Sobriety Perspectives

Every person’s unique story has value and we love hearing the perspectives of people who have examined their relationships with alcohol—the good, the difficult, and the wonderful—and hearing about their experiences no matter where they are on the journey. We hope you find a piece of yourself and a piece of inspiration in each one.

Editor’s Letter: Stepping Outside

in the editor’s letter from our Summer 2023 issue, Editor-in-chief, Nicole Pietrandrea Hough, discusses stepping outside of where you are not to achieve shifts in your life whether that’s your

Lessons From the Hiking Trail

The idea of hiking in beautiful, remote locations as a form of recovery therapy came organically to Brave Recovery founder, Carrie May after a first soulful hike with a friend.

The 5 Most Intoxicating Lies We Tell Ourselves About Alcohol

Meg Geisewite, author of the book Intoxicating Lies, examines the five biggest lies we tell ourselves about our relationship with alcohol that keep us stuck and small (and shares the

On loss, love, and standing in the moment

Editor’s Letter • Spring 2023 • Vol 2 | Iss 1 • pg 7 Each spring for as long as I can remember my dad would go to Gilbertie’s nursery

Six Ingredients for a Successful Dry January

From our Inaugural Issue. Author Erin Lunde aka The Sober Sensitive shares her strategy for a successful Dry January (and beyond).

On Becoming Social (Again) After Giving Up Alcohol

“If alcohol was the never-ending circular breath that fueled your social life, its absence is going to have an impact, whether it’s at a work happy hour, a night out

The triggering feeling of being sick after recovery. (And what to do about it)

After working hard to feel good in recovery, the inevitable bad days when we feel sick can bring anxieties and past fears rushing back to the surface. AFTER Founder and