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Elizabeth Jannuzzi

@lizjannuzzi.bsky.social

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A freckled witch of a girl who loves the out-of-door world. Subscribe to my Substack at elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com.

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Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

I thought I was protecting myself from grief by drinking through it. But I wasn't protecting myself—I was blocking out the love. Grief is just love with nowhere to go. And in sobriety, I finally let myself feel both. Read my latest post on Substack: elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/grief-is-l...

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"I thought I was protecting myself from the grief. But I wasn’t allowing myself to feel the love."

Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Sometimes the universe sends us messages in the strangest ways—like finding an Emerson quote in a productivity newsletter while staying at a resort named after... Emerson. 🏔️ Please read my latest Substack post at elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/feeling-ac....

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Feeling Accomplished At the End of the Day

When the Catskills, a poet, and Naomi from ToDoist collide to offer inspiration!

Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Well I wish I wrote this flash essay by Caylin Capra-Thomas via @short-reads.org (& originally published in @creamcityreview.bsky.social). www.short-reads.org/deadhead/

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by Caylin Capra-Thomas | Redistributing energy.

Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

That little wave drivers do when they stop to "let you go"? It makes me furious! 🚗😤 Read "Eff You and the Horse You Rode in On" on my Substack at elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/rerun-eff-... #SoberOctober #RecoveryWarrior #SoberLife #AddictionRecovery #12StepProgram #SoberCommunity

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[rerun] Eff You and the Horse You Rode in On

Or Don't Tell ME What To Do

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Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

🎉 Happy second anniversary to my Substack! 🎉 From 2 subscribers to 331, from one vulnerable post to 111 honest conversations about addiction, recovery, and life without shame. Thank you for being part of this journey. elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/happy-anni...

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Happy Anniversary to "Elizabeth's Substack!"

And thank you to my readers for joining me on this journey!

Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

"Oh, so it wasn't all me. So it wasn't all a matter of insight and will." - Caroline Knapp's "Drinking: A Love Story" Read this week's Substack post on reading Quit Lit and understanding the disease of alcoholism. Go to: elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/the-power-...

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The Power of Quit Lit

When Books Explain What We Can't

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Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

When the best thing I can do is to keep my mouth shut. Check out my latest Substack post, "Restraint of Pen & Tongue." elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/restraint-... #twelvesteps #recovery #alcoholismrecovery

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Restraint of Pen & Tongue

or keeping my mouth shut.

Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Since I haven't yet read Elizabeth Gilbert's new memoir, I'll turn the focus on myself. Here's why I refuse to hide my recovery. Read my latest Substack post at elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/turning-th... #12steprecovery #elizabethgilbert #AllTheWayToTheRiver #TwelveTraditions #recovery

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Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Gallup says Americans are drinking less, and my memoir has a cover! Check out my latest Substack at elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com. #alcoholismrecovery #12steprecovery #memoir #soberlife

Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Plot twist: Being honest about my 14 years of sobriety made me look riskier on my life insurance exam than lying about drinking ever did. The irony? The very risk they're worried about is exactly what keeps me safe. New post ⬇️ elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/the-risk-t... #Recovery #Sobriety

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The Risk That Keeps Me Safe

On getting a physical for life insurance and being honest about my history.

Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

In the HBO documentary "And So It Goes," the Piano Man, aka Billy Joel, misses an opportunity to use his platform to normalize alcoholism. Read more at elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/no-dwis-re...

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No DUIs? C'mon, Piano Man!

What the Billy Joel Documentary, "And So It Goes" Gets Wrong About Alcoholism

Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Here's the current status of my backyard. But back in October 2024, when I launched my Substack, White Snakeroot had taken over. I thought it was just a weed, but then a fancy estate garden showed me a different reality. elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/rerun-whit....

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Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Turns out you don't need to be wasted to feel the collective ✨effervescence of a summer concert. You just need to be present. Check out my latest Substack about attending 🎵 concerts sober. Read "Summer Concerts and Second Chances" at elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/summer-con....

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Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Consistency is key in recovery, writing, and life! Check out my @dintywmoore.bsky.social blog at brevity.wordpress.com/2025/07/25/c... Subscribe to my Substack for updates on my forthcoming memoir SOBER MOM. #12steprecovery #amwriting #consistencyiskey

Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

It's coming one year from today ... Read The.Official.Announcement. at elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/theofficia... #SoberMom #12steprecovery #debutmemoir #shewritespress

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The.Official.Announcement

One Year from Today / Then & Now / Support the Mission

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Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Loved this flash essay by friend of Project Write Now Sarah Congress. I wasn't sure where it was going but at the end I saw it was inevitable! gargoylemagazine.com/sarah-congre...

