Your Holiday Gift for a Better Life
Would you—or someone you love—like to minimize alcohol consumption in 2025? I didn’t say GET SOBER. Cutting back will give you a longer, happier, more healthful life. Mostly Sober: A Love Story and a Road Trip will help you live a bigger, better life. Being mostly sober is EMPOWERING. I’ve reached goals that…
Read MoreHere’s How Hiding Alcohol Works in Annie’s Life
Annie, working as a waitress, has met Dean and they’ve fallen in love. They have a date tonight that won’t end for at least 24 hours. She’s really looking forward to his arrival and their time together. Here is what happens. It’s nearly five and I’ll have to move to be ready by the…
Read MorePeople Who Drink Are Not Either Just Normal Drinkers or Alcoholics: Drinking Is a Spectrum of Human Behavior
This statement is validated with scientific research and data, but… I Have Been Personally Attacked for This Perspective In my recent book, Mostly Sober: A Love Story and a Road Trip I tell the story of a woman who must reduce her daily drinking in order to marry the man she loves and reach lifetime…
Read MoreMostly Sober: A Love Story and a Road Trip is NOT Quit Lit
The book describes the spiritual and psychological journey taken by one woman who wants to disentangle herself from an everyday drinking habit. She is not physiologically dependent on alcohol, but she knows that she must cut back to reach her lifetime goals. Mostly Sober is fiction, memoir, and self-help. Unique for sure, but it fills a…
Read MoreThe Bully in My Brain
That tyrant is partially why I struggled with a daily drinking habit. I discuss this conflict with Colleen Kachmann on her podcast when she interviewed me about my new book Mostly Sober: A Love Story and a Road Trip. https://itsnotaboutthealcohol.com/Podcast-Post/BONUS!-Mindful-Drinking-and-Moderation Colleen asked me: What do you hope your book will accomplish? A few…
Read MoreMore Peace and Joy in Alcohol Moderation, or Even Minimization
I was recently interviewed by Valeria Teles, likely one of the most joyful, heartfelt people I’ve ever met. She is gratitude personified and sees beauty everywhere. Valeria was kind enough to want to share the message in my latest book, Mostly Sober: A Love Story and a Road Trip, which is: We can all lead…
Read MoreGet Happy and Healthy by Cutting Back on Alcohol
Here is how I did it. You can too. It’s not what you’re giving up, it’s what you are gaining. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-pros-and-cons-of-cancer/202409/get-happy-and-healthy-by-cutting-back-on-alcohol
Read MoreThe Sublime Gifts of Alcohol Moderation
I’ve experienced the unexpected and sublime gifts of choosing dry nights, on occasion. You can too. You don’t have to give up your lovely cocktail or wine forever, just savor the benefits of cutting back. A little. A lot. It’s up to you. It’s not what you are giving up. It’s what you are…
Read MoreMeet Dean, the man Annie wants desperately to marry
Mostly Sober: A Love Story and a Road Trip is now available on Amazon as an e-book and in paperback. Chapter 7 With a Little Bit of Luck The sand is flecked with tiny stones of red carnelian, blue jasper, and jade. Rodeo Beach, just north of the Golden Gate Bridge, gleams in…
Read MoreHere’s the Launch of the Mostly Sober Road Trip
“I…I guess that’s why we’re here. For you to check those things and let us know that we have a decent chance of not perishing on the road.”
“No guarantees Miss. No guarantees.”
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