Notes from the community.
FAQs, founding stories, and the occasional reason to show up — cross-posted from our Substack.
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Thinking About Not Drinking (or Drinking Less) This Summer? Start Here.
Practical, upbeat tips for anyone easing off alcohol for the summer — from deciding before you arrive to keeping your response simple.
Read the post →A Quiet Season Doesn’t Mean Nothing Is Happening
A candid community update on a quieter winter stretch, and how the community helped carry Lesley through it.
Read the post →Thinking About Coming to Your First SCB Event? Read This First
Reassurance for people who’ve followed along a while but haven’t made it to an event yet.
Read the post →What Is Sober & Curious Boston, Anyway?
An updated FAQ marking the group’s growth to nearly 4,000 members in its first seven months — who it’s for, what events look like, and how to get involved.
Read the post →Learning to Measure Progress When Healing Isn’t Complete
A year-end reflection built around a “vision casting” workshop — three themes going forward: community, professional direction, and health.
Read the post →One Year Sober: Notes From My First Twelve Months Alcohol-Free
A one-year-sober anniversary reflection on recovering out loud, community, and the physical and social shifts of the first year alcohol-free.
Read the post →It Is Alright To Feel Exactly What You Feel
A pre-holiday reflection on feeling grief and gratitude at once, and giving yourself permission to feel exactly what you feel.
Read the post →Curious About Sober and Curious Boston? Let’s Talk
An earlier version of the FAQ, written after a 20% membership jump in October — the founding story, mission, and ground rules.
Read the post →She Was Loud, but She Was Lost
On identity change in early sobriety: letting go of an old persona and finding a more genuine self through new pursuits.
Read the post →When the Light Fades: Why October Feels Heavy and How to Find Your Way Through
A reflection on why October can feel heavy, with practical coping suggestions and mental-health resources.
Read the post →From the Woods of North Carolina to Sober & Curious Boston
The origin story: the idea came together on a solo backpacking trip in Pisgah National Forest, and the group passed 2,000 members and eight events within three months.
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