During times of chaos and uncertainty, protecting your sobriety is even more crucial. By Alyson Premo.

During times of chaos and uncertainty, protecting your sobriety is even more crucial.

👉🏻Turn off the news.

👉🏻Limit your time on social media.

👉🏻Curate your social media feed to those accounts that don't cause anxiety and doom and gloom.

👉🏻Don't let others make you feel guilty for not getting involved in the chaos.

I know that we're in a tumultuous time for many reasons. It's easier to cancel #dryjanuary because times are tough. But not going to alcohol right now is where your power is. Sure, the health benefits of being alcohol-free are amazing, but staying with the uncomfortable and not going to your crutch to make you feel better is where the real growth and behavior change lies.

At the same time, do not feel like you have to get involved in what is happening around us. You have to put your sobriety first at all times. If you're a newbie on this sober journey, then I'm talking to you. Even us "vets" of sobriety found it hard in 2020, and that's with healthy coping mechanisms that have been in place for YEARS, not days or months.

I always come back to we can only control ourselves, and sometimes that means putting ourselves in a little bubble, and that is OK.

Remember, this too shall pass, and you'll be stronger because of it.

Did you know that I (@sobermomcoach) have a 30 Day Alcohol-Free Journaling Mini-Course called Detox Your Mind? This is perfect for those of you who aren't quite ready to invest in the 60 Day Alcohol-Free Challenge but want a way to jumpstart your journey and figure out what's really going on with all those jumbled thoughts in your head.

Journaling has become one of my top tools on this journey. It wasn't always that way, but the more time I spent taking pen to paper, the more I realized how beneficial and therapeutic journaling is. That's exactly why I created this for you!

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