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I concede to the fact that I am powerless over the thoughts and actions of others. The truth will set you free. I am not responsible for...
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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
- Oct 30, 2022
- 1 min
The Semi-Naked Dance
An Excerpt from On the Edge of Shattered, by Kimberly Kearns The Semi-Naked Dance (2000): Eighteen Years Old Blacking out was a regular...
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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 23, 2022
- 2 min
The vulnerable pieces of my book
I originally started out by writing this book as a way of processing all sorts of things that happened to me. But I decided to publish...
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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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Kim
- Oct 2, 2022
- 3 min
When people feel the need to justify their drinking to me...
I don't really care if you're still drinking. Or how much you drink. Or if you still have a positive relationship with alcohol. If you or...
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Kim
- Sep 25, 2022
- 1 min
The Bottle of Tito's
An excerpt from On the Edge of Shattered: Please preorder today!! "I need it to make it through the day ahead. I take a deep breath and...
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Kim
- Sep 23, 2022
- 2 min
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...
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Kim
- Sep 20, 2022
- 3 min
Pre-order my book now: Available on Amazon, B&N or Apple!
It is surreal to search my name and see my book pop up on Amazon or Barnes & Noble. It is a strange feeling to pick up my book and...
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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
- Sep 12, 2022
- 2 min
Excerpt from "On the Edge of Shattered"
Once my parents left me at school and the initial shock wore off, I began to adjust. I got my feet on the ground and was forced to settle...
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Kim
- Sep 8, 2022
- 2 min
A passage from my book...
We took our family holiday photos two weeks before Thanksgiving in a park near our house. I had picked out the perfect coordinating...
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Kim
- Sep 2, 2022
- 3 min
A shot...
Catherine and I had an amazing interview this morning for our podcast, The Weekend Sober. We spoke with Martin Lockett. If you haven't...
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Kim
- Aug 31, 2022
- 2 min
We don't need to seek approval from others
I am feeling excited for a few different reasons. First and foremost, the kids are back in school. I hate to say it like that, but it's...
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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 19, 2022
- 2 min
A Friday Night in August
I am not sure why this random Friday evening in August is suddenly making me feel nostalgic about my drinking days, but this particular...
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Kim
- Aug 17, 2022
- 3 min
What if you could get a look into your future?
A friend said to me recently, "Can you imagine the 'you' of two years ago getting a sneak peak at what you're up to now?" That comment...
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Kim
- Aug 14, 2022
- 3 min
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...
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