@lizjannuzzi.bsky.social
A freckled witch of a girl who loves the out-of-door world. Subscribe to my Substack at https://elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com.
I thought I was protecting myself from grief by drinking through it. But I wasn't protecting myself—I was blocking out the love.
Grief is just love with nowhere to go. And in sobriety, I finally let myself feel both.
Read my latest post on Substack: elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/grief-is-l...
Sometimes the universe sends us messages in the strangest ways—like finding an Emerson quote in a productivity newsletter while staying at a resort named after... Emerson. 🏔️
Please read my latest Substack post at elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/feeling-ac....
Well I wish I wrote this flash essay by Caylin Capra-Thomas via @short-reads.org (& originally published in @creamcityreview.bsky.social).
www.short-reads.org/deadhead/
That little wave drivers do when they stop to "let you go"? It makes me furious! 🚗😤
Read "Eff You and the Horse You Rode in On" on my Substack at elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/rerun-eff-...
#SoberOctober #RecoveryWarrior #SoberLife #AddictionRecovery #12StepProgram #SoberCommunity
🎉 Happy second anniversary to my Substack! 🎉
From 2 subscribers to 331, from one vulnerable post to 111 honest conversations about addiction, recovery, and life without shame.
Thank you for being part of this journey.
elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/happy-anni...
"Oh, so it wasn't all me. So it wasn't all a matter of insight and will." - Caroline Knapp's "Drinking: A Love Story"
Read this week's Substack post on reading Quit Lit and understanding the disease of alcoholism.
Go to: elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/the-power-...
When the best thing I can do is to keep my mouth shut.
Check out my latest Substack post, "Restraint of Pen & Tongue."
elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/restraint-...
#twelvesteps #recovery #alcoholismrecovery
Since I haven't yet read Elizabeth Gilbert's new memoir, I'll turn the focus on myself. Here's why I refuse to hide my recovery.
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#12steprecovery #elizabethgilbert #AllTheWayToTheRiver #TwelveTraditions #recovery
Gallup says Americans are drinking less, and my memoir has a cover!
Check out my latest Substack at elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com.
#alcoholismrecovery #12steprecovery #memoir #soberlife
Plot twist: Being honest about my 14 years of sobriety made me look riskier on my life insurance exam than lying about drinking ever did.
The irony? The very risk they're worried about is exactly what keeps me safe.
New post ⬇️
elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/the-risk-t...
#Recovery #Sobriety
In the HBO documentary "And So It Goes," the Piano Man, aka Billy Joel, misses an opportunity to use his platform to normalize alcoholism.
Read more at elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/no-dwis-re...
Here's the current status of my backyard. But back in October 2024, when I launched my Substack, White Snakeroot had taken over. I thought it was just a weed, but then a fancy estate garden showed me a different reality.
elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/rerun-whit....
Turns out you don't need to be wasted to feel the collective ✨effervescence of a summer concert. You just need to be present.
Check out my latest Substack about attending 🎵 concerts sober.
Read "Summer Concerts and Second Chances" at elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/summer-con....
Consistency is key in recovery, writing, and life! Check out my @dintywmoore.bsky.social blog at
brevity.wordpress.com/2025/07/25/c...
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memoir SOBER MOM.
#12steprecovery #amwriting #consistencyiskey
It's coming one year from today ...
Read The.Official.Announcement. at elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/theofficia...
#SoberMom #12steprecovery #debutmemoir #shewritespress
Loved this flash essay by friend of Project Write Now Sarah Congress. I wasn't sure where it was going but at the end I saw it was inevitable! gargoylemagazine.com/sarah-congre...
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Member support, aka the 7th tradition, pays for coffee. Need I say more?
Read about why recovery meetings pass around a basket at elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/dlla-d-and...
#alcoholicsanonymous #12steprecovery #twelvetraditions
GORP stands for "Good Old Raisins and Peanuts and other things I learned when hiking the Appalachian Trail a couple of weekends ago.
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#12steprecovery #alcoholicsanonymous #alcoholism #appalachiantrail
It’s supposed to say “my friend @lizdebeerwriter.bsky.social “
05.07.2025 16:09 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0An ordinary moment, a narrator trying to multitask, turns terrifying and extraordinary in my @lizdebeerwriter.bsky.social's latest flash fiction piece, "Unleashed." Read it at www.suddenlyandwithoutwarning.com/unleashed.
05.07.2025 13:37 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0Hey all! Just reintroducing myself here. I’m loving being on Substack, reading great writing and sharing mine, which is mainly about recovery but also includes other musings. Check it out at elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/hi-im-liz-....
#amwriting
Not realizing that my thinking has gone off the rails is a fear of mine in sobriety.
Learn more at elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/my-no-1-fe...
Please like, subscribe, restack, all the things to support my writing journey.
#AlcoholicsAnonymous #12steprecovery
When a moment at the checkout line reminded me of the dangers of my disease and filled me with gratitude for my Twelve Step program.
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When there is no "inciting incident." When the reason you're at an AA meeting is that you're a .... wait for it .... an alcoholic.
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I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Asbury Park” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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I would never suggest we alter AA’s Twelve Steps. The old timers would FREAK OUT! But if I had my druthers, here are some of the copy edits I would make!
Read my latest Substack at elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/mark-up.
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Most people who drink coffee appreciate the quick jolt of energy it provides. But in a new study, scientists have found that coffee may offer the much longer-term benefit of healthy aging.
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You know that squirmy feeling when you replay a conversation in your head and cringe?
In my latest post, I share how the tools of recovery help us work through those uncomfortable moments instead of just sitting in them.
Read it at elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/the-ick-vs....
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, this week's Substack features a published essay about a time I was struggling with depression.
As the #NIMH says, "Our lived experiences are the most powerful tool for change."
elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/essay-desp...
This week's Substack offers some sober comments on the new Netflix series "The Four Seasons" and a plea for Hollywood to have some positive, sober representations in its movies and shows.
elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/wtf-tina-fey
#recovery #12steprecovery #tinafey #LetsDoBetter
