That's wonderful congratulations! I'm 15 months sober. Thank you for putting your story out there. You inspired me to clean myself up to keep my family together💕
Fantastic!! Congratulations on all your hard work and dedication paying off!! Thats why it's so important for people to "recovery loudly" so that others don't suffer in silence! Share your story with others too, you never know when you'll change some one life ❤️❤️
So proud of you Laura!!! I am 7 years sober now and it feels like yesterday when I was using! It really is one day at a time and keeping your side of the street clean! I could backslide so easily if I didn’t! Thank you for all your words of wisdom and always being real with us! Love you! 💙🖤💙🖤💙
HAPPY 11 YEARS BABES!!!!!!!! That’s so much inspiration to an addict like me!!! I have 5.5 years and I love that you share so openly!!! Way to go!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Nice capture tag to get people to watch😆 nothing of the god damn snort 🤣 congratulations Love Stephen’s videos. He’s so very talented and nice to see him having his own voice-his own person 👍
👏🏻 congratulations 🥳 I’m coming up to four years sober, stories like yours helped me so much and continue to do so! Speaking out like you do about your journey is such a help to so many others, thank you 🙏🏻
wow what a coincidence that you uploaded this video today, talking about the specific things you did because today is the first day in years that I am attempting sobriety. I'm addicted to weed & alcohol, I'm not a binge-drinker but I rely on drinking daily to keep things at bay, same with smoking weed... I usually smoke from the hour I wake up till 5 minutes before I go to sleep at night. The only reason I'm here right now in this journey is because of hearing yours (and stephens). I went to AA for the first time two weeks ago, as after hearing you speak about it and how much it helped/helps, made me curious and motivated to at least try it out. I can already tell that it was one of the best decisions I ever made to attend my first AA meeting, I've only been to two more since but I am absolutely going to keep going. I feel at home at the AA meetings, I feel so welcomed and its beautiful and healing to hear other people speak so vulnerably about their own journey. Today has been hard. I'm feeling so many emotions and all I want to do is at least pick up my bong and have a smoke. I know it would mask these difficult emotions and make my night feel more normal... And for the first time since I began smoking, I'm deciding to go through my shit without the help of weed. I really needed to see this video exactly when I seen it, and I know I opened this comment with 'what a coincidence' but we know that this isn't a coincidence at all. Everything happens for a reason. I feel so much love towards you Laura, and thank you so much for helping me this evening.
Congratulations Laura! What a milestone!!! ❤❤❤ I had 7 years until I relapsed in 2020 and now I have a year and a half which I’m incredibly proud of!! So happy for you.
Congratulations on your sobriety birthday!! 🥳🙌🏻♥️ 1. Thankful for the encouragement I receive from listening to your podcast 2. I’m thankful for this season of self-care I find myself in, a background of zero self-care, absolutely love to learn to treat myself well 3. I’m thankful for the Holiday season, the beauty of the festivities 4. I’m thankful for my job/income 5. I’m thankful for books/libraries
I'm so proud of you Laura! I've been watching you since you basically started UA-cam and that day I was in a bad place with my old relationship and came across you died laughing and changed my life but I'm so damn proud of you!!!!! 11 years you battle fought and worked hard! Stay strong and live with laughter and love!
Laura, thank you. I've been struggling a lot with alcoholism the past few years, and I am just over a month away from my 25th birthday. I really want to get sober but I'm struggling. I am going to work ten times harder to get sober because of you. Thank you. Happy Sober Birthday ❤
So proud of you Laura 💗💗 (I’ve commented this somewhere else, but I think it’s so cool that we have the same sober date) I just celebrated 3 years on 10/29. 🥹🥹 you’re such an inspiration to me, thank you for sharing your life w us.
Woohoo way to go laura!! You should be so extremely proud of everything you have overcame & accomplished! You are a true inspiration ❤ I've been sober for right at 7 years & I'm so grateful I took that first step in accepting that I had an issue & needed help. I feel like a completely different person in so many ways yet the same person in others. . It's very odd! 🤔 I've gotten to know myself internally on a level I didn't even know I was possible. Working on the internally stuff has been so very important in my soberiety & my mental health (which in my opinion, do go hand in hand!) I also work the same way when it comes to forgiveness. I have to forgive bc I cannot hold onto that resentment & anger without wanting to numb it all & say fuck it!! Hate/resentment is an emotion I'm just not capable of baring today & for that . . I'm so frickin proud of myself! Thank you for sharing your story & being so real/authentic with us. I appreciate you!
