by Esther Nagle | Nov 9, 2023 | Healing
“I don’t need this anymore. I have other ways to deal with the shit in my life. We’ve all done the ‘I’m never drinking again” thing in the depths of a killer hangover. But this time was different. This time led to now, 9 years of sobriety. I didn’t tell myself I was... 
by Esther Nagle | Nov 8, 2023 | Recovery Life
Dear Booze: When my life fell apart, you were there. I used to think I couldn’t be happy without you. I wrote this post on my old website back in 2017, in a flurry of emotional release via my keyboard. I was struck then by the similarities between how I felt... 
by Esther Nagle | Nov 7, 2023 | Sobriety rocks my life
Between August 1960 and December 1962, a group of young Liverpudlians were making their name on the club circuit of Hamburg, Germany. They were barely out of school. George, the youngest, was just 17 when they first arrived in the clubs. This resulted in his being... 
by Esther Nagle | Nov 6, 2023 | Sobriety rocks my life, Uncategorized
Last summer, my Facebook profile was filled with images of fun. Festivals, gigs, adventure holidays, days out, time with friends and family, time with my son. Countless selfies showed a beaming, happy Esther, having a HUGE amount of fun. And I did it all sober. At... 
by Esther Nagle | Sep 3, 2023 | Recovery Life
If I had known in April 2014 that the Yoga teacher training course I was so excited to begin would lead to me giving up drinking and smoking for good, there’s a good chance I would have bailed on it. The idea of sobriety, and living without booze, cigarettes or...
