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Authority Magazine - Heroes of the Addiction Crisis

Yahoo! - I Knew I Was Done Having Babies, But I’m Still Grieving

InStyle Magazine - For Some, Sobriety is Easier in Quarantine

Scary Mommy - I Had to Get Sober to be the Mom I Wanted to Be

Her View from Home - What if I’m Just Not Meant to Have “Ride or Die” Friends

MamaMia - “Dear Husband, I need more help”

Us Weekly - “Mom Writes Relatable Post:’Husband I need more Help”

Scary Mommy - “Five Reasons Having an Older Husband is Amazing”

Little Things - “I’m an Average Mom and that’s just Fine with Me”

Scary Mommy - “I’m a Mom who Self-Medicates, and it’s Complicated”

Her View from Home - “This is Why Moms Hide Their Post-Partum Depression”

Mom Babble - “Dear Husband, I Need More Help”

Her View from Home - “Our Miscarriage - Why I Wish Someone Told Me It Would All Work Out”

Her View from Home - “Losing My Job Was The Best Decision I Never Made”

Her View from Home - “The Problem with Going from Career Woman to Stay at Home Mom”

Sammiches & Psych Meds - “Five Reasons Why Baby Sprinkles are Lame”

Sammiches & Psych Meds - “The 6 Kinds of Moms on Facebook”

Huffington Post - “When Daddy’s the Favorite”

Scary Mommy - “Five Not So Magical Moments in Pregnancy”

Scary Mommy - “Please Don’t Offer to Help if You Don’t Mean It”

Scary Mommy - “Four Reasons This is my Last Pregnancy”

BLUNTmoms - “I Suffer from Resting Bitch Face”

Huffington Post - “The Sad Part About Having Siblings”

Scary Mommy - “When it’s Time to Let Go of a Friendship”

Huffington Post - “Finding Meaning in Parenthood”

Huffington Post - “In Parenting, Do Not Underestimate Your Village”

Sammiches & Psych Meds - “Facebook Has Made Me An Asshole… And Here’s How”

Sammiches & Psych Meds - “Please Stop Telling Me My Body Was Made for Childbirth”

Scary Mommy - “The One Thing I Wish People Told Me Before Having a Baby”

Scary Mommy - “Dear Hiring Manager, I’m Six Months Pregnant”

Scary Mommy - “Dear Sister, I’m Sorry You Can’t Have Children”

Sammiches & Psych Meds - “Seven Pregnancy Excuses That Are Totally Legit”

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I don’t care how much you like your wine. Tellin I don’t care how much you like your wine. Telling moms on the brink that all they need is some wine to self medicate is dangerous and not helpful.
Let’s change the narrative.
Moms NEED a lot of things right now. Changes in legislation. Support in the work environment. Help from the community. Time to focus!
During my greatest struggles, using alcohol to cop During my greatest struggles, using alcohol to cope was always my Plan A.
Relationship issues, tragedy, and in parenting, not only was it my go-to, it was often the first thing people recommended or encouraged. Drink through the divorce, drink through the hard day with the kids.
When my father died, one of my best friends said she went to three different gift basket companies before she could find a bereavement basket that didn’t include wine in it.
But the science doesn’t lie.
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And you can love those around you facing all the a And you can love those around you facing all the above without judgment and stigma, with an open, forgiving heart and make this world a better place.
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Change the narrative. #theultimatemomchallenge # Change the narrative.
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One thing that bothers me is when people post they One thing that bothers me is when people post they quit drinking, but “not because I had a drinking problem.”
The benefits of sobriety are endless: improved sleep, decreased cancer risk, improved quality of life, more money in the bank. I can understand how anyone would desire to stop drinking whether they were drinking one drink a week or dozens.
But when you add your reasons for sobriety specifically do not include a drinking problem, you slide a wedge between yourself and anyone who might in fact struggle with a problem. You “other” those of us who did or do see drinking as a problem.
It would be like me saying I go to the gym “but not because I have a weight problem.” So because someone else goes to the gym because of a weight problem they are somehow less? Other? Something to be ashamed of?
I think my favorite reason for sobriety is for the person who says they don’t know if they had a drinking problem. I think that’s about as honest of an answer as it gets.
But if you are in that very small percentage of people who got sober simply because you wanted to or had no desire to continue? Just say that. Don’t ‘other’ the rest of us who did in fact struggle with a drinking problem.
It hurts. It isolates. And it low-key shames. And sobriety should be about celebration, not categorization. Someone’s reason for getting sober does not classify them as better than or less than anyone else 💯
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I just realized I haven’t shared this with my In I just realized I haven’t shared this with my Instagram community yet! I’m writing a book! Though we will probably change the name before publication, the premise will remain the same. And I’m almost done with the first draft 🥰🥰🥰
There’s so much power even in just one “no.” There’s so much power even in just one “no.” Embrace your boundaries and honor your present and future all at once. ⁣​​​​​​​​
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Whatever “it” is, drinking alcohol won’t mak Whatever “it” is, drinking alcohol won’t make it better. I promise. 
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I chose alcohol over things and people for a long, I chose alcohol over things and people for a long, long time. 
I will not choose it over my kids. I will not miss another moment to a fuzzy head, a nasty hangover, or a desperate overpour. Not another “just one more.” Not today, and God willing, not tomorrow either. 
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Moms can be grateful and still be exhausted. ​​​​​​​​
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Moms can value their family and still complain that it's just so hard. ​​​​​​​​
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Moms can be good, loving, caring parents, and still struggle with anxiety and depression. ​​​​​​​​
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Moms can choose to have kids and still gripe about how their kids behave. ​​​​​​​​
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Moms can have feelings, ALL THE FEELINGS, and should not have to worry about judgment, shame, or stigma. ​​​​​​​​
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Moms are allowed to have feelings. Even the uncomfortable feelings. Especially the uncomfortable ones.​​​​​​​​
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