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8am Office Burrito
I think we can all agree that our favorite part of sobriety is being hangover free. Waking up in the morning and not feeling like a pile...

Jen Moves Forward
Feb 6, 20227 min read
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Fitness: A Love-Hate Relationship
Happy New Year! This morning I thought to myself, what am I going to write about for my next blog... Trust me, I am a bottomless pit of...

Jen Moves Forward
Jan 2, 20228 min read
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Early Sobriety
Yesterday, on Christmas Eve my husband and I made one of those last-minute trips to our *nicer* local grocery store. The town adjacent to...

Jen Moves Forward
Dec 26, 20218 min read
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People Pleaser.
(Also, trigger warning, this might be triggering! (verbal abuse, descriptions of drinking)) It's a Friday, I'm watching tv trying to...

Jen Moves Forward
Dec 19, 20215 min read
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Relapse.
A word that brings up so many different emotions for me and I'm sure for many of you reading this. Mostly negative emotions such as fear,...

Jen Moves Forward
Dec 12, 20216 min read
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Acceptance
I'm sitting at my car dealership as I'm writing this. I was on my way to work the other day I decided to take a back road instead of the...

Jen Moves Forward
Dec 5, 20216 min read
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Personal Growth
Well friends, it's been awhile! The other day I was taking a shower and a thought popped in my head "You should start blogging again" (I...

Jen Moves Forward
Nov 25, 20214 min read
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Expectations
Expectations are the death of any relationship, including sobriety. Which is kind of like a relationship with yourself? Right? Today was...

Jen Moves Forward
May 16, 20213 min read
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Okay, I'm Back.
Simple title but fitting, I'm back! I thought I was going to post a blog a week ago but, well, life. You might be wondering why I decided...

Jen Moves Forward
Apr 18, 20214 min read
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Losing Your Personality
Let me just set the tone here, the year is 2008, I'm FREE for the weekend (here mom, hold my child!), I'm out on the "town" (we live in...

Jen Moves Forward
Mar 15, 20214 min read
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Vanity Saved Me?
Okay, I'm just going to say it, being hungover makes you look like shit. You cannot escape that puffy face, red splotches, dull eyes, and...

Jen Moves Forward
Mar 7, 20216 min read
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The Whole Picture
Oh, friends, first I want to say, I love seeing all the different countries and states (United States) viewing my blog and checking out...

Jen Moves Forward
Feb 27, 20214 min read
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You Don't Have to Go Home, but You Can't Stay Here. (Trigger Warning)
The lights come up, eyes adjust to the new harsh reality that the night's over, the song One More Time by Daft Punk comes on, you think...

Jen Moves Forward
Feb 21, 20215 min read
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Almost Famous
Will I ever amount to anything? What if I told you this is a fear that kept me in my drinking for a very long time. "It's too late for...

Jen Moves Forward
Feb 14, 20214 min read
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Too Good To Be True
Do you ever get the feeling that something is too good to be true? You're experiencing overwhelming joy and suddenly you have the thought...

Jen Moves Forward
Feb 8, 20214 min read
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Finding Peace In Sobriety
When does that magic moment take place, when we finally realize there's no going back, and that it's okay to not go back? Why do we hold...

Jen Moves Forward
Jan 24, 20215 min read
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Why Can't You Quit Drinking?
I've been asked this. It's embarrassing. "I don't know why, it's really hard, it's everywhere and everyone else can drink" I would...

Jen Moves Forward
Jan 3, 20214 min read
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Chameleon
Being your self can be scary as hell. Seriously. Being authentic and finding out no one "likes" me has always been a fear of mine. As I'm...

Jen Moves Forward
Dec 27, 20203 min read
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Never Miss Another Sunset
Towards the end of my drinking my husband and I had this unnegotiated, unagreed upon, agreement. Actually it was more of a rule I'd make...

Jen Moves Forward
Dec 12, 20203 min read
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Admitting I Hurt Others
This was a hard one for me but completely necessary and essential for my progress in recovery. Bullheaded is an understatement. Sure, I...

Jen Moves Forward
Dec 10, 20202 min read
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