Laura, I am so proud of you. 11 years of sobriety is no small thing. That is an overwhelmingly massive accomplishment that many are not strong enough to do. And to all of you reading this who are also working on your sobriety, weather it be one hour, one day, one week, one month, one year, one decade, or even longer, I am proud of you. Even if you only decided an hour ago that you are now sober and you have gone that whole hour without the addiction you have been struggling with, know that I am just as proud of your one hour of sobriety as I am of Laura's 11 years of it. I celebrate your one hour of sobriety and stand with you for your next hour, the whole day after that, the months and years to come, until it is YOU that is celebrating that 11 year sobriety birthday. No matter where you are in your recovery and sobriety, I stand with you and will always extend my hand to help you when you think you may fall, or DO fall, I will always be excited about and celebrate every small and large accomplishment you make. Laura, I celebrate you, your sobriety, and your recovery this day. YOU are worth it, your kids are worth it, your family is worth it. Well done.
Thank you for sharing this Laura!🙏 Wisdom for each of us to gain clarity from for sure. I feel this resonates with me for sure! Being proactive and grow through what I go through instead of wanting to numb out.
Congrats! 11 Years. Wow! That's Amazing. ❤️👏 Ive Seen Alcohol Destroy My Family Then It Took My Mom. That. Almost Got Me. I Could Feel My Body Getting Sicker. Shutting Down.I Had To Quit. Thank You For Being A Voice For Sobriety In This World Nobody Prepared Us For. We NEED You Out Here!❤️❤️❤️❤️
As soon as I you said you were going to read a few paragraphs, the acceptance reading popped into my head with hope and BAZOOM - there it was! By far the most helpful bit of the big book for me. p416 in the 4th edition starting "It helped me a great deal..." to the end of the chapter. There is So MUCH in those 4 or 5 pages, I read it weekly and something always jumps out that is relevant to my life, something I could do with working on. Awareness, acceptance, action. We can't change people, places or things, only ourselves and our reactions. This was life changing for me. Paul O is inspirational,"You can't make me angry" is also a very valuable book. Bravo on 11 years, wishing you many more ODAAT ❤️
Thank you for this. Thank you for being so strong! It is easy to get lost in yourself. Lose touch in reality. But staying grounded is uplifting. Pushing for the positive is negative. Accepting the negative is positive. Walk it, no stress, no worries, just keep walking. Shut off the rain and move it! Shut off the phone and move it! Thank you! Happy sober day! ❤
Congratulations that is an amazing accomplishment I'm so proud of you I have five years it's over I've worked hard every day of that five years you just keep living the life living your best life ❤️
That’s something to celebrate 🎉 Rooting for you and Stephen. I’ve been out of the loop for a bit so not 100% sure how things are. Thanks for all you share ❤
I'm so proud of you! Your accomplishments are much to be proud of. Rooting for you!! Happy Birthday to you!! 11 years is something to celebrate 🍾 ✨️ 😍 💖
Laura! Congratulations on 11 years sobriety!! 🎉 You are absolutely amazing! I’ve been following you for a couple of years. I got your first book and finished it in a few days. This week I’ve started listening to your podcasts from the beginning. You are an inspiration to me! We are so like-minded and have the same sense of humor! I just listened to the podcast about being bisexual, I feel the exact same! I thought everyone had the same feelings 😂 You’ve reminded me about the law of attraction and how it got me through the worst time of my life! I went through a similar experience with my separation and divorce. Not as public, but just as complicated and messy. I’m here to tell you that you will get through this! You’ve got this, and co-parenting is possible. It takes a whole lot of work and humility, but you are a strong woman and great mother!! ❤ Thanks for reminding me to live in the now and remember to take the time to breathe and list what I have to be grateful for! Sending you all Love and Light!!
You are awesome! Congratulations on your sobriety! That's an amazing feat! It's okay to feel down and anxious! You are going through so much right now! I am very proud of you! I love your podcast and love you! 😌💖💖💖🤗🤗🤗
Acceptance takes real humility and courage. Humility does not come easily for human beings. Therefore those of us in recovery are true miracles. Happy birthday, Laura.
