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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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
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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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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...
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Kim
- Oct 3, 2021
- 2 min
Sunday Scaries
Sundays used to overwhelm me. I used to feel this impending doom as my weekend was coming to an end, as it mostly meant that I needed to...
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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...
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Kim
- Sep 21, 2021
- 4 min
Do I want to chug that glass of wine in your hand?
Recently, I realized that I forgot how I viewed sobriety when I was actively drinking and even when I first stopped last November. I...
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Kim
- Sep 19, 2021
- 3 min
Feeling the Hard Feelings
My sister, Jen, experienced an awful trauma this last week that will likely impact her for a long time, if not forever. My brother in law...
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Kim
- Sep 9, 2021
- 4 min
Blacking Out
I remember when I first got drunk and when I first blacked out from alcohol. Not surprisingly, they were the same night. I took 8 shots...
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Kim
- Sep 3, 2021
- 4 min
When My Husband First Sat Me Down
I remember the first time Evan sat me down and looked me in the eye and told me he was concerned about my drinking, at least three or...
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Kim
- Sep 1, 2021
- 3 min
Shame and sobriety
I was talking to my therapist yesterday about why some people don't feel comfortable approaching me about my sobriety when it is so...
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Kim
- Aug 21, 2021
- 2 min
Saturday Mornings
I peel open my left eye and look around the dimly lit room. A sliver of sunlight shines in through the curtain next to me, allowing me to...
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Kim
- Aug 5, 2021
- 3 min
Defined by sobriety
I listened to a podcast this morning, "Getting Your Sh*t Together," and Cynthia talked about whether or not you should allow yourself to...
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Kim
- Aug 1, 2021
- 2 min
Sober Sundays
I think back to the way I used to spent my weekends 8 months ago, and it is mind boggling to remember how wasteful the days were....
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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...
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Kim
- Jan 26, 2021
- 3 min
Setbacks
During my TLC newcomer meeting this morning, some of the ladies shared about the inner addict telling them they can drink again. Now that...
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Kim
- Jan 7, 2021
- 3 min
Writing my own narrative... 1/7/11
I have never liked receiving pity from anyone. It makes me cringe when people feel sorry for me. Over the years I wondered why I felt...
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Kim
- Dec 23, 2020
- 2 min
Holiday shame and guilt... December 23, 2020
Preparing for the holidays with the kids, and only a few days before Christmas, I think back on the last several years and consider what...
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Kim
- Dec 18, 2020
- 3 min
Secrets and blackouts... December 18, 2020
My mind seems to be brimming with ideas everyday and going in lots of different directions. I don't know the point of this post, except...
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Kim
- Dec 10, 2020
- 2 min
Shame... December 10, 2020
I mentioned briefly to my two sober companions here in Needham about my need to do something in our community. They both had their guard...
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Kim
- Dec 10, 2020
- 4 min
6 questions... December 10, 2020
Who are you? I am a mother, a wife, a friend, an athlete... and a little bit lost but slowly finding my way. What brought you to...
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