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...
.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
- 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...
229 views0 comments
Kim
- Jun 27
- 3 min
A Fun Fact I Discovered About My Sober Self
Traveling makes me anxious, this cannot be denied. But I have come to realize, that it ain't so bad. These days my anxiety around getting...
222 views0 comments
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 30
- 4 min
Why I Stuck With This Workout
I have always attended Barre3 classes several times a week since the day we moved to Needham. Being a member of Barre3 Needham has been a...
188 views1 comment
Kim
- Apr 30
- 3 min
When you get COVID and it reminds you of a hangover
Getting COVID is rather reminiscent of a hangover. Not being able to get out of bed because my head is throbbing and feeling like I have...
123 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 1
- 3 min
How Do you Plan to Tackle 2022?
Happy New Year! For 2022, I plan to take a more mindful approach to my days, knowing that slowing down, breathing and staying in the...
127 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 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 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...
352 views0 comments
Kim
- Nov 19, 2021
- 3 min
How To Be Wealthy...
It was my birthday yesterday. I allowed myself a little pampering this week, and I took a few days away with some friends to celebrate. I...
389 views0 comments
Kim
- Oct 26, 2021
- 3 min
Anxiety
Anxiety has been a struggle for me since I was a kid. I never even knew I suffered from it and that is what I was dealing with, until I...
199 views0 comments
Kim
- Sep 29, 2021
- 3 min
"If Covid didn't happen, would you have stopped?"
I have people ask me - "Would you have stopped drinking if we didn't have a global pandemic?" I have considered this question. And...
265 views0 comments
Kim
- Jun 27, 2021
- 1 min
My own little nook
I finally have my own little nook. A writing place to call my own. A quiet space at the end of the house, away from all the chaos and...
47 views0 comments
Kim
- Jun 25, 2021
- 2 min
School's Out...
The kids have been out of school for a week now, and I was prepared for this to be a very triggering time of year for me. So far, it has...
63 views0 comments
Kim
- Jun 16, 2021
- 2 min
The story behind the tattoo
Ever since the beginning of my recovery, I knew that I wanted to get a tattoo to honor this journey. I wanted to get something that...
147 views0 comments
Kim
- Jun 14, 2021
- 2 min
Introvert
I am an introvert. A newly discovered one. For a long time and for most of my 20's and 30's I had myself convinced that I was a social,...
91 views0 comments
Kim
- Jun 14, 2021
- 2 min
Summer storms
I love summer storms. Sitting on my sun porch right now, I feel content. Cozy. It was a long, tiring weekend. Physically and emotionally....
44 views0 comments
