Sober Sister

Sober Sister After 14 years of alcoholism I went into liver failure in 2014 at age 27. But most importantly fighting the stigma! 💪

I’m now over 12 years sober and believe in the importance of education and awareness surrounding addiction.

It's time for a Sober Sister rant 😅I am sick to death of people who claim AA/NA is the only way to get and stay sober, a...
07/09/2026

It's time for a Sober Sister rant 😅

I am sick to death of people who claim AA/NA is the only way to get and stay sober, and they shun anyone who hasn't used a 12 step program! This is not only judgemental AF but it's entirely incorrect and a very close minded and harmful point of view! I'm not meaning to offend anyone but it seems SOME of those in AA are the most judgemental people in recovery! I see it every day on this page and in other recovery groups.

I tried AA in the first few months of my sobriety and it just wasn't for me! I'd leave a meeting feeling worse off and wanting to drink!! When I decided to leave AA, I was told by other members that it was because I was deeply character flawed, unwilling to do the work, must not be a “real alcoholic”, and I'd never stay sober without AA. I'm now over 12 years sober with not one single relapse! And I did do the work! I worked through my trauma and issues with a qualified psychologist and psychiatrist.

I do not care how you get and stay sober, all I care is that you do! And I'll support anyone in whatever method they choose! Why? Because for most of us, our lives literally depend on it and I am not going to be the person that drives a fellow addict away from recovery! Whilst AA did not work for me, I will never tell someone else not to try it because I know it works for some and each to their own!

So, can we please stop judging others on how they choose to recover??? We get enough judgement as it is being addicts, we don't need judgement from each other too!! If I do see comments claiming a certain recovery method is the only way and shunning people for using a different method, I will shut that conversation down quicker than a kid shoves down cake!! This page is inclusive for all and a safe environment and I will not allow anything less than that!

And the same goes for people who attack those who are members of AA/NA. Any comments referring to AA/NA as a cult etc will also be removed and the offender will be banned because it goes both ways!

Just be kind! It’s not hard!

Rant over 🙃

~ Love always, Sober Sister ☮️💟

I play a little game on my drive to work.It’s called:“How many times will society try to sell me alcohol before I’ve eve...
07/09/2026

I play a little game on my drive to work.

It’s called:

“How many times will society try to sell me alcohol before I’ve even had my morning coffee?” 😂

Bottle shops. Billboards. Bus ads. Pub signs. Radio. TV. Magazines. Coles and Woolies catalogues. Movies. Sports jerseys. DoorDash. Uber Eats. Sponsorships. Happy hours.

One morning, I counted 27 alcohol advertisements in a 20-minute drive.

TWENTY. SEVEN.

And then we act surprised that quitting alcohol can feel like escaping a toxic ex who has somehow bought every billboard in town, sponsored your favourite football team and started appearing in your Uber Eats app.

“Hey babe. Miss me? Chardonnay is 20% off.” 😂

Alcohol is an addictive psychoactive drug.

Except somewhere along the way, society gave it one hell of a PR makeover.

We took ethanol, slapped it in a fancy bottle, added some fairy lights and convinced ourselves it was a personality trait, social lubricant, coping mechanism, celebration accessory and apparently essential survival equipment for adulthood.

Bad day? Drink.

Good day? Drink.

Birthday? Drink.

Wedding? Drink.

Christmas? Drink.

Funeral? Drink.

Friday? Obviously drink.

Made it through Tuesday without throat-punching someone in Woolies?

FU***NG CHEERS! 🥂😂

It isn’t merely available.

It’s woven into the fu***ng fabric of our culture.

And pushed into your face so relentlessly that choosing not to drink is often treated as the unusual behaviour.

And here’s the part that absolutely blows my mind.

We spend billions marketing an addictive drug.

And then, when somebody’s brain and body do exactly what brains and bodies can do when repeatedly exposed to an addictive substance and they develop a problem with it…

Society suddenly spins around, points a judgemental little finger and asks:

“Jesus. What the hell is wrong with YOU?”

Oh, I don’t know, Karen.

