Being sober and chic

I’m Sarah and I’m an alcoholic!

I’ve had a problem with alcohol throughout most of my adult life. She was always there for me — at awkward family dinners, on bad first dates, after a hard day at work, on lackluster birthdays — I mean she was even at TJ Maxx on those horrible wooden signs!

My relationship with alcohol didn’t change until it was forced to. I didn’t lose my job or drink a 12-pack every night, but I did hurt the people I care about the most — over and over. I would try to patch things up and make promises, but things would inevitably fall apart again.

What happened next was painful, scary, freeing, and the best decision I’ve ever made. These are a few things I’ve learned about living without alcohol for the last few years that I would tell someone who is just getting sober — and to the people who want to support them.