Am An Alcoholic?

Estimated read time: 8 min As my wife and other...

Stan 05/31/2022

June 2022

June 2022

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Beware of the Barbershop

Estimated read time: 6 min Today’s post is what I...

Nina 06/30/2022

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Don’t Get Fried At A Cookout

Estimated read time: 14 min Those who have survived early...

Stan 06/28/2022

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Woah! Easy There Slugger… Retire The Bat

Estimated read time: 4 min One of the most profound...

Nina 06/23/2022

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Getting R.I.D. of Special Treatment

Estimated read time: 10 min I have been sober for...

Stan 06/21/2022

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Being Constitutionally Incapable

Estimated read time: 10 min “Rarely have we seen a...

Nina 06/16/2022

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What “Earth People” Say, Might Kill You

Estimated read time: 9 min When I found out that...

Stan 06/13/2022

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Maid For Hire: No Experience Needed

Estimated read time: 21 min Knock knock…. HOUSEKEEPING! It’s 7am...

Nina 06/08/2022

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Chemical Free ≠ Not Sober

When I was in ninth grade, we were required to...

Stan 06/06/2022

July 2022

July 2022

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Black Listed By The Red Cross

Estimated read time: 13 min (Sigh) Yes… I was black...

Nina 07/28/2022

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Don’t Fear the “G” Word

Estimated read time: 12 min One of the most obvious...

Stan 07/26/2022

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Acceptance- When Dogs Bark…

Estimated read time: 12 min In A.A. there is a...

Nina 07/21/2022

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It’s Not About The Money

Estimated read time: 11 min While I was sitting in...

Stan 07/19/2022

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How Free Do You Want To Be?

Estimated read time: 7 min In my early days, hanging...

Nina 07/14/2022

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Sponsorship: It’s Kind of A Big Deal

Estimate read time: 8 min “You get drunk, yet?” Every...

Stan 07/12/2022

Voyage Jacksonville

We had the amazing opportunity to be interviewed by the...

TGN 07/07/2022

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The Dangers of Venn-Diagrams

Estimated read time: 9 min It’s dangerous to be different…...

Nina 07/07/2022

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What If I’m NOT An Alcoholic?

Estimated read time: 9 min After being medically detoxed so...

Stan 07/05/2022

August 2022

August 2022

The Baddest Alcoholic…

Estimated read time: 11 min

Stan 08/30/2022

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Living Life Sober: One Day At Time

Estimated read time: 7 min

Nina 08/25/2022

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Three Words Not in My Vocabulary: I Need Help

Estimated read time: 12 minutes In many ways, I am...

Stan 08/23/2022

An Alcoholic Walks Into An Irish Pub…

Estimated read time: 15 min

Nina 08/18/2022

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Which Came First The Chicken or the Egg?

Estimated read time: 12 min Which came first the mental...

Stan 08/16/2022

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Gardens & Watering Cans

Estimated read time: 9 min You can’t give away what...

Nina 08/11/2022

White Chip Wonder

Estimated read time: 12 min

Stan 08/09/2022

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Nirvana… It’s Just A Band

Estimated read time: 7 min Happiness isn’t the point… Let...

Nina 08/04/2022

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Dodging the Bulleit of Insanity

Estimated read time: 7 min “The definition of insanity is...

Stan 08/02/2022

September 2022

September 2022

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The Empty Chair: It Could Have Been Mine

Estimated read time: 12 min

Nina 09/29/2022

Using Dreams in Early Sobriety

Estimated read time: 11 min

Stan 09/27/2022

Letting go, on the edge, balloon release

Learning to Let Go

Estimated read time: 10 min

Nina 09/22/2022

Your Dr. ≠ Your Drug Dealer

Estimated read time: 8 min

Stan 09/20/2022

The Pink Cloud & Early Sobriety

Estimated read time: 10 min

Nina 09/15/2022

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Triggers in Sobriety

Estimated read time: 14 min

Stan 09/13/2022

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Bucket Lists & Water Towers

Estimated read time: 14 min

Nina 09/08/2022

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Time for Me to be FEARLESS

Estimated read time: 14 min

Stan 09/06/2022

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A Desire to Stop Drinking

Estimated read time: 9 min If you’ve been following the...

Nina 09/01/2022

October 2022

October 2022

A.A. Is It A Cult?

Estimated read time: 13 min

Nina 10/27/2022

The Spooky Tool kit

Estimated read time: 8 min

Stan 10/25/2022

Young and Sober (part II)

Estimated read time: 16 min

Nina 10/20/2022

Sponsoring Saves You

Estimated read time: 9 min

Stan 10/18/2022

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Young and Sober (part I)

Estimated read time: 13 min

Nina 10/13/2022

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Snitches Stay Out of Ditches

Estimated read time: 12 min

Stan 10/11/2022

First Thought Wrong

Estimated read time: 7 min

Nina 10/06/2022

The Sober Library

Estimated read time: 2 min

TGN 10/04/2022

November 2022

November 2022

Staying Dry in the Deep End

Estimated read time: 12 min

Stan 11/29/2022

An Attitude of Gratitude

Estimated read time: 9 min

Nina 11/24/2022

My First Sober Thanksgiving

Estimated read time: 12 min

Stan 11/22/2022

Crockpot Sobriety

Estimated read time: 8 min Today I’d like to go...

Nina 11/17/2022

Mocktails? No Thanks, I’m Sober.

Estimated read time: 12 min

Stan 11/15/2022

Family Disease: Annie’s Story

Estimated read time: 13 min

TGN 11/10/2022

Me? A Meeting Addict? YUP!

Estimated read time: 11 min

Stan 11/08/2022

It’s Hard To Be Humble

Estimated read time: 7 min

Nina 11/03/2022

Chronic, Progressive, & Fatal

Estimated read time: 10 min

Stan 11/01/2022

December 2022

December 2022

There is No Place Like Rehab for the Holidays

Estimated read time: 12 min

Stan 12/22/2022

Stressed and Depressed for the Holidays

Estimated read rime: 6 min

Nina 12/20/2022

The Ultimate Field Sobriety Test

Estimated read time: 14 min

Nina 12/15/2022

My Three Wise Men

Estimated read time: 14 min

Stan 12/13/2022

A Christmas Letter: Peter’s Story

Estimated read time: 8 min

TGN 12/08/2022

The 12 Tips at Christmas to Save Sobriety

Estimated read time: 11 min

Stan 12/06/2022

I Have A Thinking Problem

Estimated read time: 9 min

Nina 12/01/2022