Good morning, fellow sobernauts, IWNDWYT 😁!

Good morning, fellow sobernauts, IWNDWYT 😁!

Good morning, fellow sobernauts, IWNDWYT 😁!

Good morning, fellow sobernauts, IWNDWYT 😁!

yep, for reasons nobody’s actually quite sure of the Prime Minister called an election six weeks ago. Results just rolling in now and the conservative party are getting a beating.

Good morning, fellow sobernauts, IWNDWYT 😁!

Happy 4th of July to the US gang, sending you strength if today and this weekend is going to be tricky for you.

UK people, don’t forget to vote (you need photo ID).

Good afternoon, fellow sobernauts, IWNDWYT 😁!

Good morning, fellow sobernauts, IWNDWYT 😁!

Good morning, fellow sobernauts, IWNDWYT 😁!

Good morning, fellow sobernauts, IWNDWYT 😁!

“Not now, maybe later,” is a surprisingly powerful tool.

Can I suggest you play the tape forward, to tomorrow, when you’re hungover and sick? Think about how grim it is on day one (I have a photo to remind me, in all my hungover misery), and how awful that first week sober is as you try to rebuild your sobriety.

What are your sober supports? Can you lean into those? Listen to a podcast, read a chapter of some quit lit, maybe drop in on a meeting?

I bought myself a comfortable backpack for commuting.

Or what about a nice bracelet? Amethyst was believed to protect against drunkenness, and there’s some pretty amethyst bracelets on etsy.