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Kim is a mother, wife, grandmother, teacher, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend. She is just a normal, successful, functioning person who fiercely protected her secret struggle with an unhealthy attachment to alcohol for too long because she refused to admit it to anyone, even after she admitted it to herself. Reach out to her at ksusier@gmail.com if you need someone to listen. If you want to read more about her journey, visit her blog here: searchingforbalance11.blogspot.com.

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Celebrating Six Years Sober: Here’s How I Did It

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“I chose sober because I wanted a better life. I stay sober because I got one.” ~Anonymous

Seven years ago, I never thought I would be able to say that I have been six years sober! I didn’t think I was physically addicted. I never got the shakes, never morning drank, never drank daily unless on vacation, never got a DUI (even though that was lucky), and never lost a job or a relationship because of drinking. I was, however, incredibly emotionally and mentally addicted.

I am fifty-six years old and started drinking in high school. Except when pregnant, I …