Perhaps we could start with the fact that you sold me the fu***ng poison as happiness and then shamed me when I got poisoned.

That’s not just hypocrisy.

That’s one hell of a marketing strategy. 🔥

Prayers going up tonight for those still lost in the battle 🙏🙏
07/09/2026

Prayers going up tonight for those still lost in the battle 🙏🙏

Seeing people not only survive addiction but thrive in recovery is the coolest thing ever! 🥰🥰
07/09/2026

Seeing people not only survive addiction but thrive in recovery is the coolest thing ever! 🥰🥰

My sobriety date could have easily been my tombstone date 🪦🪦
07/09/2026

My sobriety date could have easily been my tombstone date 🪦🪦

07/09/2026

“You’ll calm down and become less weird in sobriety“

Apparently the booze was supposed to be responsible for all of my questionable behaviour. 🙄

AWKWARD!

Because I'm over 12 years sober and I’m still out here behaving like a sun damaged raccoon in a dumpster fire!

Turns out I’m just naturally this unhinged 😅

Raise your hand if you have 24 hours or more of recovery!! 🙌🙌 Let's show those still struggling that recovery is possibl...
07/09/2026

Raise your hand if you have 24 hours or more of recovery!! 🙌🙌 Let's show those still struggling that recovery is possible! 💜💜



Where are you at today with your recovery? ❤️😊😤😭
07/09/2026

Where are you at today with your recovery? ❤️😊😤😭

Eminem was reportedly TWO HOURS away from dying.In December 2007, Marshall Mathers — Eminem — was rushed to hospital aft...
07/09/2026

Eminem was reportedly TWO HOURS away from dying.

In December 2007, Marshall Mathers — Eminem — was rushed to hospital after a near-fatal m*thadone overdose.

His organs were beginning to shut down.

Doctors told him he had come frighteningly close to death.

Behind the Grammys, the millions of records sold and one of the biggest names in music was a man absolutely drowning.

At the height of his addiction, Eminem has spoken about consuming enormous quantities of prescription medication every day — pills used to numb exhaustion, grief, insomnia, pressure and the emotional fallout of losing his best friend, Proof.

Because addiction doesn’t give a s**t how famous you are.

It doesn’t care how much money is sitting in your bank account.

It doesn’t look at your talent, career or success and politely decide you’ve got too much to lose.

It will take the fu***ng lot.

But on April 20, 2008, Eminem made a decision that would change his life forever.

He got sober.

And what followed wasn’t some glamorous celebrity redemption montage where inspirational music starts playing and suddenly everything is fixed.

Recovery meant rebuilding his brain, body, confidence and identity without the drugs he had relied on for years.

He even had to relearn how to make music sober.

Imagine being one of the most technically gifted rappers alive and suddenly questioning whether the thing that made you brilliant was YOU… or the substances you were taking.

That’s terrifying.

But he kept going.

And one of the people who helped him through those early months was someone you might not expect:

Sir Elton John. 🔥

Elton — himself in long-term recovery — became a mentor and source of accountability.

He reportedly called Eminem regularly, checked in on him and offered something incredibly powerful:

Support from someone who actually understood.

No moral lecture.

No superiority complex.

No “why can’t you just stop?”

Just one person in recovery reaching backwards and helping another person climb out.

Because sometimes recovery starts with somebody believing you can survive long enough for YOU to believe it too.

Eminem poured those messy early years into his music.

Relapse came in 2009.

Then in 2010 came Recovery — an album whose title said pretty much everything that needed saying.

He rebuilt his career.

He rebuilt his health.

He replaced pills and chaos with exercise, structure and creativity.

And on April 20, 2026, Marshall Mathers reached 18 YEARS SOBER. 🎉🔥

From nearly dying to rebuilding his entire life.

Addiction thought it had already written Marshall Mathers’ ending.

He grabbed the pen back and wrote one hell of a comeback instead. 🎧🔥

Go you ballsy thing!! You’re a rockstar!! 💪💪
06/09/2026

Go you ballsy thing!! You’re a rockstar!! 💪💪

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