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Ditch the Drink. Break the Rules. Live Fully.

Abby Calabrese empowers women to break free from alcohol and build a bold, unapologetic life they love.

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Ma’am, you’ve been demoted 😆

I’m working through @gabbybernstein “May Cause Miracles” at exactly the right time 🥰

There has been so much excitement this week but it’s also come with some messy, complicated emotions.

This would have meant a lot of alcohol and numbing (“celebrating”) in the past. But now I’m FEELING IT ALL (Bethenny voice) 😝

And I’m still here to talk about it 😆

We can do hard things! We just have to take the first step.

Thank you all for the love & support this week. It means so much and I’m trying my best to let it all in.

So grateful to be sober through it all.

KEEP GOING ✌🏼💖✨

#alcoholfree #healing #womenempowerment #selflove

Still taking this all in… I was featured on ABC’s @nightline sharing my sobriety journey, how THC drinks supported me, and the mission behind everything I’ve built.

I created this space for the woman who’s questioning her relationship with alcohol and is curious if there may be a better path.

You’re not alone. 💫

[link in bio to watch the full segment]

#alcoholfree #sobriety #thc #soberaf

I don’t regret it at all.

I just outgrew it.

With love. ✌🏼💖✨

#sobriety #alcoholfree #healing

The red flags were always there…I just convinced myself they were “normal”.

Looking back, they were screaming at me. If you’re seeing signs… trust yourself. You’re not overreacting.

And you’re far from alone. 💖✨🫶🏼
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#alcoholfree #recovery #millennial #mom

I didn’t have a rock bottom moment like I assumed most people do before they quit.

BUT these four things made me stop and really question my drinking:

🤸🏼‍♀️ The constant mental gymnastics: negotiating, regretting, repeating

🌀 The anxiety that hit like a freight train and lingered for DAYS

⚫️ The way I kept breaking promises to myself and waking up with blanks I couldn’t fill

👦🏼 And the gut-punch realization: I didn’t want my kids growing up in the same environment I did

If you’re feeling this too, you are not alone. And you don’t have to accept this as normal. 💛🫶🏼

Also: my biggest fear when quitting was that I would never have fun again and that couldn’t be farther from the truth. It’s just fear doing what fear does. There’s so much amazing sh*t on this side of it. You just have to decide when you’re ready. 💖✨

#sobercurious #alcoholfree #sobermom

I used to chameleon a lot.🦎
I was EXCELLENT at it, actually.

But that version of me was tired.
Bitter. Resentful. And in a lot of pain.

The truth?

The freedom, the peace, the joy…
it didn’t come when I finally got “their approval.”

It came when I stopped needing it.

The freedom you want?

It’s on the other side of “what will they think?”

Let them think.
You’ve got living to do. 🫶🏼✨
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#sobriety #alcoholfree #healing #inspiration #selflove

Create for the hell of it 💃🏼🎨✨
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#creative #adultcoloringbook #millennial #sobercommunity

If you’re feeling it all…good.

That means you’re still awake.

And maybe that’s the most powerful thing you can be right now.

Keep. Going.

Share your days in the comments 💖✨🫶🏼

Preferably with more enthusiasm than Rusty Rose 🐶🐾

#sobriety #milestonemoments #alcoholfree #sobermom #addiction #recovery #keepgoing

✨Anxiety doesn’t disappear when you stop drinking but your capacity to cope with it changes completely.

@kendallbtherapy breaks down the deep link between anxiety and alcohol and why healing in community is everything.

🎧 Full episode is live now (link in bio & stories)

#sobercurious #anxiety #alcoholfree #therapy #sobertherapist #addiction #bodyimagehealing

Making space for stillness, insight, and a little magic. 🌙✨

Grateful for these gorgeous pieces from @moonstoneandsage and the lovely people there 🫶🏼

Check them out if you’re in the area! 🔮💫

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#intentional #spirtuality #intuitive #tarot #mainline #mainlinepa #malvern #malvernpa #philly

For a long time, I thought I was too much. Too emotional, too opinionated, too intense - TOO DRAMATIC (I got that one a lot growing up)

So I kept performing, pleasing, drinking, dimming.

But the truth is… I was never too much.

And neither are you.

You are very easy to love, actually.
Just as you are.

No performance, no numbing, no shrinking required.

If you’re on a journey of coming back to yourself, whether it’s through sobriety, self-trust, or softening, I’m right there with you. 🫶🏼

Follow along. We’re rewriting the story together. 💛

Inspo: @empathicpress

#healingjourney #alcoholfree #selflove #awakenyoursoul #letgo #selfcompassionjourney #sobercurious #millenialmom

I thought the answer was another glass of wine… but it turns out it was a little weed, a good mocktail, and a whole lot more presence. ✨🍃

If you’re sober curious or just craving a different kind of calm … you’re in the right place.

