The Sober Mom Life

The Weekend Reset: Half Ass, Whole Heart - My Parenting Philosophy

We are smack dab in the middle of December and I don’t know about you, but during this season I often feel like I am the only mom coming up short in a world full of moms who have everything together. It’s times like these that I am so grateful for my sobriety.  My sobriety is deeply rooted in motherhood, so today I’m going to share a bit about my parenting philosophy - Half Ass. Whole Heart.  The goal of parenting isn’t to strive for Pinterest perfection. It’s to be a safe, steady place for our kids. And for me, sobriety is the key.  Community makes all the difference. Join The Sober Mom Life Cafe for 5+ Peer Support meetings each week and a private Facebook group to connect with sober and sober-curious women.  [https://thesobermomlife.com/thesobermomlifecafe] Does sobriety during the upcoming holiday season feel overwhelming? Sign up for my 10-Day Holiday Series! Each day you will receive an email message that I crafted to support you through your first sober holiday season. Sign up here [https://suzannewarye.myflodesk.com/holidays].  Get Your Copy of my book The Sober Shift [https://suzannewarye.com/book#/]  Follow on Instagram @thesobermomlife [https://www.instagram.com/thesobermomlife/] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

SobrieTEA: Why Do the Southern Charm Men Get a Pass?

Katie and I are back with another installment of SobrieTEA, where we spill the tea about our favorite escape: Bravo and Reality TV!  Today we’re digging into RHOSLC and Southern Charm. We’ll talk about the weird in-flight drama that Meredith created. Then, we’ll discuss why the men of Southern Charm get a constant pass on their behavior and choices.  Plus - Katie shares the upcoming releases, Katie’s childhood growing up in Potomac, and that one time Suzanne unexpectedly found herself in a bar fight.  Community makes all the difference. Join The Sober Mom Life Cafe for 5+ Peer Support meetings each week and a private Facebook group to connect with sober and sober-curious women.  [https://thesobermomlife.com/thesobermomlifecafe] Does sobriety during the upcoming holiday season feel overwhelming? Sign up for my 10-Day Holiday Series! Each day you will receive an email message that I crafted to support you through your first sober holiday season. Sign up here [https://suzannewarye.myflodesk.com/holidays].  Get Your Copy of my book The Sober Shift [https://suzannewarye.com/book#/]  Follow on Instagram @thesobermomlife [https://www.instagram.com/thesobermomlife/] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

The Weekend Reset: Navigating Cravings

In early sobriety, you will get cravings. It’s going to happen. They might pop up in the daily pattern of your life or within the rituals of the holiday season. But you don’t have to panic.  In today’s Weekend Reset we’ll prepare you to face those cravings when they arise.  Here’s the truth - wanting a drink and having a drink are two very different things. Having a concrete plan in place to navigate yourself through that short moment of craving will help you achieve what you truly want - freedom in sobriety.  Community makes all the difference. Join The Sober Mom Life Cafe for 5+ Peer Support meetings each week and a private Facebook group to connect with sober and sober-curious women.  [https://thesobermomlife.com/thesobermomlifecafe] Does sobriety during the upcoming holiday season feel overwhelming? Sign up for my 10-Day Holiday Series! Each day you will receive an email message that I crafted to support you through your first sober holiday season. Sign up here [https://suzannewarye.myflodesk.com/holidays].  Get Your Copy of my book The Sober Shift [https://suzannewarye.com/book#/]  Follow on Instagram @thesobermomlife [https://www.instagram.com/thesobermomlife/] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

It’s Not You, It’s the Alcohol with Mary Alice Stephens

Giving up alcohol originally felt to Mary Alice Stephens like leaving so many things behind - ‘Fun Mary’, date nights with her husband, friendships that centered around wine, and a father who expressed his love through alcohol. Now fourteen years sober, Mary Alice can look back and confidently say that the leap was so worth facing her fears.  Mary is the author of the new book Uncorked: A Memoir of Letting Go and Starting Over [https://www.maryalicestephens.com/]. In the book and in our conversation she shares the wisdom she has gleaned from almost a decade and a half of sobriety, the things she still reaches for in her sobriety toolkit to stay confidently sober in her current life, and wonderful advice on how to navigate your first sober holiday season. The biggest lightbulb moment for Mary was the realization that her behavior wasn’t ‘her’. It was the alcohol. Placing the blame squarely where it deserved to be gave Mary the freedom to make a different choice, and she is not looking back!  Connect with Mary Alice and get a copy of her new book Uncorked at www.maryalicestephens.com [http://www.maryalicestephens.com] My Cyber week picks! [https://thesobermomlife.com/2025/11/28/the-cyber-week-edit/] Community makes all the difference. Join The Sober Mom Life Cafe for 5+ Peer Support meetings each week and a private Facebook group to connect with sober and sober-curious women.  [https://thesobermomlife.com/thesobermomlifecafe] Does sobriety during the upcoming holiday season feel overwhelming? Sign up for my 10-Day Holiday Series! Each day you will receive an email message that I crafted to support you through your first sober holiday season. Sign up here [https://suzannewarye.myflodesk.com/holidays].  Get Your Copy of my book The Sober Shift [https://suzannewarye.com/book#/]  Follow on Instagram @thesobermomlife [https://www.instagram.com/thesobermomlife/] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

The Weekend Reset: Gratitude in Sobriety

So much of my sobriety is rooted in gratitude. Not inauthentic gratitude that feels forced, but the true deeply rooted gratitude I feel as I’m present for each beautiful everyday moment of life. With each passing year I find that my well of gratitude deepens. And the women I’ve interviewed who’ve been sober for 10, 15, 20 years? They’ve confirmed it - your gratitude in sobriety will only continue to grow. It does not max out.  So if you’re in early sobriety and you’re not feeling the gratitude yet? Keep going. You have taken a brave leap of faith, and it is going to get better, and better, and better.  Does sobriety during the upcoming holiday season feel overwhelming? Sign up for my 10-Day Holiday Series! Each day you will receive an email message that I crafted to support you through your first sober holiday season. Sign up here.  Community makes all the difference. Join The Sober Mom Life Cafe for 5+ Peer Support meetings each week and a private Facebook group to connect with sober and sober-curious women.  [https://thesobermomlife.com/thesobermomlifecafe] Get Your Copy of my book The Sober Shift [https://suzannewarye.com/book#/]  Follow on Instagram @thesobermomlife [https://www.instagram.com/thesobermomlife/] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].