The First Steps to A Sober Life
*Excerpt from Polluted: My Sober Journey. Alcohol, Addiction and the 7 Stages to Getting Clean. The last year of my drinking was a living...
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Dirk Foster
- Jan 6, 2021
- 6 min
When An Alcoholic Cries Out for Help
I’m lying face down on the floor of a cheap motel in Los Angeles, my head turned to the side. The room is dark and spinning. I can smell...
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Dirk Foster
- Oct 8, 2020
- 3 min
Surviving the Sharks in Early Sobriety
I want to state clearly that in no way do I think that getting sober is easy. In fact, in my own personal experience, I found that...
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Dirk Foster
- Sep 25, 2020
- 5 min
Alcoholism, Addiction, Loneliness and Isolation
One of my earliest memories is being taken to a birthday party by my mother where I knew no one. I don’t recall whose party it was, but I...
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Dirk Foster
- Sep 25, 2020
- 3 min
Alcoholics Hitting Rock Bottom Means a Second Chance
I had run out of excuses and time. I no longer had the luxury of ignoring the red flags. I had to find a way to clean up my life and get
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Dirk Foster
- Sep 25, 2020
- 3 min
Red Flags and Warning Signs That It's Time to Stop Drinking. Getting Sober.
I put it off as long as I could. I had entirely accepted that I was an alcoholic. I was very aware of this fact in those final years. But it
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Dirk Foster
- Sep 25, 2020
- 2 min
Sobriety Requires Hope
Without hope, life loses its meaning. Hope lifts us. Hope gets us out of bed in the morning. Hope allows us to sleep peacefully at night. H
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Dirk Foster
- Sep 25, 2020
- 2 min
Sobriety and Your Body. Staying Fit in Recovery.
One of the most common forms of damage from long term addiction is the damage we inflict on our heart and lungs. If you’ve spent years...
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Dirk Foster
- Sep 25, 2020
- 4 min
Early Sobriety Can be An Uphill Climb. Don't Give Up!
early recovery can be brutal. This is just a fact and if you haven’t discovered it already, then you probably will if you’re new to sobriety
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Dirk Foster
- Sep 25, 2020
- 3 min
Staying Fit and Healthy in Early Sobriety
Does the word “exercise” fill you with dread? When you hear the term “working out” do you suddenly panic and start looking for the...
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Dirk Foster
- Sep 25, 2020
- 2 min
Sobriety Flourishes in Positivity
Do you see the glass half empty or half full? According to the Mayo Clinic, positive thinking helps with stress management, can improve your
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