Welcome to my safe recovery space. Fear and regret are checked at the door. I’ve invited creativity and inspiration to join us on an exploration of what it means to live sober with beauty, connection, authenticity, and vulnerability.
To live sober and brave. Sobbrave.
I’ll tell my story, share the messy parts of me as I learn to live creatively and maybe you’ll do the same. Being human is hard. We carry old wounds like shame and resentment. We forget that scars show strength, and we hide when we’re hurting instead of asking for help.
Alcohol and drugs were once my solution. Pride and fear convinced me to stay silent and for 20 years I did what I was told. Finally, I had enough. Specifically, enough shame and self-sabotage. Radical acceptance (and a patient therapist) gave me peace with my past. With AVRT, I learned to recognize my addictive voice as the powerless con she really is and set out to recover from a life of lies that would have killed me.
To heal, we must first remove what’s no longer serving us. To heal, we must be brave.
Fear was my first to go. The same voice that tells me a drink will calm my nerves often whispers worry and doubt when I write. I still listen (because what choice do I have?) but instead of letting fear drive, I’ve given him a backseat for this journey.
“Then we head off together – me and creativity and fear – side by side by side forever, advancing once more into the terrifying but marvelous terrain of unknown outcome.”
Elizabeth Gilber “Big Magic”
By telling my story, I replace shame with vulnerability. I embrace my authentic self and maybe, together we can find a little beauty.
“Since I got sober, I have never been fine again, not for a single moment. I have been exhausted and terrified and angry. I have been overwhelmed and underwhelmed and debilitatingly depressed and anxious. I have been amazed and awed and delighted and overjoyed to bursting. I have been reminded, constantly, by the Ache: This will pass; stay close. I have been alive.”
Glennon Doyle “Untamed”
I’m glad you’re here. Glad you’ve stumbled upon my safe recovery space. I want to share my story with you and more, I want to hear yours. Let’s be unafraid to show each other what the world insists we cover up. Let’s give each other permission to be the truest version of ourselves, to work with our instincts instead of fighting against and denying them for fear of being too much. Bravery got me sober. Authenticity will keep me here.
Rational Recovery – Alcohol Rehab: Sober and brave. Sobbrave. What Is Radical Acceptance? – Forbes Health: Sober and brave. Sobbrave. We Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyle on Apple Podcasts: Sober and brave. Sobbrave.
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