04/15/2026
Never ever did I think I would be celebrating 9 years sober. I thought giving up drinking meant a life without fun. I thought I would be the most boring human and don’t even get me started on what I thought life would be like 6 months after getting sober when I had to confront my relationship with food and body, I thought I was f*cked.
Here’s the thing - I have had more fun and more beauty in sobriety than any day drinking. You can live the most beautiful life without substances AND you don’t have to wait until your life totally burns to the ground.
My life looked pretty manageable on the outside but on the inside it was so dark and scary. I used to say to my therapist “I haven’t been kicked out of school or gotten a DUI how could this be an issue” and her response was, not yet.
Your bottom can be whenever you choose to stop digging AND if you’re not ready to quit that’s okay, you can still get support ❤️❤️