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Special is a serially published memoir with sidebar conversations about creativity, recovery and midlife. It's special here.

"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom" ~Anais Nin

The Sober Creative shows how removing alcohol restores the energy, clarity, and capacity that gets buried under incomplete recovery—with practical strategies and real stories from people who've made the shift.

My goal is to share my relationship with porn and why I decided to remove it from my life. If you've ever had the thought or have taken action before to quit porn, subscribe to receive tips and encouragement to help you on your journey!

A place for the writing and life updates of an autistic, enby, queer, working-class wonder and weirdo. Sometimes they're funny. Sometimes they're immensely vulnerable. Sometimes they're both. But, they are always honest. Welcome 🖤✨🌈

Sobering thoughts on addictive feelings.

How to rebuild your life after serious trauma. I share intimate essays and actionable resources to help survivors feel less alone. 📍 Made (with love) in Dublin, Ireland.

Writing, entrepreneurship, media strategy, and pop culture from the author of Dry Humping

Addiction recovery expert and author, Caroline Beidler, MSW explores facets of recovery like mental health, supporting loved ones with addiction, trauma, and more. Pull up a chair.

I write very normal essays about my addiction hypochondria, my teeth falling out, being poor, waiting tables, gardening, also parenting both my adult child and myself. "Laughter through tears is my favorite emotion" -Dolly Parton as Truvy

Why (and how) to love everything (and everyone). Even the shittiest of days and humans.

Molly Moynahan posts about teaching, writing, sobriety, parenting, culture, and living with grace and humor.

A place to practice living into our days by slowing down, exploring sobriety, and tapping into our collective creativity and curiosity.

Insights, perspectives, and practices gained from a childhood in the hood, a mindset forged by boxing, and humility shaped from overcoming addiction.

The science of addiction and recovery...

Normalizing recovery from alcoholism among strong, smart women while exploring motherhood, step-motherhood, staying sober through the shit times, Twelve Step, woo-woo, and embracing anything that works for you.

I write about living a sober life with presence and compassion, without shying away from the difficult stuff.

Writer ~ Photographer ~ Nature Communicator ~ Tiny Home Life ~ Sharing raw, unfiltered truth and expression.

Navigating the maze of life one story at a time. Recovery might be hard but addiction was a labyrinth.

An open space for unfiltered poetry and reflections that honor the full human experience—messy, tender, and real.

Let there be rule-breaking enlightened queer award-winning writing & video about love as a practice! Including memoir, the fae gender, spirituality and poetry. Releasing the barriers to joy! Because we can. We really really can.

This is a monthly ish newsletter about living alcohol free. I offer tips and thoughts from when I was newly sober to current ideas, complaints, and validation about being a middle aged mom living alcohol free in today's culture.

not an expert in anything <3 "...my refinedish stream of piping hot brain dump. Golden nuggets and golden fuck its.

Recovery. Plain and simple. All things recovery.

Connection to the divine in ourselves, each other, & the universe - while enjoying a creative life in recovery, free from all the things that harm.

Questions, answers, and other musings about substance use and addiction recovery. Ask me something: askasoberlady@gmail.com

Feeding your hunger for a more beautiful, more nourishing life. Heart-sourced guidance on body-mind-spirit wellness from a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Welcome to The Way of Persephone - a weeklish publication about depth psychology, sex, sexuality, kink, and spirituality. And how these affect the psyche and can serve as a vehicle on one's journey of self-discovery.

Building Lasting Sobriety

For those who want to embrace aging imperfectly using wisdom found on the yoga mat.

Life, gay stuff, spirituality, sobriety, and everything in between.

Explore real life through the lens of astrology, sobriety, and the eyes of an expat living abroad.

i know only a little, but i've drank and smoked a lot ;)

For real people who want the vulnerable and honest truth about what it's like to recover from addiction.

Breaking the cycle of addiction with spiritual practices that are proven, practical and accessible to all.

Helping you grow through sober living, intentional choices and practical tools for real-life clarity.

Wisdom and humor from a grown-ass man living in recovery.

A Millennial/Gen Z mom writing about a sobriety you can actually relate to.

Welcome to The Mediocre Parent, where I share the bumps and bruises of parenting, especially as a sober mom bumbling along this trodden path.

Have questions of creativity, poetry, deconstruction, spirituality, addiction/recovery, gender-queer transitioning, or even baking? Find community, here!

Exploring and reporting on the human experience, mashing science with the unknowable, cultivating a journey on which we’re all both companions AND creators of the greater good.

My reflections from a life in sobriety....

Zero hot takes. Perhaps I can interest you in some nuance and vulnerability instead?

Exploring human behavior through the lens of nature: memoir, poetry, hybrid essays, and works for the stage. Welcome!

Welcome to A Phoenix’s Hut, where I offer reflections on Buddhist teachings and my story as a Zen Priest in recovery. Poetry and Dharma cats live here, too. Thank you for visiting.

A safe place for newly-diagnosed (mostly) Gen-X women with ADHD to explore their relationship with alcohol.

The Inner Workings of a Beautiful Madwoman. Join me as I navigate life as a mother of two, a woman of the sober community, a wife, a food and beverage slinger, with an unutilized bachelors degree, here to make sense of it all.

Recovery, wellbeing and the healing power of nature 💜🌳

Mom to 2 wonderful kids, caregiver to parents, Sober & creative. Let's laugh & cry together!! Author of the soon to be released poetry book Whispers Of A Wayward Soul.