Embrace Your Weird
by Lisa Jakub
September 29, 2020 6:00 am
This is the place where we talk about authenticity, anxiety, and what happens when we decide to stop acting. With Lisa Jakub – author, former child actor, workshop leader, and most importantly…dog mom.
What happens when you are not an alcoholic, but you decide to stop drinking for one year for the simple fact that alcohol makes your anxiety rage and makes you feel like garbage?
I had lots of questions. What about my birthday? What about when I need to unwind? What about when the world is facing a global pandemic? No drinking even then?
No drinking even then.
I explore what it’s like to be sober during the apocalypse, the social pressures to drink, and the big question – I’ve been sober for a year – now what?
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