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 | 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... 
by Esther Nagle | Sep 1, 2023 | Recovery Life
“I’m not drinking today, I’m doing that Sober October thing, remember?” “Esther, look at the state of you. You’ve had a shit of a day, one glass of wine won’t hurt, and it will help you relax a bit. You can have a cup of tea once you’re not so strung out” Famous... 
by Esther Nagle | Aug 31, 2023 | Recovery Life
My name is Esther, and I am not an alcoholic. I certainly used to be. But I wouldn’t admit it then. Some will tell me, insist even, that I am still, and will always be an alcoholic. That I have a disease that can never be cured. That I am one decision away from a... 
by Esther Nagle | Jul 11, 2023 | Recovery Life
How do you create a sober life? With practice! When you’ve got the habit of drinking embedded in your life, you need to create a new habit of not drinking. It needs to become your default, like brushing your teeth in the morning. And to do that, you need to... 
by Esther Nagle | Feb 26, 2023 | Recovery Life
Recovery can be a hard path to walk. When your addiction has been such a big part of your life, figuring out how to live without it can be very daunting indeed. Even if you know that it was going to kill you. Or if you have had enough of recovery to know it feels...
