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A Mother's Journey During the First Few Years of Sobriety
"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 few years of sobriety, please visit my Substack page Unshattered Sobriety
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A passage from my book...
We took our family holiday photos two weeks before Thanksgiving in a park near our house. I had picked out the perfect coordinating...
Kim
Sep 8, 20222 min read
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A shot...
Catherine and I had an amazing interview this morning for our podcast, The Weekend Sober. We spoke with Martin Lockett. If you haven't...
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Sep 2, 20223 min read
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We don't need to seek approval from others
I am feeling excited for a few different reasons. First and foremost, the kids are back in school. I hate to say it like that, but it's...
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Aug 31, 20222 min read
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What if your partner still drinks?
I was recently asked how to stop drinking but your husband still drinks. What do we do? This can be one of the trickiest parts of...
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Aug 22, 20224 min read
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A Friday Night in August
I am not sure why this random Friday evening in August is suddenly making me feel nostalgic about my drinking days, but this particular...
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Aug 19, 20222 min read
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What if you could get a look into your future?
A friend said to me recently, "Can you imagine the 'you' of two years ago getting a sneak peak at what you're up to now?" That comment...
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Aug 17, 20223 min read
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How to show self-compassion
A reader asked me recently how you forgive yourself for letting your husband and kids down when you were drinking. How do you move past...
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Aug 14, 20223 min read
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Did you drink while breastfeeding?
I spent last weekend with my four month old niece, who happens to be the most precious and beautiful baby on this planet. I'm not biased...
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Aug 10, 20223 min read
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Shame Spirals
Do you ever feel like you're walking along through this thing called life and everything seems to be going pretty well. You're getting...
Kim
Aug 7, 20222 min read
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2 Big Milestones
Last night I faced two pretty big milestones that I didn't even know I had been avoiding. First, I walked into my old, favorite liquor...
Kim
Jul 30, 20224 min read
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Reentry and vacation reflections
I just put together my photo book for our Israel trip, and I felt so overwhelmed with joy by the end. I am sitting on the couch in my...
Kim
Jul 27, 20224 min read
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A guide to hanging out with friends sober
Recently, I was asked a question that pertained to the idea of socializing for the first time in early sobriety. This came from a young...
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Jul 26, 20224 min read
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Traveling to a Foreign Country as a Sober Gal
Today I hit 600 days of sobriety. It's a pretty good number. We are still in Israel, and we have been on the go nonstop these last two...
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Jul 22, 20223 min read
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How did I end up here?
I have a lot of new visitors to my website and blog lately. Some of them ask - "Can I do this?" Absolutely. Yes you can. Many people are...
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Jul 19, 20223 min read
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How to embrace vacation without alcohol
It has been almost a week now that we left Massachusetts. We have been traveling and on the go, and I haven't had a moment to sit down...
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Jul 15, 20222 min read
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How to overcome shameful memories
Are you considering the path of sobriety, but suddenly you are flooded with memories from your shameful drinking past? So part of you...
Kim
Jul 8, 20223 min read
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The July 5th Hangover
I can remember the way I often felt on July 5th. It was the day after a long, fun, exhausting weekend - a weekend full of endless...
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Jul 5, 20222 min read
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4th of July struggles
The 4th of July is a big holiday with a lot of drinking for a lot of people. It signifies summer BBQs, fireworks, hanging out on the...
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Jul 3, 20222 min read
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A Fun Fact I Discovered About My Sober Self
Traveling makes me anxious, this cannot be denied. But I have come to realize, that it ain't so bad. These days my anxiety around getting...
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Jun 27, 20223 min read
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I have some exciting news!!
I want everyone to know that may not already be aware - I have written a memoir! I am excited to say that my first book is in the works...
Kim
Jun 23, 20223 min read
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How to get through the first 10 days of sobriety!
Recently, I was talking to someone about getting through those first few days of not drinking. I was encouraging her to come up with a...
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Jun 20, 20222 min read
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This is what growth looks like
I attended the US Open yesterday with Evan. We brought Chase along, as he was the only one of our three kids that really wanted to...
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Jun 16, 20224 min read
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3 signs of a good friend
Perhaps one of the most difficult parts of sobriety is facing the judgement of others and the insecurity of our own feelings in the...
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Jun 9, 20223 min read
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