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Day 11: Forgiveness Is a Strategy, Not a Gift

Forgiveness isn't something you give to someone who hurt you. Day 11 of Sober by Choice makes the case that it's the most selfish and most necessary…

Apr 23 • Zac Small

Day 10: The People Who Hurt You

You cannot heal from wounds you refuse to acknowledge. Day 10 of Sober by Choice stops protecting the people who shaped your drinking, and starts…

Apr 22 • Zac Small

Day 9: Shame Is Not a Teacher

Shame feels like accountability, but it's not. Day 9 of Sober by Choice breaks down why the voice telling you you're broken is the same voice driving…

Apr 21 • Zac Small

Day 8: The Demons Have Names

We have been moving around the edge of something.

Apr 20 • Zac Small

Day 7: Your First Week

You made it seven days. Day 7 of Sober by Choice is about what nobody prepares you for after the first week, and why the noise getting louder means it's…

Apr 19 • Zac Small

Day 6: Your Body Is The Scoreboard

Your body logged every drink, every bad night of sleep, every wrecked workout, every foggy morning. Day 6 of Sober by Choice is about what it's been…

Apr 18 • Zac Small

Day 5: What You Were Really Drinking Away

At some point, the drinking stops being about the drink. Day 5 of Sober by Choice goes underneath the habit, to the thing that was there before you ever…

Apr 17 • Zac Small

Day 4: The Culture That Enabled You

You didn't build this in a vacuum. Day 4 of Sober by Choice looks at the culture that normalized your drinking, and why opting out is one of the…

Apr 16 • Zac Small

Day 3: Where It Started

Nobody picks up a bottle thinking they're becoming an addict. Day 3 of Sober by Choice goes back to where it actually started, and why sobriety doesn't…

Apr 15 • Zac Small

Day 2: The First Lie We Tell Ourselves

The most common lie in addiction sounds like control. Day 2 of Sober by Choice pulls apart the sentence you've been telling yourself for years, and…

Apr 14 • Zac Small

Day 1: Why You’re Really Here

You didn't pick up this book by accident. Day 1 of Sober by Choice asks the question nobody else in your life will: Why did you let it get this far?

Apr 13 • Zac Small

The Daily Draft Returns

After a long absence, Zac is back, with updates on sobriety, a republished book, a growing podcast, and the biggest thing he's ever shared publicly…

Apr 12 • Zac Small

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