I was in the garden when I heard Mama yell out that supper was ready. The summer evening had a pinkish tint as the shadows grew larger around me. I felt calm when I smelled the honeysuckle and lilac dance through the air. My older brother would be home from vacation in Atlantic city, his last summer ... Read More
Living in Recovery
What Happens When You’re Afraid Of Success In Recovery?
When it comes to unleashing our fullest potential, fear is the greatest obstacle stunting our growth. Fear is the nagging voice telling us we can’t do something. It’s the sinking feeling warning us that we’re about to make a catastrophic decision. It’s the enemy taunting us, the bully who tells us ... Read More
The Powerful Vulnerability of Anna Akana
We hear of many powerful stories that illustrate an individual fighting to obtain and maintain their sobriety. However, it’s rare that we hear people that were able to recognize a developing dependency on a substance and have the strength to put an immediate stop to it. In this instance, we’re ... Read More
What’s your “Why?”: The importance of a deeper meaning when creating a healthier lifestyle
When starting a journey, we can become enriched with ambition, motivation, and excitement. Although these are all positive attributes when making life changes excitement and motivation can eventually become fickle. When the excitement fizzles out and difficulty creeps in, it’s hard to find a reason ... Read More
Tips For Traveling While In Recovery
Travel is an enriching, stimulating experience that shouldn’t be stunted due to sobriety. Luckily, most people reap much greater benefits when they actually have the mental clarity to enjoy their trip. That said, the idea of navigating travels while sober may seem daunting, tedious, or downright ... Read More
Judaism and Recovery
In the interest of full disclosure, I am not Jewish; but having written here previously about aspects of Christian, Buddhist and Taoist spirituality as it impacts issues of addiction and recovery, and given how many members of the Jewish faith there are in the U.S. and the New York area, it only ... Read More
WOULD YOU RATHER?!
Hey fam! We asked around and came up with a list of HILARIOUS "Would You Rather?" questions related to sobriety/recovery, getting drunk/high, and we threw in a few randoms in there for good measure! Active alcoholism/addiction definitely makes for some entertaining content! ... Read More
Meet the Sober Soul Sisters!
Meet the Sober Soul Sisters, they are Jordan and Autumn. We are thrilled to have them apart of our new sober squad. This is their first video with Soberocity where they give their sober testimonials and let you guys know what to expect from their videos on our channel. Expect a new video from them ... Read More
How To Appropriately Manage Fear in Recovery
What’s the four-letter f-word that can determine the trajectory of one’s entire life path? It’s not the infamous curse word- it’s fear. Fear is the ultimate emotion; the stabilizer that defines us as conscious humans. It’s what makes us vulnerable, and it’s what also makes us pause, think, and ... Read More
Let’s Get Internally Clean: Healthy Spring Eats
Spring is for cleaning. However, though we know to go through our homes and get rid of all the clutter, we don’t do the same thing for our bodies. I don’t know about you, but I’m definitely guilty of ignoring what I put into my body. of course, I generally try to eat healthy, but every now and then ... Read More