Kimberly Kearns

"It's all meant to bring you home, to remind you who you are, how to love, and how to never leave again."

- Laura McKowen

A Sober and Strong Mom blog serves as a healthy vessel of discovery.

To return home. To find freedom. To reclaim joy.

Join me in navigating motherhood, parenting and marriage.

Walk along beside me as I wander this beautiful, newly discovered sober life.

For more current writing after the first two years of sobriety, please visit my Substack page:
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I relapsed…

Feb 20

How to Survive the First Few Years of Sobriety...

Jun 22, 2023

Friendship and Acceptance in Sobriety

Jun 3, 2023

Being A Sober Mom Isn't Actually Easier

May 14, 2023

Sober in the Suburbs

May 6, 2023

A Sober and Strong Mom:

Exploring Life Without Alcohol

A Mother's Journey During the First Few Years of Sobriety

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Jun 16, 20212 min read

Milestones

The story behind the tattoo

Ever since the beginning of my recovery, I knew that I wanted to get a tattoo to honor this journey. I wanted to get something that...

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Jun 14, 20212 min read

Emotions

Introvert

I am an introvert. A newly discovered one. For a long time and for most of my 20's and 30's I had myself convinced that I was a social,...

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Jun 14, 20212 min read

Family

Summer storms

I love summer storms. Sitting on my sun porch right now, I feel content. Cozy. It was a long, tiring weekend. Physically and emotionally....

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Jun 13, 20212 min read

Friendships

A trip... goodbye friends

I have packed my bags, I have put on my coat and I am about to head out. On a trip perhaps. It is a new journey I am told. Into the...

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May 31, 20212 min read

Emotions

Parker

This morning we were out at breakfast and I ordered a coffee and a water. Parker looked up at me with pride, a big smile and said “no...

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May 17, 20213 min read

Mothering

It's been a while...

I haven't written in a long time. But tonight, I felt the need to remember this day. Yesterday I got my wrist tattoo. After a small...

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Feb 10, 20212 min read

Early sobriety

Trust

I am back talking to Ronni again. After a great chat today, I have been able to ascertain that I do in fact have a lot of anger. I am...

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Feb 7, 20212 min read

Family

Middle of the night thoughts

Recently on a walk with Jen she asked me why I am so scared to talk to my mom about my sobriety. I walked along side her for a moment or...

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Feb 4, 20214 min read

Realizations

Freedom

In the TLC meeting today, Eric said his word of 2021 is freedom. This reminded me that this was my chosen word, but I haven't been...

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Feb 2, 20212 min read

Emotions

Tuesday

I have a whole lot on my mind today. It's like the fog has been lifted again. Perhaps this was due to a few nights of bad sleep, but last...

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Feb 1, 20213 min read

Early sobriety

This Naked Mind

I am confident and feeling strong in my recovery, but things are still not easy. I finished "This Naked Mind" which was eye opening and...

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Feb 1, 20212 min read

Friendships

Big sister

I recently connected with my big sister through Sober Mom Squad. Heather is three years sober and seems to have her feet on the ground....

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Jan 26, 20212 min read

Mindfulness

Road blocks

Talking to my therapist today, I told her that it has been hard struggling with the repercussions of my decision to stop drinking. As...

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Jan 21, 20212 min read

Recovery

Recovery vs. sobriety

Today on my TLC meeting, Vanessa spoke of her journey. She mentioned the feeling of finally finding the perfect buzz at work making a...

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Jan 15, 20213 min read

Early sobriety

Gray Area Drinking... 1/15/21

Today I listened to a podcast on gray area drinking and I never realized how much that term depicts exactly what I experienced as a...

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Jan 14, 20214 min read

Addiction

When sobriety becomes an addiction... 1/14/21

My dad always said there are good addictions and bad addictions. I remember the last time he said this to me in Florida, about a year...

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Jan 12, 20214 min read

Addiction

Managing it all... 1/12/21

I know that it is normal to have a range of emotions on a daily basis. It is also normal for those emotions to flip flop back and forth...

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Jan 7, 20213 min read

Emotions

Writing my own narrative... 1/7/11

I have never liked receiving pity from anyone. It makes me cringe when people feel sorry for me. Over the years I wondered why I felt...

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Jan 3, 20213 min read

Realizations

Wine Witch... 1/3/21

In general, I have been doing well lately and feeling great about my sobriety. Feeling happy about the steps I am taking, talking to...

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Connections on this side... December 29, 2020

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Dec 29, 20202 min read

Friendships

Connections on this side... December 29, 2020

Today someone reached out to me on Instagram, through my new secret sober mom's account. This is my new account that has been acting as...

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