My journey to freedom
My name is Sarah, and I am an alcoholic. I’m now nine years sober, and while each day brings new challenges, I wake up every morning with gratitude—a feeling that used to seem foreign to me. Alcohol was always a part of my life, but it took me years to admit that it was controlling me. I grew up in a family where drinking was normal. My father had a beer in his hand every…
more…In the long run….
Amazing things can happen when you go on a long run. I never wear headphones. I love the stillness, the rhythm of my feet hitting the ground, and listening to the birds around me. I get lost in my thoughts
more…My life story
I sat down to write a message to a friend, but realised quickly enough, that I needed to write a long letter to myself. As a father, a husband, an employee and less so as a son, I spend my days, thinking (mostly on my feet) about others. I rarely find the time to stop and think about myself, it’s usually only when I am run ragged and sick in bed when I get a…
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