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Sarah Congress Back to Gargoyle Online Mr. First Year Lawyer It’s the Capital Markets floor of the law firm of Cadwalder, Wickersham and Taft. I’m bored to tears, counting down the minutes till my …

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Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Member support, aka the 7th tradition, pays for coffee. Need I say more? Read about why recovery meetings pass around a basket at elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/dlla-d-and... #alcoholicsanonymous #12steprecovery #twelvetraditions

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D$lla D&lla Bills Y'all

Why We Pass a Basket - Understanding AA's 7th Tradtion

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Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

GORP stands for "Good Old Raisins and Peanuts and other things I learned when hiking the Appalachian Trail a couple of weekends ago. Read my latest Substack at elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/angels-on-... #12steprecovery #alcoholicsanonymous #alcoholism #appalachiantrail

Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

An ordinary moment, a narrator trying to multitask, turns terrifying and extraordinary in my @lizdebeerwriter.bsky.social's latest flash fiction piece, "Unleashed." Read it at www.suddenlyandwithoutwarning.com/unleashed.

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Unleashed – Suddenly, And Without Warning

Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Hey all! Just reintroducing myself here. I’m loving being on Substack, reading great writing and sharing mine, which is mainly about recovery but also includes other musings. Check it out at elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/hi-im-liz-.... #amwriting

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Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Not realizing that my thinking has gone off the rails is a fear of mine in sobriety. Learn more at elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/my-no-1-fe... Please like, subscribe, restack, all the things to support my writing journey. #AlcoholicsAnonymous #12steprecovery

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Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

When a moment at the checkout line reminded me of the dangers of my disease and filled me with gratitude for my Twelve Step program. Read my latest Substack post at elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/holding-my... For more on recovery topics, please subscribe to my Substack.

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Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

When there is no "inciting incident." When the reason you're at an AA meeting is that you're a .... wait for it .... an alcoholic. Read my latest Substack post at elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/there-is-n....

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There Is No WHY! Get Over It!

Please stop asking: "What happened?"

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Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Asbury Park” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

NO KINGS Asbury Park · No Kings

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allie...

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Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

I would never suggest we alter AA’s Twelve Steps. The old timers would FREAK OUT! But if I had my druthers, here are some of the copy edits I would make! Read my latest Substack at elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/mark-up. Please like, subscribe, & comment to help support my writing journey!

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 03/06/2025

Most people who drink coffee appreciate the quick jolt of energy it provides. But in a new study, scientists have found that coffee may offer the much longer-term benefit of healthy aging.

Drinking Coffee Is Associated With a Longer, Healthier Life, According to a New Study

A new study of over 47,000 women found links between coffee drinking and healthy aging. Here’s what we know.

Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

You know that squirmy feeling when you replay a conversation in your head and cringe? In my latest post, I share how the tools of recovery help us work through those uncomfortable moments instead of just sitting in them. Read it at elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/the-ick-vs....

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Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, this week's Substack features a published essay about a time I was struggling with depression. As the #NIMH says, "Our lived experiences are the most powerful tool for change." elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/essay-desp...

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Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

This week's Substack offers some sober comments on the new Netflix series "The Four Seasons" and a plea for Hollywood to have some positive, sober representations in its movies and shows. elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/wtf-tina-fey #recovery #12steprecovery #tinafey #LetsDoBetter

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A Review of Netflix's "The Four Seasons" by a Recovering Alcoholic

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Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Excited to share my post featuring Ana Almerini's creative approach to non-alcoholic drinks! elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/beyond-moc... #SoberLife #BeyondMocktails #NonAlcoholicDrinks

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Beyond Mocktails: Creating Authentic Non-Alcoholic Experiences

Ana Almerini Has Some Suggestions!

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Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

📝 New on my Substack: "Beyond Blame: Motherhood, Alcoholism, and the Journey to Healing" Subscribe for free or support my work with a paid subscription! ❤️ elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com #12steprecovery #alcoholismrecovery #alcoholism

Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

This guy. Swoon. At 9 years into our marriage, things imploded. My forthcoming memoir, SOBER MOM, is about my recovery, but it is also a love story. Subscribe to my Substack to stay updated when my memoir becomes available. Subscribe at elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com.

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Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

We are breaking for spring. Enjoy the flowers, and we'll see you next week! Please subscribe to my Subtack at elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com. When I'm not on spring break, I share my musings on my recovery from alcoholism to remove its stigma. #alcoholism #alcholicsanonymous #twelvesteps

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Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Today's Substack is a repost of an essay I had published in "The Rumpus" in December 2023. Subscribe for more on my journey through recovery and the losses of my siblings. Read more at: elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/essay-make.... #12steprecovery #alcholicsanonymous #alcoholism

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Essay: "Make Me A Channel of Your Peace"

Published in The Rumpus, December 13, 2023

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Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Restless, Irritable, and Discontented

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Restless, Irritable, and Discontented

My current condition!

