The term “California Sober” means that a person is abstinent from alcohol, addictive prescriptions, and hard drugs. In contrast with the ordinary understanding of the term “sober”, someone who is California Sober may still use marijuana.
Recovery is nourished by truth in all forms. Liberation comes not only from heart-opening truths, the kind that melts us like butter in the sun but also from ugly, uncomfortable ones. The kinds of truths that make us squirm with a crawling unease, may be the most freeing of all.
For some women in recovery, the holidays represent pressure, stress, and temptations. We understand why! Here at Villa Kali Ma, though, we’re of the opinion that women can have genuine, heartfelt fun during this season of celebrations, all without drugs, alcohol, or drama.
The original 12 Step program, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), pioneered the concept of a sober birthday. Sober birthdays mark the day we stopped using drugs and alcohol. Getting sober is a kind of rebirth, and a sober birthday celebrates the day a new, sober self is born.
No getting around it, alcohol is served everywhere, all the time. Summer is no exception. For the sober-committed among us, this upcoming 2024 season of pool parties, weddings, and BBQs is likely to present several opportunities for self-sabotage.
Are you aiming to have a sober 2024? Good for you, my friend. Yes yes yes! Go you.
