The First Benefits of Sobriety

This is how quitting alcohol immediately improved my life.

Benya Clark
Exploring Sobriety
Published in
5 min readApr 12, 2024

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This essay originally appeared in the Exploring Sobriety newsletter.

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Benya Clark
Exploring Sobriety

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.