Still Sober and Not Hungover
Estimated read time: 6min
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The Unexpected Joy of Missing Out
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Beer Goggles, Contact Lenses, and 20/20 Vision
Estimated read time: 14min
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When Not to Say “No” in Sobriety
Estimated read time: 11 min
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A Modern Look at Dating in Early Recovery
Estimated Read Time: 11 min
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In Recovery: Who and What We Are
Estimated read time: 9 min
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These Grateful Nuts: A Year of Sober Blogging
Estimated read time: 5 min
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Sobriety, Trauma, and the Blame Game
Estimated read time: 11 min
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Unpacking Remorse and Regret in Recovery
Estimated read time: 8 min
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Making A Mess IS Making Progress
Estimated Read Time: 12 min
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Managing Expectations in Sobriety
Estimated read time: 10 min
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Unpopular Opinion: Feelings Aren’t Facts!
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Secrets Exposed: Sometimes Sobriety IS Boring!
Estimated read time: 7 min
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How to Ride the Emotional Roller Coaster
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Cliches & Fortune Cookie Sobriety
Estimated read time: 8 min
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Stressed and Depressed for the Holidays
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The Ultimate Field Sobriety Test
Estimated read time: 14 min
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Crockpot Sobriety
Estimated read time: 8 min Today I’d like to go back in time a bit, not too far chronologically, but also a lifetime ago in my mind. The year 2018. Now keep in mind I’m not exactly what some might refer to as a centenarian, but as the late great Chris Ledoux would say “it
The Empty Chair: It Could Have Been Mine
Estimated read time: 12 min
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The Pink Cloud & Early Sobriety
Estimated read time: 10 min
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A Desire to Stop Drinking
Estimated read time: 9 min If you’ve been following the blog for a while, you know that collectively, as The Grateful Nuts, we’re very 12-step oriented. However, since becoming more active in the sober social community, I have been exposed to a lot of new ideas, thoughts, and ways to live life sober. In sobriety,
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Living Life Sober: One Day At Time
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An Alcoholic Walks Into An Irish Pub…
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Gardens & Watering Cans
Estimated read time: 9 min You can’t give away what you don’t have… I do NOT have a green thumb, so go ahead and get that thought out of your mind. I am no plant guru, flower connoisseur, botanist, or whatever other plant people term that would lead anyone to believe I can keep anything
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Nirvana… It’s Just A Band
Estimated read time: 7 min Happiness isn’t the point… Let me begin by saying that I am not totally ignorant in the way of cultural awareness and sensitivity. I am aware of, fully acknowledge, wholly accept, and respect Buddhism and those who follow the teachings and practice principles regarding that way of life. So please
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Black Listed By The Red Cross
Estimated read time: 13 min (Sigh) Yes… I was black listed by the Red Cross. For the reader who is a recovering addict or alcoholic like myself, it should come as no surprise that in active addiction we can do…. some pretty outrageous things. Now, to the non-alcoholic who may be reading this: first of
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Acceptance- When Dogs Bark…
Estimated read time: 12 min In A.A. there is a common saying, a quote from the Big Book actually, that states, “love and tolerance [of others] is our code” (p. 84); however, on page 417 of that very same book, it asserts that “… acceptance is the answer to all [our] problems…”. So, which principle
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How Free Do You Want To Be?
Estimated read time: 7 min In my early days, hanging out around fellow addicts and alcoholics, I was told that long-term sobriety really boils down to three simple things: Honesty. Open-Minded. And Willing. In other words, that’s H.O.W. it works. Focusing on willingness, there are some pretty amazing stories on this principle as well. I
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The Dangers of Venn-Diagrams
Estimated read time: 9 min It’s dangerous to be different… I was a 20-year-old, white, female, college student when I first found the rooms of my 12-step program. (I should add that I am still white and female). Anyhow, I had no drug or DUI charges, I came of my volition, and was not at
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Beware of the Barbershop
Estimated read time: 6 min Today’s post is what I like to call bite-sized, short, and sweet (like me)! The topic, like most of my references to recovery sayings or lessons I have picked up over the past few years, is completely unoriginal. What I do love about recovery, 12-step rooms, and sharing with others
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Woah! Easy There Slugger… Retire The Bat
Estimated read time: 4 min One of the most profound pieces of advice I have ever received is the suggestion of putting down the bat and picking up the feather. In early recovery, from both addiction and mental health challenges, I could accept, or at least begrudgingly acknowledge, that I truly am an alcoholic and
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Being Constitutionally Incapable
Estimated read time: 10 min “Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path. Those who do not recover are people who cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women (people) who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves.” This text comes from
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Maid For Hire: No Experience Needed
Estimated read time: 21 min Knock knock…. HOUSEKEEPING! It’s 7am on a Saturday what the actual fuck?!? My buddy jabs me in the ribs which, doesn’t take much effort considering he’s 6’3” and we’re wedged together in a double bed at the local Microtel we managed to book a room in just a few short
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High Functioning At Rock Bottom
Estimated read time: 14 min The back of the room… We’re all here because we’ve all been there… Whether you are a white chip wonder or a retread who has been around the block a few times, you have been the newcomer. It may be a blurry memory. It may be trapped in the foggy
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Not A Home Appliance
Estimated read time: 5 min Those of us living with addiction or mental health challenges are often stigmatized, judged harshly, and criticized for the actions of our past, choices we’ve made, or lifestyles we chose. We can easily be misunderstood, misjudged, or not taken as seriously as our non-challenged peers. We catch the side-eyes, the
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