Musings

By the time you’ve developed a drinking problem outside of a boozy vacation or stressful week, moderate drinking is no longer an option. If you’re struggling with alcohol, you need to hear that quitting is the best – and probably only — option. No matter how appealing the moderated drinking advertisements seem.

The key difference is that the obstacles are a lot easier to tackle when you’re sober. Exponentially so.

People in alcohol withdrawal are prescribed benzos to ease the symptoms. The problem is that they’re often used to treat chronic conditions

Health becomes a reciprocal proposition as you creep into your 40s. You get what you put in.

What it felt like to tell people I'm the Michael Jordan of Alcohol Use Disorder.

One of the first friends I made in the recovery world didn't make it.