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Andrew Sanyshyn's avatar

Beautiful. Thank you for this. My father died drunk driving, I ended up falling into his same way of life. It took a long time to quit and no one knows how close I got to the edge. This was really reassuring.

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Crystal C's avatar

I'm so grateful that I heard you on 2 Sober Girls and then found your website. I love your writing and can relate to SO much of it! This ending statement/question was especially powerful for me - "We should be asking what are you trying to free yourself of when you drink two bottles of sauvignon blanc not why can’t you stop?" Before I quit drinking for the last time in November 2022, my husband kept asking me, "Why are you so unhappy?" My answer was always the same... "I AM happy." But obviously I wasn't since I continued to drink myself into blackouts and ignored the fact that my sons couldn't stand my excessive drinking. Why would I continue doing that to myself and my family??? I'm still not sure I have the answers figured out, but I certainly know that a sober life is MUCH better than my drinking life. I'm grateful for life and for today:)

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