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Scenario

How to navigate friendships when sobriety changes who you are

I've been sober for eight months and my old friends keep inviting me to bars, acting like nothing has changed, and I'm realizing I might have to choose between my recovery and my social life.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Recovery reveals how much of identity was built around shared destruction, forcing a choice between old connections and new survival.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Converting — gaining a new identity?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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