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...
.jpg)
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.
Search
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...
183 views0 comments
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...
198 views1 comment
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...
150 views1 comment
Kim
- Jun 20
- 2 min
How to get through the first 10 days of sobriety!
Recently, I was talking to someone about getting through those first few days of not drinking. I was encouraging her to come up with a...
396 views0 comments
Kim
- May 29
- 3 min
How to be 18 months free from mommy wine culture
This week Evan and I celebrated our 14 year wedding anniversary. It also happened to coincide with my 18 months of sobriety. We spent the...
224 views0 comments
Kim
- Mar 27
- 4 min
What propelled my drinking along?
I have had sweaty hands and feet since as long as I can remember. I always used the phrase, "I am an anxious person." I used it as an...
165 views0 comments
Kim
- Mar 18
- 3 min
St. Patrick's Day when you are sober
Yesterday, it occurred to me at one point that it was a big drinking day. Evan reminded me that it was the start of March Madness as...
178 views0 comments
Kim
- Mar 4
- 3 min
During all the years I drank, I wish I had known that the truth would set me free
My therapist tells me this a lot. I try to understand what she means, and most of the time I think I am listening to her. Some of what...
183 views0 comments
Kim
- Feb 9
- 3 min
Behind the FEAR of getting sober
In our most recent interview for our podcast, I was talking to our guest about how much fun she has being sober. We talked about how this...
133 views0 comments
Kim
- Jan 23
- 3 min
Bad luck - may as well have a drink
Have you ever had a bad day and said to yourself, "This is just my luck. I may as well have a drink." Or perhaps you had a fight with a...
134 views0 comments
Kim
- Jan 10
- 3 min
I Still Think About Alcohol
Parker, my seven year old, had a rough day yesterday, which in turn made my day a hard one as well. I questioned my ability to parent, on...
240 views0 comments
Kim
- Jan 2
- 3 min
Dry January
I was never a big fan of Dry January. Or Sober October. Or any designated period of time that forced me to question how much alcohol I...
254 views0 comments
Kim
- Dec 27, 2021
- 3 min
When Your Husband Drinks From the OJ Container
Glennon Doyle describes facing your hard feelings in a way that I can relate to really well. She talks about her feelings being like...
198 views0 comments
Kim
- Dec 25, 2021
- 3 min
Christmas Expectations
One of the hardest parts of going into any holiday is the expectations we often place on ourselves to make it the best we can for the...
184 views1 comment
Kim
- Dec 20, 2021
- 4 min
How to Get or Stay Sober, Especially During the Holidays
I have had this question asked of me quite a bit recently, so I felt it was important to address the topic since it is Christmas in a few...
214 views0 comments
Kim
- Nov 27, 2021
- 2 min
One Year Sober
A year ago today, I woke up early in the morning around 5AM and laid awake in my bed with an awful hangover. Grey light filtered into the...
1,000 views0 comments
Kim
- Nov 11, 2021
- 4 min
Why does it have to be all or nothing?
First off - Chase is doing great! He is home, post surgery and a total champ. A complete rockstar patient. I mentioned in our first...
269 views0 comments
Kim
- Oct 24, 2021
- 3 min
A Different Type of Saturday Night
Evan and I went to Boston for dinner last night. It is something we never liked to do in the past when I was drinking, and I was trying...
327 views0 comments
Kim
- Oct 19, 2021
- 3 min
Fall weather is good drinking weather
This time of year is proving to be sort of tough. It is bringing me back to fall last year, when I was beginning to slowly spiral. Things...
222 views0 comments
