A School Yard Fight
My oldest son got in a fight at recess this week. Awesome. Right? It's all a very long, convoluted story - so bare with me while I...
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Kimberly Kearns
A Sober and Strong Mom:
A Mother's Journey Into Sobriety
"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 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 life.
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Kim
- Oct 9, 2021
- 3 min
"Mom, you're so embarrassing!"
It was my husband's birthday yesterday, and normally this would have been a license for me to get wasted. In the past, I would have used...
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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 15, 2021
- 3 min
How Other Perceive Us
A friend of mine asked me recently how bad my drinking got at the end. "I'm assuming it never really got too bad, or else I would have...
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Kim
- Sep 11, 2021
- 2 min
No more hiding
Sometimes, I write to myself. Instead of picturing a specific audience, I just talk to myself. Or I write to who I used to be. Or I write...
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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 30, 2021
- 3 min
9 month sober baby
I officially have been sober the longest I have ever in my adult life. 9 months. This is the most amount of time that I have gone without...
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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 20, 2021
- 2 min
A flashback
I took a writing workshop today through Grubstreet, and I ended up feeling so excited and empowered afterwards. I shared some of my work...
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Kim
- Aug 16, 2021
- 3 min
A visit to the lake
This Sunday we visited my family in NH and celebrated my mom's birthday at the lake we used to go to when I was a child. Going back to a...
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Kim
- Aug 14, 2021
- 2 min
The New Friday Night
My Friday evenings look quite different now these days. It struck me tonight as I popped open my can of seltzer. I realized that what I...
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Kim
- Aug 11, 2021
- 3 min
Saying Goodbye to Friendships
As I continue down this road of sobriety, there are good days and bad. Recently, I have been feeling a little low, as I have come 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
- Jul 21, 2021
- 2 min
Routine and nurturing
It's really hard to get into a routine during the summertime when the kids are in and out all day and while their schedules change each...
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Kim
- Jul 12, 2021
- 1 min
The building blocks of living well
PERMA, according to Martin Seligman: 1. Positive emotions – feeling good 2. Engagement – being completely absorbed in activities 3....
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Kim
- Jul 9, 2021
- 3 min
Meaningful relationships
I came home from spending the morning with a group of ladies that are kind, thoughtful and always ask about me. How am I doing? I had a...
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