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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Aug 13, 20212 min read

Friendships

The New Friday Night

My Friday evenings look quite different now these days. It struck me tonight as I popped open my can of seltzer. I realized that what I...

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Jul 21, 20212 min read

Summer

Routine and nurturing

It's really hard to get into a routine during the summertime when the kids are in and out all day and while their schedules change each...

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Jul 17, 20211 min read

Childhood

Wolves

Walking the country club golf course near our house as a child in the cold, dark winter afternoons, I would look up at the large houses...

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Jul 6, 20213 min read

Family

The wedding in review

The wedding weekend was a huge success. My sister looked beautiful and was so happy. Despite the rain, everything fell into place for her...

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Jul 2, 20212 min read

Early sobriety

Wedding weekend

My sister is getting married tomorrow. Even though I have been preparing for this event for months, it is hugely anxiety producing. I...

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Jun 25, 20212 min read

Mothering

School's Out...

The kids have been out of school for a week now, and I was prepared for this to be a very triggering time of year for me. So far, it has...

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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 3, 20212 min read

Milestones

These blue walls

I sit in the house one last morning surrounded by boxes in my favorite room, what I have come to call the blue room. It is the front...

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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 11, 20214 min read

Mothering

My oldest

Brayden has been a huge source of stress for me lately. He challenges me throughout my days, arguing and lashing out at unpredictable...

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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 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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Jan 19, 20212 min read

Family

Searching for comfort ... 1/19/21

Yesterday, I told my sister about my new found sobriety. I had finished a long talk with my dad, and I was hoping for some support. I was...

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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 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 1, 20213 min read

Milestones

1/1/21- New Year's Day

During this morning's New Years day meeting, the moderator, Brooke shared the following reading by Mary Oliver called, "The Journey." One...

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Dec 28, 20203 min read

Family

Mom... December 28, 2020

As I go through my days, I go through all the feelings. I am told it is part of the healing process. But I feel everything. Happiness,...

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A childhood friendship... December 18, 2020

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Dec 19, 202016 min read

Childhood

A childhood friendship... December 18, 2020

I met her in Mrs. Williamson's kindergarten class at the North Street School in Greenwich, CT. I remember being in awe of Megan from an...

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Dec 10, 20204 min read

Emotions

Ronni... December 10, 2020

I just spoke to my new therapist, Ronni, for the first time. Wow that was eye opening. We discussed a lot of things. We dove into my past...

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Kimberly Kearns

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