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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Lifeaholics Anonymous: AA’s 12 Step Program Will Help Anyone Who Walks It
AA’s 12 Step Program has absolutely no bias whatsoever. None. Addict or non-addict. Alcoholic or non-alcoholic. The Program doesn’t care. If you want help, it’ll provide help. All you’ve got to do is take the Steps. Just ask Kristin Snowden. The California-based Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) was going through a particularly rough patch a few years back. A…
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Is There Sober Living Near Me? Of Course There Is!
Sober Living Near Me is one of the most important searches you’ll ever make. Seriously. Because it means you’ve finally decided to turn your life right-side up. It also means you’re looking to follow dreams instead of nightmares. And once you get right-side up, dreams will be coming true like clockwork. No foolin.’ Now that you’ve found Sober Living Near…
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The Bond Between Good Deeds and Sobriety
Everybody knows how much good deeds help both the doer and the receiver, but there’s an especially strong bond between good deeds and sobriety. In fact, the bond between the two dates back to sobriety’s inception. No matter how you calibrate the birthday. And it continues to this very minute. Actually, you could say the bond between goods deeds and…
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