What helps you with your “emotional sobriety”? I’ve found not drinking to be relatively easy (after bingeing and blacking out on booze for 20 years), but dealing with life without pouring whiskey all ...

Many of us enjoy an alcoholic beverage to have fun, celebrate, relax, or even get in the mood. But while a cocktail or two may make you feel more confident and boost your arousal in the moment, ...

“Why do I still get cravings—even after I’ve quit drinking?” “Sometimes I get this overwhelming urge to drink out of nowhere, like my body just remembers—I don’t even feel triggered. Is this normal?” ...

If you’ve outgrown the drinking scene but your friends haven’t—this is for you. “I want to stay friends…but I don’t want to keep going to bars.” This is one common struggle ex-drinkers face when they ...

The 'Live with Kelly and Mark' co-host eliminated alcohol from her diet in 2017 Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously appeared ...

Ask A.J. is Slate’s advice column on addiction, recovery, and how to hate yourself less. Submit a question here. It’s anonymous! Dear A.J., What helps you with your “emotional sobriety”? I’ve found ...