Happy Birthday! Just stay in today. Without program we become restless, irritable, and discontent, but you are back in program. Hooray! Right now you are fine. You are amazing. Love to you and your beautiful family. P. S. Twenty two years sober. It’s the best.
That's awesome news! I hope you had a great sober birthday even if you were feeling down. I have OCD and I really appreciate you putting this out here. I can relate. Thank you Laura. ❤
So proud of you. You’re so inspiring. I’m trying to get sober myself and I would just love if you could speak about how you got sober or just anything that worked to help you get and stay sober. I know everyone is different I just really do love to hear people’s experiences. Like you said about AA. Take what works for you and leave the rest. I feel like the emotional need for it is so much stronger than the physical reach and just hearing someone talk about that if possible would be really awesome. Love you and all your work so much sending you lots of love!!
I relate to you so much. I feel like if we had a sit down we could talk into the night. Your point of view and how you share the detailed decision making processes around choosing to be positive and working with stress and anxiety and depression. I am very very aware of how I think and process I am my own psychologist sometimes,(I have aspergers BTW for reference) I pick up things from life like your coping mechanisms positive affirmations and positive habits and in hard times I have them all stored away to help me remember to breathe. I really hope you look at yourself as a success story because you truly are. To many people, sobriety seems miles and miles and infinity away and you have 11 years!! My mom is a deep alcoholic and life hasn't been kind either even though she is such a good soul. I have her listening to and watching you hoping maybe you can touch her too and give her some comfort and self love. I am so thankful that I found your videos like 3 years ago. Its been a blessing for me and now others in my own family and I can't thank you enough for giving me something positive in my life, that sometimes feels hard find. We love you Laura! ❤
I love to hear about people who are able to maintain sobriety. On December 17, 2007 was the day I started my sobriety. Almost 15 years later, every time I am tempted I remind myself how far I've come & refuse to ruin all that I've accomplished. I have a good job, people who I love & who love me. I have a lot to live for. It does take a support system for sure... though most of the responsibility is on the addict. It is important to accept responsibility for being an addict & not to blame others for why you are in any particular situation. People that cared about me lent a hand out to help me but it was ultimately my choice to accept that help. I hope whomever reads this understands that there is a better way of life than drug use. I can personally attest to this.
11 years!?! Congratulations!! That's amazing!! I'm only now quitting alcohol. I quit cigarettes 14 years ago. Now I'm trying to quit alcohol, so thanks for the inspiration!!
Laura. How do you find a sponsor you're comfortable with? I've been on a sober roller coaster for 4 years. I need accountability I trust. I love you, thanks for being you. You’re an inspiring woman!!
Congratulations!! You inspire. Truly. ❤You lost weight because you were/are dealing with trauma. That’s common. As you acclimate and heal you’ll even out. You are doing all the work. One day at a time. So much love to you. Also, you are so right about addiction whack-a-mole. Wanting of that dopamine/serotonin.
That's wonderful congratulations! I'm 15 months sober. Thank you for putting your story out there. You inspired me to clean myself up to keep my family together💕
So proud of you!
Fantastic!! Congratulations on all your hard work and dedication paying off!!
Thats why it's so important for people to "recovery loudly" so that others don't suffer in silence! Share your story with others too, you never know when you'll change some one life ❤️❤️
So proud of you Laura!!! I am 7 years sober now and it feels like yesterday when I was using! It really is one day at a time and keeping your side of the street clean! I could backslide so easily if I didn’t! Thank you for all your words of wisdom and always being real with us! Love you! 💙🖤💙🖤💙
You go girl 23 years sober from heroin on th the 10th of November
I just hit 3 years on 10/29. 23 years is amazing!!!
Congratulations that’s amazing!! Keep it up!!
@@gmgab23 keep going it's worth it x
@@codygolembreski5883 I'm trying it's really hard at the moment
My Birthday! Congrats!!!!!
HAPPY 11 YEARS BABES!!!!!!!! That’s so much inspiration to an addict like me!!! I have 5.5 years and I love that you share so openly!!! Way to go!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
So so proud of you! 🧡 I’m going on 4 years clean! You are truly someone I look up to! Xoxo
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼Well done you too!!
