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The Alcohol-Free Holiday Survival Guide: Books to Inspire and Motivate

Discover our curated alcohol-free holiday book guide featuring inspiring reads for everyone on your list! One of my favorite gifts to give during this...

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How To Be A Sober Parent – Michaela’s Naked Life

Have you ever thought about how to be a sober parent? For Michaela, that question haunted her through years of drinking. She made bargains with hersel...

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My Secret To Rocking The Sober Life – Madison’s Naked Life

Trigger Warning: This story includes mentions of sexual abuse. What’s it like to go from daily drinking to rocking the sober life? For Madison, ...

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Alcohol-Free and Fabulous: Your Thanksgiving Survival Guide

Ever wished you could rewind Thanksgiving and actually remember all the fun? Or wake up on Black Friday feeling amazing instead of hungover? This year...

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How To Get Off The Struggle Bus and Take Back Control

An email subject line recently caught my eye: “Are you riding the struggle bus?” I chuckled. Please, child, the past few months I haven...

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Living With Cognitive Dissonance – Brandi’s Naked Life

Have you discovered how painful living with cognitive dissonance is? Brandi certainly did. She spent most of her life around alcohol, first watching h...

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Crush Your No Alcohol November Goals with These Delicious Drinks

It’s that time of year again! The leaves are changing, the air is crisp, and the holidays are just around the corner. For many, this also means ...

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Drinking Isn’t Fun Anymore. Now What? – Michael’s Naked Life

Ever had that feeling like drinking isn’t fun anymore? That’s where Michael found himself after years of what started as “just havin...

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What’s The Next Step When Therapy Didn’t Work?

What do you do to change your relationship with alcohol when therapy didn’t work? Does that mean all hope is lost? Not for Krista. She’d s...

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Your Alcohol-Free Entertainment Guide

We’ve hooked you up with book recs, podcasts to jam to, and now we’re taking it up a notch! Get ready for a binge-fest of movies, shows, t...

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Hiding Alcohol Use From Family – Cat’s Naked Life

Growing up Cat had a complicated and unique relationship with alcohol which only got more complex as she got older. She used alcohol to navigate socia...

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How To Celebrate Halloween Without Alcohol

Halloween, a night of spooky costumes, eerie decorations, and trick-or-treating fun, has unfortunately become associated with excessive drinking. It&#...

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What You Need To Know About The Link Between Alcohol and Breast Cancer

When most people think about breast cancer risk, alcohol rarely comes to mind. Yet, the connection between the two is a lot stronger than we realize. ...

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Breaking Free from Alcohol and Toxic Relationships – Tessa’s Naked Life

Do you ever dream of breaking free from alcohol and toxic relationships? Tessa did too. An extremely early introduction to alcohol by her own father, ...

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I’m Quitting Drinking to Improve Liver Health – Trinka’s Naked Life

Have you ever thought about quitting drinking to improve liver health? For Trinka, it was a journey that began with a wake-up call. Haunted by the sha...

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How I Stopped Using Alcohol to Cope With Life Changes

Jeannette believed that life’s challenges were opportunities for growth, but there was a time when she turned to alcohol to cope with major life...

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5 Fall Mocktail Recipes To Fire Up Your Festivities

Here in Colorado, October marks the time when the air truly gets crisp, and fall’s presence is undeniable. It also signifies the beginning of wh...

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Dealing with Anxiety Disorders and Alcohol Use – Megan’s Naked Life

Megan can still vividly remember the first time she took a sip of alcohol. She was 13 years old, and it felt like a key unlocking a door to a world of...

September Reads You’ll Love

Changing leaves, cooling temps, that only means one thing at This Naked Mind – time for some September reads! We know how much everyone loves th...

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How To Stop the Constant Struggle to Control Alcohol – Patrick’s Naked Life

Are you sick of the constant struggle to control alcohol? Patrick sure was. From wanting to drink at a young age to battling alcohol issues in college...

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Why Do I Have Drinking Dreams?

Why do I have drinking dreams? It’s a question that haunts many of us on this curving road to an alcohol-free life, even years after we’ve...

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Can You Survive Heart Failure From Drinking? – Lisa’s Naked Life

What would it take for you to finally stop drinking? For Lisa, heart failure from drinking was the final straw. A childhood marred by her family’...

5 September Drink Ideas

5 September Drink Ideas You’ll Love

September is a month brimming with food and drink holidays. It’s also National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, a reminder that celebr...

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How I’m Changing with Self-Compassion – Martha’s Naked Life

Have you ever wondered how changing with self-compassion could transform your life? Martha, an experienced midwife and medical professional, doesnR...

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Why Taking An Alcohol Break Didn’t Work For Me (and what did!)

Taking an alcohol break is all the rage these days! You’ve got 75 Hard, Whole30, Sober September, Ocsober, Dry January, Febfast, Dry July…...

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