Looking Back at 2022
This past year, well it was a good year. I feel like I spend most of my days in a state of self-reflection, so to think back on the...
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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
- Nov 18, 2022
- 4 min
40 Years Old and Fucking Sober
I just filled the last vase that I own with water and another beautiful bunch of cut flowers. This is the 7th bouquet that I have...
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Kim
- Jul 30, 2022
- 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 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
- Jun 23, 2022
- 3 min
I have some exciting news!!
I want everyone to know that may not already be aware - I have written a memoir! I am excited to say that my first book is in the works...
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Kim
- Jun 16, 2022
- 4 min
This is what growth looks like
I attended the US Open yesterday with Evan. We brought Chase along, as he was the only one of our three kids that really wanted to...
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Kim
- May 29, 2022
- 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...
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Kim
- May 20, 2022
- 2 min
How I Survived Another Saturday Night Without Alcohol
Last weekend, we had a party for a friend's 40th birthday. I was really excited to celebrate this person, as she has been such a...
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Kim
- Apr 13, 2022
- 4 min
500 days sober, I did it and so can you
I am 500 days sober today. I happened to open the app that counts my days and it was on 500. I stopped keeping track a while ago, because...
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Kim
- Apr 12, 2022
- 3 min
Sunshine and Sangria - when warm weather makes you crave alcohol
I have been sitting outside this week in the afternoons on our new Adirondack chairs down by the river before the kids come home from...
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Kim
- Mar 14, 2022
- 3 min
How did I used to view sober people?
I happened to look at the app today that calculates how many days sober I am. 470 days. When I think about the last year, 3 months and 13...
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Kim
- Feb 24, 2022
- 2 min
Do you wonder what it is like to vacation sober?
Evan and I took a sunrise hike this morning. We meandered through a sandy path up a steep hill above the ocean, just as the sun was...
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Kim
- Feb 20, 2022
- 2 min
Vacationing in St. Croix
There is nothing more healing than the sounds of the ocean. The way it soothes. Rocks the body to sleep. Stills my thoughts. I find...
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Kim
- Feb 13, 2022
- 3 min
When someone asks if you want a drink
I keep hearing from people all over to keep writing. Keep sharing my story. And at times, it feels as if the only person I am writing for...
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Kim
- Feb 9, 2022
- 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...
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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...
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Kim
- Nov 29, 2021
- 3 min
Going Public With My Sobriety
I celebrated my one year soberversary this weekend. Sober anniversary. Sober birthday. Whatever you want to call it… My kids had a really...
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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...
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Kim
- Nov 26, 2021
- 3 min
The Last Day I Drank.
One year ago today, I had my last drink. On that day, I was a stranger to myself. Up until that moment, I felt a darkness in my life...
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Kim
- Nov 25, 2021
- 4 min
How to stop drinking alcohol and starting living again
I am grateful for all that I have learned in my first year of sobriety. Over these last twelve months, I have traveled quite a bit...
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