Congratulations
@@iche8081 Thankyou ☺️
@@maryriseling209 Thankyou so much
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Nice capture tag to get people to watch😆 nothing of the god damn snort 🤣 congratulations
Love Stephen’s videos. He’s so very talented and nice to see him having his own voice-his own person 👍
👏🏻 congratulations 🥳
I’m coming up to four years sober, stories like yours helped me so much and continue to do so! Speaking out like you do about your journey is such a help to so many others, thank you 🙏🏻
wow what a coincidence that you uploaded this video today, talking about the specific things you did because today is the first day in years that I am attempting sobriety. I'm addicted to weed & alcohol, I'm not a binge-drinker but I rely on drinking daily to keep things at bay, same with smoking weed... I usually smoke from the hour I wake up till 5 minutes before I go to sleep at night.
The only reason I'm here right now in this journey is because of hearing yours (and stephens). I went to AA for the first time two weeks ago, as after hearing you speak about it and how much it helped/helps, made me curious and motivated to at least try it out. I can already tell that it was one of the best decisions I ever made to attend my first AA meeting, I've only been to two more since but I am absolutely going to keep going. I feel at home at the AA meetings, I feel so welcomed and its beautiful and healing to hear other people speak so vulnerably about their own journey.
Today has been hard. I'm feeling so many emotions and all I want to do is at least pick up my bong and have a smoke. I know it would mask these difficult emotions and make my night feel more normal... And for the first time since I began smoking, I'm deciding to go through my shit without the help of weed. I really needed to see this video exactly when I seen it, and I know I opened this comment with 'what a coincidence' but we know that this isn't a coincidence at all. Everything happens for a reason. I feel so much love towards you Laura, and thank you so much for helping me this evening.
You should be so proud of yourself. Look where you've ended up, after all you've been thru. Amazing. Thank you for sharing your journey with us.
Thanks Laura and congratulations!! I’m 5 yrs sober and I love your honesty and vulnerability. You are a big help for me
Laura... you're doing so good and should be very proud. I learn so much from you, enjoy hearing your wisdom. Thank you for being you 💜
Congratulations Laura! What a milestone!!! ❤❤❤ I had 7 years until I relapsed in 2020 and now I have a year and a half which I’m incredibly proud of!! So happy for you.
you're so articulate, and inspiring and smart. my life isn't at its best right now and listening to you calm me down. THANK YOU 😍😍
Congratulations on your sobriety birthday!! 🥳🙌🏻♥️
1. Thankful for the encouragement I receive from listening to your podcast
2. I’m thankful for this season of self-care I find myself in, a background of zero self-care, absolutely love to learn to treat myself well
3. I’m thankful for the Holiday season, the beauty of the festivities
4. I’m thankful for my job/income
5. I’m thankful for books/libraries
Congratulations Laura, you are so inspiring for moms all around the world
Congratulations!! 11 years is awesome! You deserve all the kudos. And your kids are so lucky to have a mom who is this committed to sobriety.
She’s a liar. She left the little slow kid with me the other night while she EARNED her drug money! 😂😂😂😂😂
You people are so blind and stupid………
I'm so proud of you Laura! I've been watching you since you basically started UA-cam and that day I was in a bad place with my old relationship and came across you died laughing and changed my life but I'm so damn proud of you!!!!! 11 years you battle fought and worked hard! Stay strong and live with laughter and love!
I’ve started saying to myself every morning that it’s a good day because I woke up and a few people I love woke up . ❤ Thanks Laura!
Yessss! Exactly! Doesn’t always turn out to be a good day though 😅 but I try my best.
Laura, thank you. I've been struggling a lot with alcoholism the past few years, and I am just over a month away from my 25th birthday. I really want to get sober but I'm struggling. I am going to work ten times harder to get sober because of you. Thank you. Happy Sober Birthday ❤
Good for you girl! I am so proud of you and everyone else who is sober or trying to get sober. It’s not easy!
Congratulations Laura a huge accomplishment 👏 ❤️🌹I love that verse and the prayer I have that thru out our home my husband has 21 yrs😁 proud of you⚘️
Happy 11 years!! You got this lady! Keep being 👏🏽 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🤟🏽🤟🏽
Honey i cant wait to be a momma just like you. You’re so strong and absolutely your babies’ hero!!
