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Motherhood Motivated Me To Get Sober And Gave My Life Purpose

October marks two months since the birth of my daughter. October also marks one full year since I got sober and embarked on the road to motherhood.

By Tara Nykyforiak3 min read
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This same time last year, I had spent the better part of a decade drinking wine on my couch every night after school or work and on the weekends, watching mindless YouTube videos, and listening to the same songs on loop while feeling increasingly angry and depressed, an overall sense of purposelessness creeping in with each glass.