Self care isn't just for crisis. It's what creates a life where alcohol has no place. Self care is how we make emotional regulation a natural part of our lives, and it's how we provide maintenance for our sobriety. It can also be a challenge to give ourselves permission to take the time for self care, in a world where self care is often seen as selfish.

In this sobriety podcast episode, we chat with Antje and Lester about how they've incorporated self care into their lives on a daily basis. We all share tips and examples of what works in our lives, and how we continue to make self care a priority in our lives every day, without guilt.

• Questions to ask yourself to identify self care
• Meeting your basic needs
• Self care is a requirement, not an option
• How to know if self care is working
• Relaxing looks different for everyone. Learn how it looks for you.
• The healing quality of nature
• Connection acts as self care
• Self care evolves as you evolve
• Work/life balance and how it pertains to self care
• Self care as part of routines
• Savoring, meditation, mindfulness, and gratitude

Want to learn more about alcohol and self care? Check out this article about self care mistakes you might be making in sobriety, and what to do instead.

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Antje first discovered drinking as a way to “fix” her eating disorder. She thought that drinking was more acceptable than binging and purging all of her meals. When drinking grew more and more out of control, she reluctantly considered sobriety in January of 2022. Soon after, she found connection and support in an online sober community. She is so glad to that she took that first, scary step and gave sobriety a chance.

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Lester Vaskin is a Criminal Justice Recovery Coach at Peer 180 Recovery Community Organization and a State Opioid Response (SOR) Grant Recovery Coach. He lives in Grad Junction, Colorado.

He is a man in active sustained recovery, which means to him that since December 14th, 2021 he has abstained from any mind altering substance to experience life and all it has to offer, both good and bad, without having to run from it. His life in recovery is a life full of joy with his girlfriend Miranda and their dog Max.

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