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Today we have Kate. She took her last drink on August 11, 2018.   She is 42 and lives in New Jersey.  This is her story of living alcohol-free (AF). "I can't even imagine picking up a drink to solve something anymore.  It doesn't even cross my mind." - Kate Today's Sponsor: Café RE Use the promo code CONNECT for one free month in the alcohol-free community Café RE.  Finding Your Better You – Odette's weekly message   Odette has been thinking about the process of change.  When she is having a down day, she wonders, am I doing recovery right?  Am I making progress?  Is the work worth it?  It's muddy and contradictory, particularly with our labeling minds.     We think bad days mean we are doing something wrong, and negative emotions are guides in the wrong direction.   On hard days, Odette uses more tools, which probably means she is making more progress.   Holly Whittaker posted on her Instagram page a sketch that highlights the Hourglass of Change.  It shows there is a range of emotions from start to goal.  O