Congratulations on all the hard work!!! Keep that Heart light shining! The world needs your light😊
So proud of you Laura 💗💗 (I’ve commented this somewhere else, but I think it’s so cool that we have the same sober date) I just celebrated 3 years on 10/29. 🥹🥹 you’re such an inspiration to me, thank you for sharing your life w us.
The good news is so beautiful to hear & thank you for sharing this truth with us in mutual admiration society🥳Many more sober days & years to ya!
Congratulations. You have two wonderful children. Live your life and live well for them.
Woohoo way to go laura!! You should be so extremely proud of everything you have overcame & accomplished! You are a true inspiration ❤
I've been sober for right at 7 years & I'm so grateful I took that first step in accepting that I had an issue & needed help. I feel like a completely different person in so many ways yet the same person in others. . It's very odd! 🤔
I've gotten to know myself internally on a level I didn't even know I was possible. Working on the internally stuff has been so very important in my soberiety & my mental health (which in my opinion, do go hand in hand!)
I also work the same way when it comes to forgiveness. I have to forgive bc I cannot hold onto that resentment & anger without wanting to numb it all & say fuck it!! Hate/resentment is an emotion I'm just not capable of baring today & for that . . I'm so frickin proud of myself! Thank you for sharing your story & being so real/authentic with us. I appreciate you!
Can totally relate to the seeking on social media etc having the awareness is everything 🥰
Loving your videos 🙂 appreciate you
So happy for you. Stay strong! You are a kind soul. Peace, love and strength ❤️🌹🥳Best wishes always
11 years Laura. That is AMAZING!!!! Peace and Blessings to you 🙏🏼❤️. Prayers for 11 more years.
Laura, I am so proud of you. 11 years of sobriety is no small thing. That is an overwhelmingly massive accomplishment that many are not strong enough to do. And to all of you reading this who are also working on your sobriety, weather it be one hour, one day, one week, one month, one year, one decade, or even longer, I am proud of you. Even if you only decided an hour ago that you are now sober and you have gone that whole hour without the addiction you have been struggling with, know that I am just as proud of your one hour of sobriety as I am of Laura's 11 years of it. I celebrate your one hour of sobriety and stand with you for your next hour, the whole day after that, the months and years to come, until it is YOU that is celebrating that 11 year sobriety birthday. No matter where you are in your recovery and sobriety, I stand with you and will always extend my hand to help you when you think you may fall, or DO fall, I will always be excited about and celebrate every small and large accomplishment you make. Laura, I celebrate you, your sobriety, and your recovery this day. YOU are worth it, your kids are worth it, your family is worth it. Well done.
But did you know I plowed her in an alley while the kid was playing with used needles?
She’s still tight! 🎉🎉
Thank you for sharing this Laura!🙏
Wisdom for each of us to gain clarity from for sure. I feel this resonates with me for sure! Being proactive and grow through what I go through instead of wanting to numb out.
Congrats! 11 Years. Wow! That's Amazing. ❤️👏 Ive Seen Alcohol Destroy My Family Then It Took My Mom. That. Almost Got Me. I Could Feel My Body Getting Sicker. Shutting Down.I Had To Quit. Thank You For Being A Voice For Sobriety In This World Nobody Prepared Us For. We NEED You Out Here!❤️❤️❤️❤️
You are amazing! Thank you! ❤
As soon as I you said you were going to read a few paragraphs, the acceptance reading popped into my head with hope and BAZOOM - there it was! By far the most helpful bit of the big book for me. p416 in the 4th edition starting "It helped me a great deal..." to the end of the chapter. There is So MUCH in those 4 or 5 pages, I read it weekly and something always jumps out that is relevant to my life, something I could do with working on. Awareness, acceptance, action. We can't change people, places or things, only ourselves and our reactions. This was life changing for me. Paul O is inspirational,"You can't make me angry" is also a very valuable book. Bravo on 11 years, wishing you many more ODAAT ❤️
Congratulations, Laura! That's a huge accomplishment. You should be very proud!