Follow for more honest takes, non-alc recs, and permission to do motherhood your way. 💖✨

#alcoholfree #gardeningmom #nonalcoholic #weedmom #ᴛʜᴄ #soberliving #millenialmom

Not here to impress strangers on the internet.

I’m here to honor the girl who needed someone to show her it gets better.

Every story I share is for her. 💛

#innerchildhealing #recovery #alcoholfree #sobriety #trendingaudioreels #healingjourney

Because rest is productive.
Because stillness speaks.
Because tuning in feels better than tuning out.
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I used to pack my weekends with distractions. Now I protect this peace like it pays my bills.

If you’ve been craving quiet, softness, or just a second to breathe … this is your sign.

If you’re local check out @lifetime_kop @rvramloc 🫶🏼

#soundbath #meditation #serene #innerwork #tarot #spirituality

Thanks for joining!! What do you think? 🏺🖼️🐢

#redecorating #officedecor #gallerywallinspo #moodystyle #sobriety #spirituality #healingjourney

This morning, on my way back from camp drop-off, I asked the universe to bring me home with a good one. 🎶

A song that I have heard a million times before suddenly felt like it was being sung directly to me. A @jacksonbrowne serenade, if you will. 🥰

Here’s why:

There was a version of me who tried to be what the world expected. 💼💰🤐

Who smiled when she wanted to scream. 😱

Who drank when she really needed connection. 🍷🍸

Who kept it all together until she couldn’t anymore.🌀
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Healing is remembering who you were before the world told you who to be. 💃🏼🦄

I’m not surrendering anymore. I’m reclaiming. 💪🏼💖✨

#sobriety #alcoholfree #healingjourney #spirituality #womanempowerment

For so long, I thought success had to look a certain way. Big titles. Hustle. Constant striving.

But what if we’ve been sold the wrong definition?

What if real success is quiet? Joyful. Aligned.

Not impressive to others (!!!) but deeply fulfilling to YOU.

Maybe it really can be as simple as doing what lights you up. 💖✨

And maybe the reason you feel so tired is because you’re finally waking up.

💬 Have you ever questioned what success actually means to you? If you take away what other people think? What would little you say?

👆🏼If you were wondering what I’ve been up to this week 🥰💖✨

#sobriety #alcoholfreeabby #burnout #mom #millennial #womeninspiringwomen

Sobriety = Replanting 🪴

It’s recognizing when you’ve outgrown the container you’ve been surviving in.

It’s giving yourself permission to stretch, to breathe, to root deeper into who you actually are.

It’s not failure. It’s self-trust.

Maybe the biggest growth begins the moment you stop shrinking to fit.

#replantyourself #personalgrowth #healingjourney #selfdiscovery #alcoholfreejourney #rootedandgrowing

I used to think I was living authentically… but really, I was just surviving.

Numbing, chasing validation, calling it “fine.”

Now I’m done performing. I’m choosing truth even if it’s messy, awkward, and takes time.

This is the beginning.

If you’re on a similar path… I see you. Let’s walk it together.

I’m finding it hard to write something that matches what I’m feeling right now. I don’t think I’m there yet. I just want to convey to you this: if you feel like you’re trudging your way through things and everything feels a little (or a lot) harder than it should…that’s nothing to brush off. That’s the universe telling you to need to make some adjustments. Maybe big. Maybe small. But you don’t have to press on when it feels unbearable. That’s not impressive, that’s wasting precious time when you’re needed and desperately wanted elsewhere.

Things are finally starting to make sense over here including how one “let’s go” - did anyone else think that was just something people said? Anyways, I say this to provide hope. Or even just spark curiosity. More to come ✌🏼✨💖

my soul sisters: @jessicaleanney @alwaysandwhatever_ - gently guiding me to be exactly who I am 😭✨ Love you 🥰

#alcoholfree #sobriety #spiritualawakening #friendship

I used to think sobriety meant missing out.

Now I’m being picked up by a panda, laughing until it hurts, and staying with my besties at a dreamy resort.

Don’t let anyone tell you sober life is boring.
It’s where the real magic starts. 💫

If you’re on this path too—keep going. Your people are out here. 🖤

#alcoholfree #sobermom #sobriety #soberfriends

Some days are just hard.

And while I usually share the bright, grounded moments - today wasn’t one of those.

But I’m sharing it anyway, because if you’re in one of those hard days too… I want you to know nothing is wrong with you.

