Sarah Wood
@sarahwood
writer based in barcelona
Sarah Wood
Sobriety and
“Real power doesn’t come from having a million followers, good hair, a Louis Vuitton purse, a new car, a new home, a title, a partner, or anything that can be weighed, measured, or acquired. Real power is the thing you’ve always had inside you. Real power doesn’t need to be demonstrated or boasted. Real power is the ability to be in your skin, to
... See moreHolly Whitaker • Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol
The UK’s largest recent study of drinking behaviours showed in 2019, 16-to-25-year-olds were the most likely to be teetotal, with 26% not drinking, compared to the least likely generation (55-to-74-year-olds), 15% of whom didn’t drink.
bbc • Why Gen Zers are growing up sober curious
Sari README
Sari README Last updated: Feb 20th, 2022 Motivation behind this document This document is meant to share my expectations on what would make it most effective to work together, so that my expectations and role are clear. Since our team is distributed and new team members are e...
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“The goal here is to create a situation you no longer have to escape, or a life you don’t have to numb. The achievement of sobriety is not the point; it’s a by-product of the work. The work is the point. Addiction is the hook that gets you in the door, and quitting is the catalyst to heal deeper wounds.”
Holly Whitaker • Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol
Sobriety and
Exploring the relationship between American universities and alcohol
Holly Whitaker • Holly Whitaker's Rudy Moment
To properly heal from addiction, we need a holistic approach. We need to create a life we don’t need to escape. We need to address the root causes that made us turn outside ourselves in the first place. This means getting our physical health back, finding a good therapist, ending or leaving abusive relationships, learning to reinhabit our bodies,
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