You've done amazing Laura and be proud of yourself 🎉🎉🇬🇧💕
Thank you for this. Thank you for being so strong! It is easy to get lost in yourself. Lose touch in reality. But staying grounded is uplifting. Pushing for the positive is negative. Accepting the negative is positive. Walk it, no stress, no worries, just keep walking. Shut off the rain and move it! Shut off the phone and move it! Thank you! Happy sober day! ❤
Congratulations!!!!!! That is wonderful news. You did a great job and deserve accolades for beating the demon called addiction. Much love and respect.
Congratulations that is an amazing accomplishment I'm so proud of you I have five years it's over I've worked hard every day of that five years you just keep living the life living your best life ❤️
WOWW CONGRATULATIONS Laura! That is a wonderful feat 🤗 I am giving you the biggest virtual hug 🫂
You are strong, keep on going! 😀😊
Congratulations, Laura. Thank you for sharing yourself. 🤗
Mosquitos - same!!! Happy Sober Birthday!!! Your video put a smile in my heart! ♡
That’s something to celebrate 🎉
Rooting for you and Stephen. I’ve been out of the loop for a bit so not 100% sure how things are. Thanks for all you share ❤
Sooooo much wisdom in this video. Thank you so much for being you and for being so inspiring Laura ❤️❤️ you’re amazing ❤
Awesome job!!!!
Blessings for many more years to come!
You are an amazing strong woman!! Ty for sharing because I truly believes it inspires others
I'm so proud of you! Your accomplishments are much to be proud of. Rooting for you!! Happy Birthday to you!! 11 years is something to celebrate 🍾 ✨️ 😍 💖
OMG YESSS LAURA WELL DONE WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU ❤️❤️❤️
Laura! Congratulations on 11 years sobriety!! 🎉 You are absolutely amazing! I’ve been following you for a couple of years. I got your first book and finished it in a few days. This week I’ve started listening to your podcasts from the beginning. You are an inspiration to me! We are so like-minded and have the same sense of humor! I just listened to the podcast about being bisexual, I feel the exact same! I thought everyone had the same feelings 😂
You’ve reminded me about the law of attraction and how it got me through the worst time of my life! I went through a similar experience with my separation and divorce. Not as public, but just as complicated and messy. I’m here to tell you that you will get through this! You’ve got this, and co-parenting is possible. It takes a whole lot of work and humility, but you are a strong woman and great mother!! ❤ Thanks for reminding me to live in the now and remember to take the time to breathe and list what I have to be grateful for! Sending you all Love and Light!!
You are awesome! Congratulations on your sobriety! That's an amazing feat! It's okay to feel down and anxious! You are going through so much right now! I am very proud of you! I love your podcast and love you! 😌💖💖💖🤗🤗🤗
WOO WOO!!! Proud of and happy for you, Laura!!! 🥳🥳🥳
🎉🎊Congratulations!🎉🎊 Love you so much. You are a Queen among women. Keep pushing. 💐💐💐
I am sorry about your loss. I will keep you all in my prayers.
🎉Something to be so so proud of! Congratulations Laura ❤️
I feel this way at times. Many prayers. 🙏🏻 ❤
Proud of you baby girl!! You're doing great!
Congratulations Laura!! That's a reason to celebrate!
Congratulations on your Sober Birthday Laura! 🎉 That’s a huge milestone for sure ♥️ Also I love your eye makeup! So pretty and ethereal
Acceptance takes real humility and courage. Humility does not come easily for human beings. Therefore those of us in recovery are true miracles. Happy birthday, Laura.
Congratulations, Laura! So very proud of you!
Yes girl! That’s a huge accomplishment. You should be proud!
I relate to so much of what you are saying 😩❤️ constantly seeking the dopamine/serotonin 😩
Congratulations Laura, 11 years is such a triumph!
You deserve a cake. And claps. You're amazing. Nice work girl 💓
You are a real inspiration❤️
Happy Birthday! Just stay in today. Without program we become restless, irritable, and discontent, but you are back in program. Hooray! Right now you are fine. You are amazing. Love to you and your beautiful family.
P. S. Twenty two years sober. It’s the best.
Omg!!! That's my favorite passage from the big book!!! Acceptance is the key!
Congratulations Laura. That’s amazing! You are amazing! ❤️
Congratulations 🎉. I just celebrated 2 years of sobriety. You go girl !!!!!
