" The only thing that was ever wrong with me was my belief that there was something wrong with me . "
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Dear Gee ,
We are booked to go to I taly in late Augus t and I am very fr ightened . I have never gone on hol idays anywhere wi thout dr inking alot . We get up ear ly, go to the pool , have wine at luncht ime , s ies ta for the af ternoon by the pool , wine before we go out and wine at dinner . I t used to be dr inking pret ty much al l the t ime . I want to cancel but my husband and kids are so exc i ted I can ' t real ly do that . I have thought of not going but that too i s not real i s t i c , my husband would go mad . HOW THE HELL do I get through a hol iday by a pool wi thout wine? What do I do at night when my husband i s having a few dr inks? I am 10 months not dr inking and thi s i s my bigges t chal lenge and to be hones t , I am terr i f ied . How do I go on hol idays wi thout al cohol ?????? Dear love ly, Oh, mamma , we have al l been there ! 10 months sober i s magni f i cent ! Fi rs t ly, a conversat ion wi th your husband about how thi s week i s going to go i s essent ial . Lay down your rul es , descr ibe the do ’ s and don’ t s , be c l ear about what your s t rategy i s and make sure your husband i s suppor t ing your plan. You don’ t have to do the hol iday the way you have always done i t . Swi tching i t up wi l l s top your brain from recal l ing what you used to do . We use our recal l ed memory to inform us and he lp us to make sense of the moment . So i f you used to s i t by the pool dr inking wine , your brain wi l l remind you of that . S impl e changes such as , go to the sea ins tead or dr ink a non-al cohol i c vers ion in a wine g lass . S impl e s t rateg i es to t r i ck your brain and s top you from thinking you ’ re mi ss ing out . Check out the al cohol - free opt ions before you l eave , so you are prepared for what wi l l be on of fer . Who i s in your pocket to he lp you out should i t get uncomfor tabl e , phone your s i s ters ! Wr i te your j ournal dai ly, be proud of your day, ce l ebrate your success , be mindful of what you have achi eved and ce l ebrate yourse l f each day. Every morning when you get up hangover free , how wi l l you ce l ebrate your achi evement . Your kids are going to love thi s , a sober mum, there to share , enj oy and remember the days . What a ce l ebrat ion you wi l l have . You have the s t rength, the knowl edge and the power to do thi s , don’ t be afraid , be prepared .
glennon doyle
" It turned out that what I needed most was inside the one place I ’ d been running from my entire life : pain . "
glennon doyle
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