Tired of Thinking About Drinking: Recent Episodes
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From Sober in Richmond (The Solstice Guy): “I started my 100 Day challenge on the Solstice [and am celebrating 11.5 years sober on June 21st] … If there is anyone out there who needs some motivation to start – perhaps they can do the Solstice to Solstice. It really helped me to have the power […]
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From Sober in Richmond (The Solstice Guy): “I started my 100 Day challenge on the Solstice [and is celebrating 11 years sober tomorrow] … If there is anyone out there who needs some motivation to start – perhaps they can do the Solstice to Solstice. It really helped me to have the power of the […]
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Why willpower alone isn’t enough to stay sober — and what actually works. Imagine you’ve just relapsed (or that you’re still drinking and trying to get a Day 1). Then you email me, and you say, “This is my last Day 1. That’s it.” And I say, “Are you changing anything?” You say, “No, I […]
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From Sober in Richmond (The Solstice Guy): “I started my 100 Day challenge on the Solstice [and am celebrating 10.5 years sober on June 21st] … If there is anyone out there who needs some motivation to start – perhaps they can do the Solstice to Solstice. It really helped me to have the power […]
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I have recorded over 400 One Minute Messages (OMMs). Here’s the transcript for 314. Transcript. OMM314 > Easier The truth of the matter is that it’s easier to not drink. I know you might say, “well that’s very black and white, and it’s all or nothing with me, and to be sober it’s just so […]
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From Sober in Richmond (The Solstice Guy): “I started my 100 Day challenge on the Solstice [and is celebrating 10 years sober tomorrow] … If there is anyone out there who needs some motivation to start – perhaps they can do the Solstice to Solstice. It really helped me to have the power of the […]
A:” I was informed this week that my position has been eliminated. In the past I would have drank a lot of alcohol at them. Thanks to you I will instead eat cookies at them. All by myself – I am not telling my family about the sober treat I just ordered. 🤫” me: well I’m […]
from me: in the last post i asked about the value of ‘being seen and heard’ when we’re trying to quit drinking. thanks for filling my inbox today with so many good ideas. here are a few: L: “I read a book about effective communication recently. One of the main points was that ‘monologuing’ (talking on and […]
from me: at the risk of sounding self-congratulatory — i mean, how often do we hear something like this? “From our conversations, I’ve noticed that you have a strong sense of personalization and empathy in how you approach your sober work. You’re deeply committed to making people feel understood, safe, and supported—whether it’s through your […]
email from E (about how it feels to be one year sober and beyond): “There are no words to describe how it is, it is not just better. I will try: it is like getting better again and going outside for fresh air after a long debilitating illness that kept you in the confines of […]
from me: sometimes when we’re penpals, you will also be fortunate enough to email with Apprentice Elise, and you might have an exchange like this one … Sargent (day 225): “When I read the emails you get from others and see all the stress they deal with, I feel lucky. My life is very uncomplicated and stress free […]
email from Ja (day 1): “Belle, I listened to the first audio from you. I heard that this ‘obsessive compulsive ugly drinking thing’ is not going to go away if I half-ass it. I also need to stick with it for 100 days. It really needs to consume me, at least for a while. My […]
email I received from J: “I wish i could tell the newbies or those still on the fence being sober never gets old! And if I can do it, pretty much anyone can. The other day I was doing some organizing, throwing away old cosmetics into a shopping bag (while wondering WTF why have I […]
From Sober in Richmond (The Solstice Guy): “I started my 100 Day challenge on the Solstice [and am celebrating 9.5 years sober on June 21st] … If there is anyone out there who needs some motivation to start – perhaps they can do the Solstice to Solstice. It really helped me to have the power […]
FOR ONE DAY ONLY, i created an Anonymous Forgiveness space. the blog is closed to NEW posts … BUT this forgiveness post it is OPEN FOR YOU TO COMMENT on someone else’s post, and offer some words of soothing, encouragement, relief, empathy, or just ‘i hear you’ … Can you find a comment that does NOT yet […]
this audio extract below is from the new podcast called “Not Giving a Fuck: Part 1. Is this Temporary?” If you’re a podcast subscriber, you received the full audio already as part of your subscription. if you’re not yet a subscriber, you can hop over now to this page and sign up today and then you will receive the full version of this podcast as your first episode. the […]
omm003.off.button this is a video experiment for OMM003. if this is helpful(!), i can do more leave me a note in the comments! omm003.off.button this is a video experiment for OMM003. if this is helpful(!), i can do more leave me a note in the comments!