You’re not failing. You’re human. And this? This is part of the process.

The hard days teach us. Stretch us. Shape us.
They matter just as much as the sparkly ones.

Be gentle with yourself.
Stay strong.

And if you ever need someone to talk to, I’m here. 💛

#alcoholfreelife #momlife #millennial #healinginprogress

I thought drinking made me feel connected but really, it was masking a deep loneliness I’d been carrying for years.

This one’s for anyone who’s ever felt like they didn’t belong.

🎙️💬 Listen to the full episode of The Alcohol-Free Rebellion wherever you get your podcasts.

#podcast #sober #alcoholfree #loneliness #friendships

Sobriety can feel lonely — especially in the beginning.
You look around and wonder if anyone really gets it.

But here’s the truth: your people are out there.

Sometimes you find them by listening.
Sometimes by speaking up.
And often, it starts with a tiny whisper of your story.

If you’re feeling isolated right now, I promise — you’re not alone.

Keep going. Keep showing up.

Your voice matters more than you know.

#alcoholfree #sobrietyjourney #momlife #community

For a long time, I thought I just liked to have fun.

But looking back… I was chasing something way deeper.

A feeling. A fix. A moment where everything felt okay.

Bc it wasn’t.

Drinking was the easy button — until it stopped working.
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If you’re feeling that too, you’re not broken. You’re just ready for something real. 💬✨

Follow here to see what I mean 🫶🏼

#alcoholfree #millennial #mom #trauma #healing

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These are great for an easy mocktail at home or to pop in your bag for any occasion! 🍹

@betterthanbooze
@drinkghia
@drinksurely
@drinkfreespirits

#mocktail #alcoholfree #nonalcoholic

I could keep going but the text wouldn’t fit 😆

Don’t keep that sh*t bottled up. It WILL come out. Even if you are really good at masking it. I was a pro.

If you feel like you can’t open up to your friends and show them the real you - they are not your friends.

If you can’t lean on your family because they’re toxic and emotionally immature - find another support system.

Please don’t think you have to pretend, fake it and feel like this forever. You don’t.

Alcohol may numb the pain but it’s keeping you from the peace and calm you are actually craving.

DM me if you wanna chat 🫶🏼

#alcoholfree #addiction #trauma #sober

You don’t have to hit rock bottom to want more for yourself.

You don’t have to drink to have fun.

And you don’t owe anyone an explanation for choosing clarity, peace, and presence.

I believed a lot of these myths before I quit drinking — and honestly, they held me back.

If you’re sober-curious or just questioning your relationship with alcohol, you’re not alone.

I share real talk, alcohol-free lifestyle tips, and what no one tells you about choosing this path.

👉 Follow along if you’re ready for more honesty, joy, and freedom — no hangover required. 😝

#alcoholfree #sober #momlife #philly

figured everyone could use a laugh 😆

also: you’re trying my mocktail so just accept it and move on ��🍹

#alcoholfree #mocktail #humor #funny #fyp

“But drinking is sooo fun… right?”

That was the debate in my head for years.
The truth? It felt fun… until it didn’t.
Until the anxiety, the shame, the regret.

578 days alcohol-free and I’ve found a peace I didn’t know was possible.

Not here to preach—just here to say: if you’re questioning your relationship with alcohol, you’re not alone.

And life on the other side? It’s lighter, freer, and so much more fun. 💫

#alcoholfree #sober #curious #millenial #mom

I was listening to sober podcasts long before I stopped drinking. 🎧 Like… a year?

I landed on @thesobermomlife by accident and then couldn’t stop listening. It was the first time I heard other women discuss their lives and relationship with alcohol and could see/hear myself. ❤️

I also started to research alcohol online and began reading quit lit @thisnakedmind (while drinking)

I didn’t have a set date to stop.

Just one day I decided that was it.

No huge moment in that case. (There were TONS of other moments I can point to but not a specific one when I stopped)

After I stopped, I then added in mocktails, community, more podcasts, more IG sober accounts, etc.

What did your pre-sobriety look like?? How long was it?

#alcoholfree #sobermom #sobercurious

I used to drink when everything felt too overwhelming. I needed something to take the edge off.

But the truth is, alcohol didn’t do anything but put me in a fog.

Right now, the world feels heavy. Uncertain. Loud.

If there was ever a time to stay sober, it’s right now. Power doesn’t live in the fog.

#alcoholfree #sobriety #sober #mom #curious

You should 😋

#alcoholfree #mocktail #ideas

What if that’s where the real healing happens?

