Alcoholism

Two books terrified me, neither was scarier than the monster in my home. — “Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.” — Edgar Allan Poe “Do you want to watch a movie?” I asked my wife the other afternoon. “Why don’t we watch tonight?” she responded knowing where this was going. “It’s a scary movie. I…

Is it possible to lead more than one life? — When I was a boy, the world seemed a big place. Constant exposure to TV, radio, magazines, movies, and books had proved to me that the possibilities were endless. And that I only had to get through my teenage years, and away I would go into this big world. By…

OK dammit. Into the WayBack Machine. — Listening to the Ramones yesterday helped. Somewhat. While it put a spring in my step, it also reminded me of the numerous drunken Ramones shows I attended (I saw them at least 30+ times) and how, back then anyway, the abandon and recklessness that came with intoxication (and mosh pits)…

How wealth and privilege can shield us from healing and truth. — My earliest memory is from 1984. I’m on the side of a highway in Connecticut, and my mother is telling me to pick up all the pieces of glass from the smashed headlight of my grandfather’s Mercedes while she talks to the cops. It was notable to me because I…

Our Sober Reference today is Mic, a sobriety advocate and found of Sober Babes Vancouver, a sober community for women, non-binary people & members of the LGBTQ+ community in so-called “Vancouver” who are sober, sober curious, or want to drink less alcohol. Today Mic shares on how to recover find…

A comic strip about personal recovery choices. —

It has been six months since I made the decision to go no-contact and become estranged from the female that birthed me and her husband. Initially, it is easy to see how I was reacting was certainly emotional, as my mother’s behaviors in particular, elicited deep reactions. These responses were…

Back in the summer of 2021, sober.coffee did a series of podcasts; each focused on a particular step. The series concluded on June 30th of that year when Mike and Glenn discussed the 12th step. You can hear that episode by clicking here. There is so much packed in the…

We meet many as we journey through recovery, and most of the time, when we listen, there lies inspiration and guidance. One such piece of advice came from Tom Morgan, who repeated, repeatedly, his internal sound beat; “Relapse is not an option.” We let that sink in; we paused and…