From Sober in Richmond (The Solstice Guy): “I started my 100 Day challenge on the Solstice [and am celebrating 8.5 years sober on June 21st] … If there is anyone out there who needs some motivation to start – perhaps they can do the Solstice to Solstice. It really helped me to have the power […]
Hi there, happy valentine’s day. this seems like a good day to have a look back on where we’ve been, to see if it’s leading to where we want to go. Like, can you ‘get what you want’ by doing what you’ve been doing? The goal for the #100DaySoberChallenge is continuous days sober. in the comments below, you […]
Hi there, so it’s end of January. Seems like a good day to have a look back on where we’ve been, to see if it’s leading to where we want to go (how’s that for a confusing sentence!). The goal for the #100DaySoberChallenge is continuous days sober. in the comments, you can say what is […]
i wanted to create this check-in space for today. the goal for the #100DaySoberChallenge is continuous days sober. in the comments, you can say how many continuous days you’ve had so far since January 1st. Maybe you’ve had 3 days continuously sober, or 8, or you’re working on today as the 12th continuous day? In […]
just thought i’d open up this space where we can introduce ourselves. the goal for the #100daysoberchallenge is continuous days sober. you can say what day you’re on today, and later i’ll do another post and you can report in your continuous days so far. you can put in a screen name when it asks […]
From Sober in Richmond (The Solstice Guy): “I started my 100 Day challenge on the Solstice [and is celebrating 8 years sober tomorrow] … If there is anyone out there who needs some motivation to start – perhaps they can do the Solstice to Solstice. It really helped me to have the power of the […]
step right up. for two days only, i’m creating an anonymous sober confession booth about SEX. Yes, i’ve got something running through my head and i thought, OK, let’s blog about it. and really, it’s amazingly hard to talk about sex even when we’re quasi-anonymous online. And so then i thought, OK, let’s make it 100% […]
this post is now closed to new comments. scroll down to read through everything. do you see yourself in here? hugs, belle ~ a lighthouse helps shine a light on dark waters. helps your orient yourself. keep you from crashing. Lighthouse 7 acrylic on wrapped canvas sides are painted BLACK so it does not […]
i was in the paper 🙂 “Pandemic drinking: How many people are still struggling? If you have a dependence – if the drink hasn’t loosened its grip since Covid waned – it’s worth considering your options… … You could try controlled drinking – rationing your drink, really – but I’m not convinced it’s worth it. […]
from me: we will put other people’s needs ahead of our own, and then drink ‘at’ that, as a sort of ‘fuck you’ or ‘nobody takes care of me’ or ‘nobody’s looking out for me’ or ‘this is my way to unwind after i feel so brutal’ and ‘this is how i take care of […]
email from Brett: “I’ve been too long with my head in the sand, but I’ve been doing a lot of soul-searching, and I am so HAPPY to say that today is Day 18! No drinks … completely thrilled, and not struggling. I’m not white-knuckling. The feeling of control and sobriety, in and of itself, is trumping […]
from penpal marmar: “You know what’s awesome? I’m in bed! Sober! It’s 10 pm! … I listened to 2 audios today … The ‘I wish I could fly’ audio definitely resonated with me. And on the note, Belle did comment that something was different about that audio but she couldn’t put her finger on what. I’m not sure, either, but it struck me that it was a little more […]
from me: let’s talk about what’s normal. let’s talk about continuing to do something that makes you feel crappy – drink too much, think about drinking, not feel proud of yourself, wake up feeling like a bag of shit – let’s talk about doing that beyond the point where logically and rationally and empirically we […]
email from penpal Pearl: “Hi Belle. I’m on day 1. I don’t know how else to describe this feeling other than hopelessness. I was climbing this sober mountain and I slipped. Now, I feel tired. I keep looking towards that sober top of the mountain and it seems so far away. So much work. And I’m […]
From Sober in Richmond (The Solstice Guy): “I started my 100 Day challenge on the Solstice [and am celebrating 7.5 years sober on June 21st] … If there is anyone out there who needs some motivation to start – perhaps they can do the Solstice to Solstice. It really helped me to have the power […]
i was in a hotel room, hanging out, reading about writing fiction, and in the book there was this question about what is your WHY. now, generally i hate these questions. but i started thinking about it in terms of 'why do i do this sober work' ... or more specifically, why have i been doing this […]
This is an Anonymous Forgiveness space. It is now closed to new comments. But please scroll through the posts that have been shared. This is an Anonymous Forgiveness space. It is now closed to new comments. But please scroll through the posts that have been shared.
From Sober in Richmond (The Solstice Guy): “I started my 100 Day challenge on the Solstice [and is celebrating 7 years sober tomorrow] … If there is anyone out there who needs some motivation to start – perhaps they can do the Solstice to Solstice. It really helped me to have the power of the […]