You didn’t imagine you’d get clean just to feel numb again. And yet—here you are. Sober, stable, and somehow still lost. You’re not using. But you’re not living either. That’s
Sobriety Isn’t the Finish Line You Thought It Would Be If you’re reading this, you’ve probably done the hard thing—maybe more than once. You got clean. You went to treatment.
When You’re Holding It Together—But Barely There’s a unique kind of pressure that comes with being a professional who’s also quietly struggling. You’re responsible. People count on you. And on
Loving someone who’s struggling with addiction is a strange kind of grief. They’re here—but not quite. They smile, laugh, say the right things. Then disappear into old patterns, false promises,
I wasn’t making plans to end my life. But I wasn’t really living it either. Maybe you know that feeling. You get up, you go through the motions, but everything
I never meant to disappear. I told myself I’d just skip one group. Then one more. I was “busy.” I was tired. I had reasons. And then I used again—just
Early sobriety can already make you feel like the weird one—especially if you’re young and sober, while everyone else around you seems to drink freely. And then if you relapse?
There’s a quiet kind of discomfort that can come with being sober curious. It’s not the chaos of rock bottom. It’s something subtler—realizing that using doesn’t feel fun anymore. Wondering
I didn’t wake up wanting to end my life. But I didn’t wake up wanting to live either. That in-between space is hard to explain to people. From the outside,
There’s no guidebook for this moment. No one tells you what it feels like to pack a bag for your child to go to treatment—not a vacation, not college, not
When your son or loved one is using again, time feels like it’s slipping through your fingers. You’ve likely seen this spiral before—maybe even helped them get sober once. But
There’s a loneliness that hits in early sobriety that no one really warns you about. You’re not drinking. You’re not using. But you’re also not laughing at the same jokes,
