Joy, Period. (And things I used to be ashamed of but now accept as delicacies of humanity)
I think.
Ok so first thing, I want to send a sincere thank you to everyone who read, responded, liked, commented or otherwise validated my last major send on getting sober. I also want to extend a little additional heart scented goo for anyone who is struggling with alcohol or substances and trying to figure out how to get some help. DM me or email me, or if you already did and I didn’t respond, try again, last week was a little intense.
The other thing I want to say, is that I appreciated the people confirming that A) writing publicly about this isn’t easy, and B) the thing itself isn’t easy. I’ve been thinking a lot about what is and isn’t easy, and why I did and didn’t have a hard time writing about my experience.
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