Julie Miller

Ya know what drives me crazy? When I see someone online say, “Today is day one sober. What are some things I should do?” And the only answers they get are “pray” and “go to a meeting.” There are SO many things you can do to make your first day of sobriety not suck, and […]

The number of people joining virtual sober communities skyrockets in January, and we LOVE seeing all the new faces. We want to see you succeed, and we’ll be first in line to support you if you decide to keep going. I asked some of our past podcast guests to share their tips for Dry January.

I’ve always been a perfectionist. A high achiever. And I’ve also always struggled silently with low self worth. And then I realized that I was the reason it was so low. “I have such a good life. Why do I feel so bad about myself?” For seventeen years, I’ve been a stay at home, homeschooling

In 2021, two months before I quit drinking and took control of my life, I set out to backpack the 185 mile Collegiate Loop in the Rocky Mountains. I had planned to hike with a friend, but when that didn’t pan out, I decided I was about to learn how to solo hike. I was

It’s the hardest lessons that stick. Pain has a lasting impact, doesn’t it? Like putting your hand on a hot stove, any lesson that comes with pain is going to be a lesson you don’t forget. But like any hard lessons in life, these are also how you grow, and learn, and get stronger. I’m

It was 2:30 in the morning, and I was awake with that middle of the night anxiety that seemed to be happening a little too often lately. Thoughts were churning. What had I said last night? Was my husband mad at me? How much had I actually drank… I remembered up to a certain point,

I know an older woman who is so bitter that things have changed over the years, that life is so different now than it used to be, that she can’t enjoy Christmas anymore. Instead of finding joy in what is, she constantly thinks about how things were.  Nostalgia is one of the most under-talked about

I know a woman who drank two light beers a night, and decided that was too much and it was time to quit drinking.  Her reasoning was simple. “It wasn’t making my life better anymore.”  And even at two light beers a day, quitting was really hard for her. Those thoughts of, “Maybe I can