Post holiday blues
I remember every year at about this time, feeling incredibly low, when alcohol was still a part of my life. After Christmas was over and...
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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.
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Kim
- Dec 24, 2022
- 2 min
Christmas Eve
This is my third holiday season sober. The first one was terrifying. It was 2020, and I was less than a month sober. I spent most of...
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Kim
- Dec 17, 2022
- 3 min
Just wait. You'll see.
"Look closely and you will find that people are happy because they are grateful." -David Steindl-rast What does gratitude look like? How...
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Kim
- Nov 14, 2022
- 2 min
Bermuda ...
Guest blog post for Jazzy Book Reviews: https://www.jazzybookreviews.com/2022/11/on-edge-of-shattered-by-kimberly-kearns.html I had the...
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Kim
- Oct 27, 2022
- 3 min
Raising an 11 year old boy
Published on Elephant Journal... https://www.elephantjournal.com/2022/10/raising-an-eleven-year-old-boy/ I recently published this...
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Kim
- Oct 17, 2022
- 4 min
The Death of a Pet
Rocky the Lizard Brayden, my eleven year old, has wanted a lizard for a long time. He had been asking for months. Finally, this summer,...
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Kim
- Oct 16, 2022
- 3 min
The followup from the driving mishap
Chase had a great hockey game. He actually had back to back games - played lights out, scored some goals, had some assists and received...
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Kim
- Oct 15, 2022
- 4 min
When did weekends become so stressful?
I love watching my kids play sports. I love cheering them on and supporting them in the activities they enjoy or feel passionate about....
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Kim
- Oct 10, 2022
- 2 min
I drank enough to last a lifetime
I have heard some people who stopped drinking say that they used up all of their entire life's allowed alcohol consumption in the first...
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Blair Sharp
- Sep 19, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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
- Aug 22, 2022
- 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 10, 2022
- 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
- Jul 27, 2022
- 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 22, 2022
- 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 1, 2022
- 3 min
The detox
My 11 year old has a cell phone that works at home on wi-fi. (Perhaps, I should say HAD!) He used it to text with friends from school and...
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Kim
- May 25, 2022
- 4 min
How to grapple with another school shooting
We talked to the kids this morning about the tragic school shooting in Texas. They all had different reactions, and it was hard to talk...
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Kim
- May 8, 2022
- 2 min
I wish I had more Sober Mother's Days
I feel like every holiday brings about moments of self reflection. I think back on how I used to spend this special day when I was...
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Kim
- Apr 7, 2022
- 3 min
How sobriety may change the way you drink in front of your kids
My daughter started wearing my perfume this week. She not only sneaks into my closet and tries on my shoes and all of my jewelry, but now...
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Kim
- Mar 31, 2022
- 3 min
Parenting an 11 year old as a sober mom
Yesterday I received a call from the principal regarding my son's behavior at school. It was an eye opening conversation, and I ended the...
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