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Exploring Sobriety

The Best Way to Reduce Cravings

This advice sounds obvious, but are we taking it seriously?

Sep 27

The Best Way to Reduce Cravings

Sep 27

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Exploring Sobriety

In Defense of “Pulling a Geographic”

It’s time to rethink this classic sobriety warning.

Sep 13

In Defense of “Pulling a Geographic”

Sep 13

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Recovery Won’t Get Better Each Day

The recovery path is filled with detours and missteps.

Aug 30

Recovery Won’t Get Better Each Day

Aug 30

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My Core Strategies to Stay Alcohol-Free

After six and a half years sober, this is what keeps me going.

Aug 16

My Core Strategies to Stay Alcohol-Free

Aug 16

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Building a Fence Around Sobriety

What does it take to protect ourselves from relapsing?

Aug 2

Building a Fence Around Sobriety

Aug 2

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How Addiction Leaves Us Vulnerable

It’s not just who we hurt, but also who hurt us.

Jul 19

How Addiction Leaves Us Vulnerable

Jul 19

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Staying Sober in California

A recent trip to the west coast led to unexpected temptation.

Jul 5

Staying Sober in California

Jul 5

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The Trouble With Sober Role Models

Even the people we look up to most can sometimes let us down.

Jun 21

The Trouble With Sober Role Models

Jun 21

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Writers’ Blokke

Did Learning Spanish Ruin My Ability to Write in English?

The downside of foreign language immersion.

Jun 13

Did Learning Spanish Ruin My Ability to Write in English?

Jun 13

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When Friends and Family Downplay Your Addiction

Navigating the well-meaning and not-so-well-meaning responses to sobriety.

Jun 7

When Friends and Family Downplay Your Addiction

Jun 7

Benya Clark

Benya Clark

I’m a lawyer turned writer from North Carolina. I write about sobriety, mental health, and more. Subscribe to my weekly newsletter at exploringsobriety.com.

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