Say it with me.

"I forgive myself for using alcohol to cope with motherhood because, at the time, that was the only way I knew how."

As mothers, we are so hard on ourselves, from not having the cleanest house to feeling like a failure because our kids aren't behaving to feeling guilty using alcohol as our crutch in motherhood.

We drink most of the time because we let that guilt of not being "perfect" get to us, and all we want to do is numb out. Then we remove alcohol; we're left with all these feelings that we can't escape anymore.

One of the most common is feeling like a bad mom for drinking and all the things you did while under the influence.

👉🏻Feeling like a bad mom for not being present during our kid's youngest years.

👉🏻Feeling like a bad mom for missing out on specific events and significant milestones in our kids' lives.

The second time I tried to get sober, my son had to miss his kindergarten graduation. I felt horrible then and felt even more awful when I finally got sober once and for all a year later and had to relive that moment. I had to forgive myself for that moment because if I didn't, it would eat me alive, and I wouldn't be able to enjoy the sober life I have now with my son.

Those moments needed to happen to get to where I am today, and at the time, alcohol was the only way I knew how to cope with grief, overwhelm, and low self-worth. Now that I know better, I do better, and that's all I can do.

Beating myself up for things that happened in the past isn't going to help. In fact, for some people, it leads them to want to drink again, so forgive your past self for not knowing better and do better today.

These are the kinds of topics we dig deeper into in my (@alysonpremo) 90 Day 1:1 Program (From Detox To Dedication). This program is for those who do better in a 1:1 setting because they want a safe space to be seen and heard without flying under the radar. They want to be held accountable and get to the underlying issues of why they drink in the first place so that they can handle their triggers head-on and make a plan to overcome them.

Due to popular demand, I have opened up TWO more spots for January, so click here to apply or message me (@alysonpremo)!