JournalShawn Van DaeleMarch 21, 201812 step, 12 Steps, AA, AA 12 Steps, addict, addiction, addiction triggers, alcohol, alcohol abuse, alcohol addiction, alcohol awareness, alcohol experiment, alcohol triggers, alcoholic, alcoholics annonymous, alcoholics anonymous, alcoholism, anxiety, buddhism 12 steps, communication, coping, creative writing, drinking, drunk, drunkenness, emotions, freedom, funny, happy, history, inspiration, inspirational, inspirational quotes, learning, mental health, mental illness, mindfulness, motivation, motivational, motivational quotes, moving on, past, Quotes, radical recovery, reality, recover, recovering, recovery, recovery clinic, refuge recovery, regret, shame, SMART Recovery, sober, sober diaries, sobriety, survival, thanks, the unexpected joy of being sober, this naked mind, thoughts, traveling sober, wine, writing1 Comment

Learning To Laugh At It All

JournalShawn Van DaeleMarch 21, 201812 step, 12 Steps, AA, AA 12 Steps, addict, addiction, addiction triggers, alcohol, alcohol abuse, alcohol addiction, alcohol awareness, alcohol experiment, alcohol triggers, alcoholic, alcoholics annonymous, alcoholics anonymous, alcoholism, anxiety, buddhism 12 steps, communication, coping, creative writing, drinking, drunk, drunkenness, emotions, freedom, funny, happy, history, inspiration, inspirational, inspirational quotes, learning, mental health, mental illness, mindfulness, motivation, motivational, motivational quotes, moving on, past, Quotes, radical recovery, reality, recover, recovering, recovery, recovery clinic, refuge recovery, regret, shame, SMART Recovery, sober, sober diaries, sobriety, survival, thanks, the unexpected joy of being sober, this naked mind, thoughts, traveling sober, wine, writing1 Comment

Journal, QuotesShawn Van DaeleMarch 20, 201812 Steps, AA, AA 12 Steps, addict, addiction, addiction triggers, alcohol, alcohol abuse, alcohol addiction, alcohol awareness, alcohol experiment, alcohol triggers, alcoholic, alcoholics annonymous, alcoholics anonymous, alcoholism, benefits of not drinking, drinking, drinking in new orleans, how not to drink, inspiration, inspirational, inspirational quotes, learning, life, mental health, mental illness, motivation, motivational, motivational quotes, new orleans drinking, preparation, radical recovery, reasons to stop drinking, recover, recovering, recovery, recovery clinic, refuge recovery, SMART Recovery, sober, sober diaries, sobriety, strength, survival, the unexpected joy of being sober, this naked mind, travel, traveling, traveling and drinking, traveling sober, writing13 Comments

How I Survived Being Sober in New Orleans

Journal, QuotesShawn Van DaeleMarch 20, 201812 Steps, AA, AA 12 Steps, addict, addiction, addiction triggers, alcohol, alcohol abuse, alcohol addiction, alcohol awareness, alcohol experiment, alcohol triggers, alcoholic, alcoholics annonymous, alcoholics anonymous, alcoholism, benefits of not drinking, drinking, drinking in new orleans, how not to drink, inspiration, inspirational, inspirational quotes, learning, life, mental health, mental illness, motivation, motivational, motivational quotes, new orleans drinking, preparation, radical recovery, reasons to stop drinking, recover, recovering, recovery, recovery clinic, refuge recovery, SMART Recovery, sober, sober diaries, sobriety, strength, survival, the unexpected joy of being sober, this naked mind, travel, traveling, traveling and drinking, traveling sober, writing13 Comments

JournalShawn Van DaeleMarch 16, 201812 step, 12 Steps, 30 days sober, 40 days sober, AA, AA 12 Steps, addict, addiction, addiction triggers, alcohol, alcohol abuse, alcohol addiction, alcohol awareness, alcohol experiment, alcohol triggers, alcoholic, alcoholics annonymous, alcoholism, benefits of not drinking, buddhism 12 steps, canada, creative writing, dealing with triggers, drinking, drinking in new orleans, drunk, experiment, focus, happy, health, how not to drink, how not to drink in New Orleans, learning, life, new orleans, new orleans drinking, new orleans drive thru daiquiri, radical recovery, reading, reasons to stop drinking, recover, recovering, recovery, recovery clinic, refuge recovery, SMART Recovery, sober, sober diaries, sobriety, the sober diaries, this naked mind, thoughts, train wreck, travel, traveling and drinking, traveling sober, travelling, trigger, triggers, wine, writingComment

Sober in New Orleans: Day 2

JournalShawn Van DaeleMarch 16, 201812 step, 12 Steps, 30 days sober, 40 days sober, AA, AA 12 Steps, addict, addiction, addiction triggers, alcohol, alcohol abuse, alcohol addiction, alcohol awareness, alcohol experiment, alcohol triggers, alcoholic, alcoholics annonymous, alcoholism, benefits of not drinking, buddhism 12 steps, canada, creative writing, dealing with triggers, drinking, drinking in new orleans, drunk, experiment, focus, happy, health, how not to drink, how not to drink in New Orleans, learning, life, new orleans, new orleans drinking, new orleans drive thru daiquiri, radical recovery, reading, reasons to stop drinking, recover, recovering, recovery, recovery clinic, refuge recovery, SMART Recovery, sober, sober diaries, sobriety, the sober diaries, this naked mind, thoughts, train wreck, travel, traveling and drinking, traveling sober, travelling, trigger, triggers, wine, writingComment

Consumption

JournalShawn Van DaeleFebruary 16, 2017AA, addiction, alcohol, alcohol addiction, alcohol awareness, alcoholaddiction, alcoholic, alcoholism, anxiety, awareness, balance, booze, broken, canada, connection, death, depression, detox, disappointment, drinking, drunk, emotions, family, forgiveness, grief, growth, habit, healing, help, hope, inspiration, intention, life, loss, mental health, mental illness, motivation, music, quote, Quotes, reality, recovery, regret, sadness, self help, sober, sobriety, soul, success, surreal, thoughts, toxic7 Comments

Connection

I struggle to connect with so many people and things. Alcohol is the one thing that is always ready, willing and waiting for me. Ready to numb all my connectors so I don't have to think and I don't have to care. And music. Music is always there to try and bring me back to life, or to help me lose myself even more...

JournalShawn Van DaeleFebruary 16, 2017AA, addiction, alcohol, alcohol addiction, alcohol awareness, alcoholaddiction, alcoholic, alcoholism, anxiety, awareness, balance, booze, broken, canada, connection, death, depression, detox, disappointment, drinking, drunk, emotions, family, forgiveness, grief, growth, habit, healing, help, hope, inspiration, intention, life, loss, mental health, mental illness, motivation, music, quote, Quotes, reality, recovery, regret, sadness, self help, sober, sobriety, soul, success, surreal, thoughts, toxic7 Comments

JournalShawn Van DaeleFebruary 12, 2017addict, addiction, alcohol, alcohol addiction, alcohol awareness, alcoholic, alcoholism, anxiety, depression, detox, drinking, drunk, mental health, reality, recovery, recovery clinic, Rehab, sobriety5 Comments

One Rude Little Awakening

A rude little awakening for me. Not a surprise, but an awakening to add to my list of recent awakenings. A year ago, I would've thought this was the best gift ever...