Anthony Hopkins’ Inspiring Sobriety
Anthony Hopkins’ sobriety continues to be one of his most all-inspiring traits — and that’s saying something! After all, the actor’s every breath is inspiring. Then there’s the work, which has already long surpassed legendary. And to think, he’s pulled it all off being completely sober. No foolin.’ Okay, so almost all. Hopkins was the hard-charging drinker throughout his early…
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Some Addiction Myths Need To Be Shattered
Just because a myth has been around doesn’t mean it deserves to stay around. And that includes addiction myths. Especially since hanging on to the wrong addiction myth can have such serious consequences. That’s what Maurice Lee believes anyway. And we’re of a mind to agree. See Lee’s the COO of Navos, a non-profit behavioral healthcare concern in Seattle. That…
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Sober Yarn: When Tough Guys Develop a Knitting Addiction
This story is as much about knitting and addiction as it is about a knitting addiction. But that’s not why we’re calling it sober yarn. Sure, it was tempting. After all, the Dad Joke is right there, ready to be told. But we don’t joke about addiction. We don’t Dad Joke about it either. See, we chose the title sober…
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Frozen Sober: The Warm Meaning of a Winter Swim
Once upon another time, Ed Kressy couldn’t have cared less about being sober, let alone feeling frozen sober. Yet this year he travelled clear across the country in order to find out what it feels like to be just that. Before you break out the applause though, bear in mind that the man Kressy joined jumps into the Atlantic each…
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Merry Christmas! From Our Family to Yours!
All 7000+ Members of Our Family would like to wish Each and Every Member of Your Family a Very Merry Christmas! Yep, you read correctly. Our family contains over 7000 men. It also stretches from sea to shining sea. So yeah, that’s a whole lotta wishes! But we believe you deserve each and every one of those wishes — and…
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