When people feel the need to justify their drinking to me...
I don't really care if you're still drinking. Or how much you drink. Or if you still have a positive relationship with alcohol. If you or...
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Kimberly Kearns
A Sober and Strong Mom:
Exploring Life Without Alcohol
A Mother's Journey
"It's all meant to bring you home, to remind you who you are, how to love, and how to never leave again."
- Laura McKowen
A Sober and Strong Mom blog serves as a healthy vessel of discovery.
To return home. To find freedom. To reclaim joy.
Join me in navigating motherhood, parenting and marriage.
Walk along beside me as I wander this beautiful, newly discovered sober life.
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Kim
- Sep 25
- 1 min
The Bottle of Tito's
An excerpt from On the Edge of Shattered: Please preorder today!! "I need it to make it through the day ahead. I take a deep breath and...
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Kim
- Sep 23
- 2 min
Every night is a weekend when you're a stay at home mom: let's change your mindset!
When you are a stay at home mom and you have little kids, it seems as if every night is a weekend evening. When your boss is a two year...
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Kim
- Sep 20
- 3 min
Pre-order my book now: Available on Amazon, B&N or Apple!
It is surreal to search my name and see my book pop up on Amazon or Barnes & Noble. It is a strange feeling to pick up my book and...
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Blair Sharp
- Sep 19
- 3 min
Guest Writer: Blair Sharp "My Son Started Kindergarten. And I Feel Like We’ve Both Grown Up"
He threw on his empty, oversized backpack, and we stepped outside to take the obligatory “first day of school” photo. It was finally our...
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Kim
- Sep 18
- 4 min
Did I completely screw up my kids?
This weeks episode of "We Can Do Hard Things" with Glennon Doyle was a good one. She spoke with Dr. Becky, who is someone that I admire...
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Kim
- Sep 12
- 2 min
Excerpt from "On the Edge of Shattered"
Once my parents left me at school and the initial shock wore off, I began to adjust. I got my feet on the ground and was forced to settle...
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Kim
- Sep 8
- 2 min
A passage from my book...
We took our family holiday photos two weeks before Thanksgiving in a park near our house. I had picked out the perfect coordinating...
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Kim
- Sep 2
- 3 min
A shot...
Catherine and I had an amazing interview this morning for our podcast, The Weekend Sober. We spoke with Martin Lockett. If you haven't...
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Kim
- Aug 31
- 2 min
We don't need to seek approval from others
I am feeling excited for a few different reasons. First and foremost, the kids are back in school. I hate to say it like that, but it's...
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Kim
- Aug 22
- 4 min
What if your partner still drinks?
I was recently asked how to stop drinking but your husband still drinks. What do we do? This can be one of the trickiest parts of...
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Kim
- Aug 19
- 2 min
A Friday Night in August
I am not sure why this random Friday evening in August is suddenly making me feel nostalgic about my drinking days, but this particular...
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Kim
- Aug 17
- 3 min
What if you could get a look into your future?
A friend said to me recently, "Can you imagine the 'you' of two years ago getting a sneak peak at what you're up to now?" That comment...
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Kim
- Aug 14
- 3 min
How to show self-compassion
A reader asked me recently how you forgive yourself for letting your husband and kids down when you were drinking. How do you move past...
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Kim
- Aug 10
- 3 min
Did you drink while breastfeeding?
I spent last weekend with my four month old niece, who happens to be the most precious and beautiful baby on this planet. I'm not biased...
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Kim
- Aug 7
- 2 min
Shame Spirals
Do you ever feel like you're walking along through this thing called life and everything seems to be going pretty well. You're getting...
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Kim
- Jul 30
- 4 min
2 Big Milestones
Last night I faced two pretty big milestones that I didn't even know I had been avoiding. First, I walked into my old, favorite liquor...
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Kim
- Jul 27
- 4 min
Reentry and vacation reflections
I just put together my photo book for our Israel trip, and I felt so overwhelmed with joy by the end. I am sitting on the couch in my...
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Kim
- Jul 26
- 4 min
A guide to hanging out with friends sober
Recently, I was asked a question that pertained to the idea of socializing for the first time in early sobriety. This came from a young...
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Kim
- Jul 22
- 3 min
Traveling to a Foreign Country as a Sober Gal
Today I hit 600 days of sobriety. It's a pretty good number. We are still in Israel, and we have been on the go nonstop these last two...
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Kim
- Jul 19
- 3 min
How did I end up here?
I have a lot of new visitors to my website and blog lately. Some of them ask - "Can I do this?" Absolutely. Yes you can. Many people are...
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Kim
- Jul 15
- 2 min
How to embrace vacation without alcohol
It has been almost a week now that we left Massachusetts. We have been traveling and on the go, and I haven't had a moment to sit down...
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Kim
- Jul 8
- 3 min
How to overcome shameful memories
Are you considering the path of sobriety, but suddenly you are flooded with memories from your shameful drinking past? So part of you...
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