Exploring Sobriety

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When Friends and Family Downplay Your Addiction
Navigating the well-meaning and not-so-well-meaning responses to sobriety.
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Benya Clark
May 2023
Alcohol, Sobriety, and Loneliness
Is alcohol destroying your social life? Can sobriety save it?
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Benya Clark
4
What If I Drank Just One Beer?
This is what runs through my mind when I "play the tape."
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Benya Clark
1
How I Became an Alcoholic
What made me want to drink so much?
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Benya Clark
Beyond the Pink Cloud
How to stick with sobriety after the novelty wears off.
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Benya Clark
Sobriety Isn't Cool
But neither is alcoholism.
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Benya Clark
April 2023
Traveling While Drunk vs. Traveling While Sober
Can I stay sober in a foreign country?
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Benya Clark
2
The Benefits of Heavy Drinking
Why are alcoholics so reluctant to get sober?
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Benya Clark
1
The First Benefits of Sobriety
This is how quitting alcohol immediately improved my life.
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Benya Clark
3
Who Did Your Addiction Hurt?
An unexpected email gave me a much-needed wake-up call.
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Benya Clark
March 2023
Writing About Sobriety
Are you overlooking this powerful recovery tool?
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Benya Clark
2
The Alcoholic Mindset
When drinking always comes first.
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Benya Clark
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