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When you're early in sobriety — or just going through a rough patch — the holidays can look pretty scary. All the hoopla, financial stress, the prospect of family get-togethers, being out of your comfort zone, or maybe the idea of spending the holidays on your own: these are all triggers for fear.Here's some collected wisdom to help keep you clean and sober this holiday season.
I realized it was time to develop a heightened level of awareness and some strategies to reduce the risk around the holidays. We are all going to find ourselves in situations where alcohol is served so it is important to have a plan or some options ready to deal with the situation.
Being restored to sanity during the holiday season boils down to one thing – giving of yourself and to others. If you go into situations wanting, you're likely to come out wanting. But if you make it your goal to be of service to your family in whatever way you can, then your holiday will be a success no matter how anyone else behaves.
Ronald McDonald House in Edmonton and WestJet got together to make Father's Day incredibly special for one Saskatoon family.
On this Valentine’s Day, if you are in a relationship, if you are in love, enjoy it. It is a wonderful feeling. Just don't expect it to stay the same. If you are alone, don't judge yourself and beat yourself up. Be kind and compassionate with yourself.
When my husband entered recovery, I thought that was the final long-awaited destination that any alcoholic's family so desperately wishes for. I believed as long as he stayed sober, all would be well. The work was his and his alone. Little did I know that recovery would be just as important for me as it is for him.

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