Woo! That's amazing! What an achievement! Super proud of you! 👑👑
I loved this video. You sound so healthy and strong. Thank you for sharing your truth❣
Congratulations girl!!! I've been clean now for 12!!! It's HARD AF!!!!!
Congratulations to you too ❤
How wonderful!! Congratulations!!! YOU ARE A ROCK STAR!!!!!!
Congratulations! I am so proud of you!
Love you, so proud of you! Truly you are such a beautiful, talented, and funny inspiration. ❤
Congratulations!!! That's so awesome!!! God willing I will celebrate 7 years on November 15 🙂🙂🙂
That's awesome news! I hope you had a great sober birthday even if you were feeling down. I have OCD and I really appreciate you putting this out here. I can relate. Thank you Laura. ❤
Well done Laura. Love and light to you all. 💙❤️✨✨✨
Thank you for sharing. It helped immensely 🙏👸
I needed this today. Thank you.
So proud of you. You’re so inspiring. I’m trying to get sober myself and I would just love if you could speak about how you got sober or just anything that worked to help you get and stay sober. I know everyone is different I just really do love to hear people’s experiences. Like you said about AA. Take what works for you and leave the rest. I feel like the emotional need for it is so much stronger than the physical reach and just hearing someone talk about that if possible would be really awesome. Love you and all your work so much sending you lots of love!!
Hell yes! SO proud of you! 💜💜💜
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! SOBER! KEEP COMING BACKKK! 2 years sober over here!
I admire people that get clean.Congratulations.
Well done how proud you must feel of yourself
I relate to you so much. I feel like if we had a sit down we could talk into the night. Your point of view and how you share the detailed decision making processes around choosing to be positive and working with stress and anxiety and depression. I am very very aware of how I think and process I am my own psychologist sometimes,(I have aspergers BTW for reference) I pick up things from life like your coping mechanisms positive affirmations and positive habits and in hard times I have them all stored away to help me remember to breathe. I really hope you look at yourself as a success story because you truly are. To many people, sobriety seems miles and miles and infinity away and you have 11 years!! My mom is a deep alcoholic and life hasn't been kind either even though she is such a good soul. I have her listening to and watching you hoping maybe you can touch her too and give her some comfort and self love. I am so thankful that I found your videos like 3 years ago. Its been a blessing for me and now others in my own family and I can't thank you enough for giving me something positive in my life, that sometimes feels hard find. We love you Laura! ❤
So sad that thats not really Laura. *Sigh* if only
Congrats Laura! The opposite of addiction is connection ❤
Congrats on 11 years sober!! That so damn awesome!! 🙌💜
Congratulations 🥰 What an amazing accomplishment!!!
Congratulations I am so happy for you. I fell off the wagon in 2016 but I got right back on and been sober for 6 years.
Yay now THAT is something to definitely be proud of 🙂 so happy for you.
I love to hear about people who are able to maintain sobriety. On December 17, 2007 was the day I started my sobriety. Almost 15 years later, every time I am tempted I remind myself how far I've come & refuse to ruin all that I've accomplished. I have a good job, people who I love & who love me. I have a lot to live for. It does take a support system for sure... though most of the responsibility is on the addict. It is important to accept responsibility for being an addict & not to blame others for why you are in any particular situation. People that cared about me lent a hand out to help me but it was ultimately my choice to accept that help. I hope whomever reads this understands that there is a better way of life than drug use. I can personally attest to this.
So proud of you Laura!
11 years!?! Congratulations!! That's amazing!! I'm only now quitting alcohol. I quit cigarettes 14 years ago. Now I'm trying to quit alcohol, so thanks for the inspiration!!
Laura. How do you find a sponsor you're comfortable with?
I've been on a sober roller coaster for 4 years. I need accountability I trust.
I love you, thanks for being you. You’re an inspiring woman!!
God bless you, Laura. What a love letter to your children.
Congratulations!! You inspire. Truly. ❤You lost weight because you were/are dealing with trauma. That’s common. As you acclimate and heal you’ll even out. You are doing all the work. One day at a time. So much love to you. Also, you are so right about addiction whack-a-mole. Wanting of that dopamine/serotonin.
That’s amazing Laura! You’re amazing!
Happy 11 Year Birthday!!!! Absolute miracle