My Social Media Experiment was to stop using Instagram and Facebook for business for 7 weeks. What happened was not what I expected. Why did I do this? Like many, I have a love/hate relationship with social media. I love it because I have made both virtual and real life…

This weekend was my first born daughter’s high school graduation. My sobriety made everything so much better. In some ways it felt like a stress test: Host a party for 50 people. Pray for good weather. Say hello. Say goodbye. Introduce people to each other. Lose sleep for 3 nights…

I am in a season of extreme emotions right now. My oldest daughter is graduating high school in just a few weeks. She will be moving 6 hours away to go to school (MIZ-ZOU!) in early August. I feel like we are still connected via umbilical cord, so as much…

The spring sun is here! I want to go outside! I love to go outside. I am an outdoorsy person. I believe in the benefits of sunlight and movement to set my circadian rhythm, lift my mood, and give me a good dose of feel good chemicals. Yet, even so…somehow…

I am a COUNTRY girl. Born in small town Wisconsin. My first drink was a cheap beer. Busch Lite. In my coming of age, I partied and chased boys in barns and fields. I rode around in pickup trucks. I love country music. I love to sing about getting day…

The details are very foggy, but I have a drunken Easter story. For the life of me, I can’t think about why I would have been without plans or my family on Easter, but one year it happened. Maybe I chose it? I have no idea. I really can’t remember…

I am an expert in quitting drinking. I’ve done it a million times. That is why I am the perfect person to tell you about the mistakes I’ve made in trying to get sober. Not only that, I am also a Certified Professional Life and Recovery Coach, in addition to…

I thought St. Patrick’s Day was my favorite holiday. I look good in green. I like corned beef. I was raised on beer. One look at me and you would swear I was a jolly Irish soul. I am 5 years sober. After decades of drunken shenanigans involving day drinking…

From a young age, I had a taste for alcohol. I desired the delightful woozy, boozy release wash over me. For as long as I can remember, I also had a thirst for perfection. The more I learn about myself, the more I see how my behaviors came to be. …