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Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Honored and excited to have my essay "Purgatory in Two Parts" featured in today's Memoir Monday. memoirland.substack.com/p/soooo-many... #memoirland #MemoirMonday #saribotton

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Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Paul Lisicky, featured in this weekend's The New York Times is coming to Red Bank! The Times describes Lisicky as "the ardent, eloquent professor" whose book offers "a quasi memoir over which Mitchell hangs cool and a little unreachable, like the moon." projectwritenow.org/writers-inst...

Both Sides Now: Two New Takes on Joni Mitchell (Gift Article)

Highly personal tributes by the writers Henry Alford and Paul Lisicky each view the singer’s life and artistry through their own prism.

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Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

There's a special kind of wisdom that comes from living both sides of the coin—understanding the pull of bad decisions while appreciating the peace of better ones. Read elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/mourning-m... Subscribe to my Substack for honest reflections on recovery.

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Mourning My Bad Ass Self

I used to be a weed, but I guess now I’m a flower?

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Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

I’m leaving on a jet plane ✈️ for a writing conference in LA. But I don’t need to worry about my sobriety because recovery meetings are everywhere! Read my Substack at open.substack.com/pub/elizabet.... #12steprecovery #alcoholicsanonymous #awp2025

Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

I’m grateful those days of guilt, shame, and remorse, aka Baseball Hat Days, are behind me. Subscribe to my Substack for musings on recovery and life! elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/baseball-h... #12steprecovery #alcoholicsanonymous #alcoholism

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Baseball Hat Days

On Guilt, Shame and Remorse and why you never have to feel that way again

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Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

I’m going to AWP. I’m so excited! But not psyched for the focus on drinking that happens at these conferences. Thank you AWP for adding recovery meetings to the schedule. For more musings on sobriety, please follow my Substack at open.substack.com/pub/elizabet.... #12steprecovery #AWP

Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Resharing last year’s post about drinking and St. Paddy’s Day and how to celebrate this holiday while being sober. elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/shying-awa... Subscribe to my Substack! #stpatricksday #stigmafree #stpaddysday #sobercommunity

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Shying Away from Shamrocks

How can I honor my Irish roots as a sober person?

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Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Please read "Prescribed" by Paul Crenshaw, published in @northamerreview.bsky.social and nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Paul says "This one was tough to write. Even tougher to send it out in the world, and tougher still to share it. northamericanreview.org/online/2025/.... #opiodaddiction

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Prescribed | North American Review

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Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Isn't this mini-bottle of tequila adorable? But abstinence is the only way for this alcoholic. Please like, share, all the things to support my writing journey. Thank you! elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/abstinence... #12steprecovery #alcoholism #alcoholicsanonymous

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Abstinence Is the Only Way for This Alcoholic

There's no cheating in sobriety from alcoholism, even with this adorable bottle of tequila!

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Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Why oh why are school fundraisers often focused on addictive behaviors - drinking or gambling? Read my latest Substack "Beyond Casino Night" at elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/beyond-cas.... Please like, share, restack, subscribe - all the things to support my writing journey!

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Beyond Casino Night

A Personal Look at Gambling Addiction and School Fundraisers

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Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Who knew eating a bagel at my desk was the reason for my dismissal? I should have! ⬇️Read my latest Substack post that breaks down Steps 4 and 5. elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/whats-your... #Recovery #PersonalGrowth #twelvesteps #12steprecovery

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What's Your Part?

Beyond who started it...

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Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Recently, I read two powerful stories that helped me understand addiction more deeply. Read more about why personal stories of addiction matter in my latest Substack post at elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/reading-fo.... Please like, subscribe, follow, etc., to support my writing journey!

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Reading for Empathy

Two personal stories to help us all understand addiction

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Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

When do we let go vs take action? Read "To Let Go or Take Action" at elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/to-let-go-.... #Writing #PersonalGrowth #Community

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Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Today we talk to Meet Dave Bushnell, founder of Leaves, a community dedicated to helping people quit cannabis use. Read our Q&A at elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/lets-talk-.... #12steprecovery #AddictionRecovery #addictionawareness

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Let's Talk About Pot - Part II

Part II: Dave's Story - Why He Quit Cannabis and Helps Others Do the Same

Elizabeth Jannuzzi @lizjannuzzi.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

"Do you smoke pot, Mom?" My son's question surprised me but got me thinking about the different paths to recovery, which led to this two-part Substack discussion on marijuana use. Read it at: elizabethjannuzzi.substack.com/p/lets-talk-...

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Let's Talk about Pot - A Two Part Discussion

Part I: Sarah's Story - How smoking weed works for her lifestyle.

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