Dominique Ramsey For HuffPost With Champagne toasts, hot-headed family dynamics, holiday parties, time off work and depression looming, the holidays can be a challenging season. “I’d see people with their whiskey, and at times I would salivate.” Chef Joe Valdez of Las Vegas’ Bramàre began drinking heavily and on the job while working at Red Robin when he was 23. …
LOADING ERROR LOADING Being in a relationship with a sober person when you’re not sober yourself may seem intimidating at first. A reminder not to forfeit your boundaries for anyone; people who truly love you wouldn’t expect you to.” — Brooke Knisley, writer “There is no across-the-board answer to these questions, so simply ask your partner what’s OK for them.” …
CNN — Every Friday, when Chris Marshall opens his bar, he gets the same customer request: Alcohol, please. “As much as it’s a bar, I try to treat it like a classroom, where we’re learning how to socialize without alcohol,” Marshall said. Ehmann isn’t sober herself, but she “felt pretty strongly that people who don’t drink alcohol deserve a place …
