Grant Me Serenity and Shit

Recently, the opportunity has presented itself to me to reconnect with some of the friends I lost touch with as I started my journey into sobriety, which started me thinking about how I have changed over the past year and… more ›

Not picking up adrink for the first few days of my sobriety was not terribly difficult from me-I had not been a daily drinker and didn’t drink much on the weekdays. Thatfirst weekend I avoided going out with anyone and… more ›

This weekend I attended a sober retreat and it was the most amazing experience I’ve ever had. I spent 2 days with people in various stages of recovery and was able to make connections in ways I haven’t before. At… more ›

St. Patty’s Day of 2018 started out like most others had. I made plans with friends to pre-game before a bar crawl we were attending. I knew it was going to be a long day of drinking, so my plan… more ›

A more recent time my drinking was unmanageable was during Charlotte Pride in 2017. For those of you who aren’t familiar, Pride is an annual celebration where LGBTQ+ individuals gather to celebrate the struggles we have overcome and typically has… more ›

The next big event in my life that should have been a indicator to stop drinking happened the spring of my senior year. I went to Myrtle Beach, SC for a Student Legislature Session (I was really cool in college… more ›

You hear a lot about people hitting bottom before they stopped drinking & using. What I’ve come to realize is that most people don’t hit one bottom and stop digging. There tends to be a build up of events leading… more ›

9 months ago I woke up and decided I was not going to drink that day, and the next and eventually it turned into 276 days of not drinking. When I made that decision I had no idea how much… more ›

“Blackout or Backout!” I still remember hearing (and repeating that) at various college parties and events. At the time, it was our way of rebelling – at a small,private, dry Christian College this was the way those of us who… more ›

I’ve heard thephrase ‘service keeps you sober’ countless times since I’ve started my recovery. I brushed it off as putting good energy into the universe and it will comeback to you. I didn’t pay much attention to it and figured… more ›