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Sobriety
A.J. Daulerio Is Embracing Sober Parenting The writer talks about recovery, becoming a father during the pandemic, and staying present.
first person
Apr. 27, 2023
Yep, Sobriety Is Good for Your Skin Giving up alcohol — which is pro-inflammatory and dehydrating — naturally depuffed and contoured my face.
By Katie Becker
first person
Apr. 11, 2023
In Bed With My Sobriety Sex without booze is awkward, anxiety inducing, and downright terrifying. And it can be amazing.
By Sarah Hepola
sober questioning
Dec. 28, 2022
Hear Me Out: Don’t Get Sober on January 1 Recover doesn’t care what day it is — you shouldn’t, either.
By Ana Marie Cox
sober questioning
Nov. 23, 2022
By Ana Marie Cox
sober questioning
Oct. 26, 2022
The Voice in My Head Doesn’t Want Me to Get Sober So I learned to shut him — of course it’s a him — up.
By Ana Marie Cox
sober questioning
Sept. 28, 2022
Following the Rules Won’t Keep Me Sober Making recovery a contract with myself kept me from the shame spirals that lead to relapse.
By Ana Marie Cox
climate crisis
Sept. 19, 2022
Staying Sober on a Dying Planet I gave up drinking to give myself a better future. But what if Earth isn’t getting one?
By Ginny Hogan
‘Can I Stay Sober Without Counting the Days Since My Last Drink?’ If adding up the days one by one makes you feel bad, rethink the math.
By Ana Marie Cox
‘I Had a Secret Addiction. Do I Have to Tell Anyone?’ It’s not about who you tell or how much you tell them — it’s about why you’re afraid to say any of it aloud.
By Ana Marie Cox
sober questioning
July 13, 2022
‘How Do I Survive Early Sobriety?’ Eat the candy, watch Buffy , and find community.
By Ana Marie Cox
‘Do I Have to Tell My Boss I’m Going to Rehab?’ No, you don’t. But can we talk about why you’re asking?
By Ana Marie Cox
sober questioning
June 15, 2022
‘How Do I Stop Enabling My Alcoholic Dad Without Losing Him Entirely?’ It’s okay to do the “selfish” thing here — whatever that looks like for you.
By Ana Marie Cox
sober questioning
June 1, 2022
By Ana Marie Cox
sober questioning
May 18, 2022
‘I Got Sober by Mistake — Can I Go Back to Drinking?’ That’s up to you. But give yourself credit: It wasn’t an accident, it was your choice.
By Ana Marie Cox
sober questioning
May 4, 2022
‘I’m 90 Days Sober — Am I Ready for a Baby Yet?’ I can’t tell you it’s a bad idea. But I won’t tell you it’s a good one, either.
By Ana Marie Cox
sober questioning
Apr. 20, 2022
By Ana Marie Cox
sober questioning
Apr. 6, 2022
By Ana Marie Cox
sober questioning
Mar. 23, 2022
‘Can I Get Sober If I Haven’t Hit Rock Bottom?’ What you’re really asking is, “How can I make myself want to stop drinking if I don’t want to stop drinking?”
By Ana Marie Cox
all in the family
Mar. 10, 2022
How Do I Talk About My Mother Now That She’s Gone? My mother was an alcoholic, but she was also so much more.
By Susan Azim Boyer
sober questioning
Feb. 23, 2022
Sober Questioning: ‘What Can I Do to Support My Newly Sober Partner?’ When we love someone struggling with addiction, “then you should leave” echoes everywhere.
By Ana Marie Cox
sober questioning
Feb. 10, 2022
Sober Questioning: ‘I Feel Weird Not Ordering Wine With My Mom Friends’ If anyone is showing a persistent, direct interest in whether or not you’re drinking, they are the weird one.
By Ana Marie Cox
Finally, a Show That Takes Millennial Drinking Seriously A young woman confronts her alcoholism in Single Drunk Female.
By Marianne Eloise
dry january
Jan. 28, 2022
By Bindu Bansinath
sober questioning
Jan. 26, 2022
Ask Ana Marie Cox (Almost) Every Question You’ve Ever Had About Sobriety The Cut’s new biweekly column is talking drinking, not drinking, and everything in between.
By Ana Marie Cox
I’m Tired of Explaining Why I Don’t Drink We have to expand our language beyond “sober.”
By Sarah Wood
When Girl Power Meets Sobriety Can Holly Whitaker help women quit drinking better than AA can?
By Katie Heaney
Ben Affleck Is Sorry for What He Said About Jennifer Garner He knows his comments about their marriage made him seem like “the most insensitive, stupid, awful guy.”
By Danielle Cohen
Demi Lovato Says Good-bye to ‘California Sober’ “Sober sober is the only way to be,” Lovato announced in an Instagram Story.
By Olivia Truffaut-Wong
wellness theories
June 3, 2021
Ghia’s Mélanie Masarin Doesn’t Define Her Sobriety “Maybe someday someone will make an amazing cocktail, and I want to have a sip of it, but in general, I don’t drink.”
By Daise Bedolla
Miley Cyrus Says She ‘Fell Off’ Sobriety During Pandemic And told Billy Idol something risqué when she was drinking.
By Justin Curto
How Do I Stay Sober Now? It was two weeks into social distancing that I started craving alcohol again.
By Madeleine Aggeler
science of us
Nov. 1, 2019
How Do I Make Plans Without ‘Getting a Drink’? It’s hard to make friends as an adult — especially if you don’t drink.
By Katie Heaney
How to Be Sober If you’re looking to stay sober, first: Shut up.
By Michael Rovner
science of us
June 6, 2019
A Spiteful Guide to Self-Improvement Vanity, hatred, jealousy, competitiveness — they can be very useful!
By Edith Zimmerman
Demi Lovato’s Mother Says She is 90 Days Sober She has been in rehab since July, after an overdose.
By Opheli Garcia Lawler
it’s complicated
Sept. 13, 2018
Giving Up Alcohol Made Me Date Like a Teenager Again My newfound sobriety came with a return to the awkward flirting, wholesome booze-free activities, and intense emotions of adolescence.
By Sarah Levy
one step at a time
Mar. 16, 2017
By Theresa Avila
Pete Davidson Reflects on Being Sober for the First Time in Eight Years Earlier this week, SNL cast member Pete Davidson revealed on Instagram that he’s been “kinda missing” from the show recently because he quit […]
By Megh Wright
mating rituals
Oct. 17, 2016
10 People on Having Sex While Sober What dating is like when you can’t drink.
By Meaghan Winter
Staying Sober in the Booze-Fueled Comedy World
In a throwaway moment from a 2013 episode of Marc Maron’s WTF podcast, the now famously sober comedian recalls a moment backstage with Mitch […]
By Chris O'Connell
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