Living Sober

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Be Merry and Bright: Celebrating the Holidays With Sober Family and Friends

Make your festivities inclusive and inviting for sober loved ones! All Sober's Maeve O'Neill shares some tips on being a supportive sober ally and welcoming host.

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Lessons for Recovery Pros: All Sober’s Maeve O’Neill on Connections Chat Podcast

Our EVP of addiction and recovery stopped by Connections Wellness Group to talk candidly about burnout, stigma and community in recovery spaces and workplaces. "We're all in this together."

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Ringing in the Season Sober: All Sober on FOX 5 DC

Maeve O'Neill, our EVP of addiction and recovery, joined Fox 5 for a morning news segment on celebrating the holidays with newly sober family members.

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Non-Alc November and Dry December: Everyone’s Invited

More and more revelers are choosing to skip alcohol during the holidays, for any reason or no reason. All Sober's Maeve O'Neill gives advice on why and how to pass on a glass.

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Recovery Roundtable: How Do I Handle the Holidays Sober?

We turned to eight diverse voices in the recovery world — from treatment center coordinators to a Rock & Roll Hall of Famer — for tips on how to make the most of the most wonderful time of the year, sober.

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Get Yourself an Attitude of Gratitude. You’ll Appreciate It

Hopelessness is a trap of addiction. Learning and practicing gratitude in recovery is one way out. Here's how.

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The 100 Best U.S. Cities for Living Sober

Looking for a change of scenery in recovery? A comprehensive new ranking reveals the top American cities for living sober. Some might surprise you.

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Meditate for 5 Minutes a Day! (You Can Definitely Do This)

Stress everywhere, serenity in hiding? Meditation, even just a little bit, can work wonders on the mind in recovery. Here's how and why to give it a try.

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Can Creativity Help With Addiction Recovery?

You bet! Forget the old struggling artist cliché — flexing your creativity makes your brain strong, banishes stress, and improves your mental and emotional well-being. It goes a little something like this ...

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Communication and Setting Boundaries in Recovery: This Might Clear Things Up

No need to yell — or roll over. Getting your point and your needs across is essential to getting meaningful support in recovery.

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Turn the Page: Journaling Your Way Through Recovery

You're starting a new chapter, so pick up a pen! Journaling doesn't have to be a chore or a bore, and you may be surprised by how much it helps you untangle your knots.

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‘Drinking: A Love Story’ | All Sober Book Club

A modern classic of the addiction-memoir genre, Caroline Knapp's book is remarkable for giving shape to an extremely common but nearly untranslatable experience: What does addiction feel like?

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