Getting punched in the face

Sobriety was the easy part. It's all the other shit I had neglected that crushed me.

This post has been simmering for almost six years — since I got sober. I had finally found the wherewithal to quit. To change my life. To save my life. I had finally decided to prioritize my kids, my family, my livelihood, and my health over alcohol and other addictions.

But something you don’t really hear or maybe understand when you start down the path…