#alcoholfree #sobriety #sobermom #healing #journey

Packing for our family trip to PGH 🖤💛

🥫good vibes in a can (aka @cyclingfrogcbd @drinkbrez @drinksurely @curiouselixirs @drinkghia )

Because showing up sober and stocked is my kind of prep. 😎✌️

#alcoholfree #travel #sober

“Why do you like @cyclingfrogcbd so much?”

The answer:
Vibe ✅
Taste ✅
No regrets ✅
You in? 🐸

Grab the link in my bio or stories ✌🏼

#alcoholfree #millenialmom #sobermom #mocktail

Tried to recreate a “dirty” Aperol Spritz I saw on my feed and let’s just say: hard pass 🫠

BUT — leave the dirty part out and this combo is actually so good.

Here’s what I used:

🍹 1 part @drinkghia aperitif
🍾 1 part @tostbeverages or sparkling wine
💦 Top with club soda
🍊 Orange slice to finish

#mocktail #recipe #summermocktail #aperolspritz #alcoholalternative

He didn’t even realize how much alcohol was chipping away at his self-worth, until he stopped drinking.

In this powerful conversation, author and dad @tkinney111 opens up about the silent ways alcohol was affecting his confidence, identity, and mental health. No rock bottom. No one telling him to quit. Just a quiet (and eventually pretty loud) knowing that something needed to shift.

If you’ve ever wondered what going alcohol-free feels like for men or if you’re in a relationship where you stopped drinking and your partner hasn’t - this episode is full of insight, perspective, and hope.

🎙️ Listen to the full episode of The Alcohol-Free Rebellion wherever you get your podcasts! The video is available on Spotify.

#alcoholfree #sobercurious #soberwomen #soberpodcast #alcoholfreelifestyle #relationshipsandsobriety #soberdad #mentalhealthawareness #alcoholfreemovement #quitdrinking #alcoholfreeliving #soberjourney #grayareadrinking #selfworth #sobercommunity

There comes a moment when numbing stops working and clarity becomes the thing you crave most.

If you’re starting to feel that pull… you’re not alone. 🫶🏼
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alcohol-free
sober curious
millenial mom
healing

Weekends in early sobriety can feel like an emotional battlefield. 😖

Everyone else is popping open drinks and “relaxing,” and you’re just… trying to hang on.

That internal tug-of-war? It’s not weakness. It’s your brain adjusting to a new rhythm. A new normal. And it’s hard.

But it won’t always feel like this. I promise.

Here’s what helped me stop white-knuckling and start living through my weekends:

✨ Stock up on N.A. options (discount links in my bio)
✨ Say no to the invites that feel shaky
✨ Romanticize the simple things like coffee, baths, Bravo, takeout, blankets, books
✨ Text someone who gets it (my DMs are open)
✨ Remind yourself: this discomfort is GROWTH in disguise 🥸

You’re not failing. You’re fighting for yourself. And that’s something to be proud of.

Most importantly, not only does it not stay this hard. It gets better than you could even imagine. ✨

Drop a heart if you’ve been there or if you’re there right now. You’re not alone. 💛

#sobriety #earlysobriety #soberlife #alcoholfree #soberweekend

A little skit about how wild it is to be alcohol-free in a booze-soaked world 😝

#alcoholfree #sobriety #sobermom #funny

For so long, I chased fun through cocktails and late nights, thinking that’s what it had to look like. But when I finally gave myself the chance to get present, I realized fun doesn’t have to be loud, wild, or involve alcohol at all.

Sometimes it’s a slow morning, a deep conversation, or laughing so hard I can’t breathe - with zero hangover in sight.

If you’re questioning what fun looks like without alcohol, you’re not alone and it might be even better than you imagined. 💫

👉 Tag a friend who needs this reminder

Hoodie: @pink7official

#sobercurious #alcoholfree #sobriety #sobermom

Pulled off a last-minute beach day with my husband. 🙌🏼

When I was drinking, alcohol would have been taking up so much headspace on a day like this.

🍻 What do we pack with us?
🍹 Should I drink at lunch?
⛱️ Will there be drinks at the beach?
I need to keep drinking or I’ll get hungover before dinner ….

Now - it’s just quiet in my head. 😆

I’m able to enjoy it all without that undercurrent of anxiety and rumination over alcohol.

At a little over 18 months alcohol-free, I truly do not miss it. I enjoy the N.A. options and I LOVE the peacefulness in my brain 😆

If you’re early on in your journey and you’re feeling like you’re always going to miss it - I hear you. I felt that way too. 😞

It doesn’t stay that way. ❤️

Keep going. It’s worth it.

Now back to doing absolutely nothing 🌊😎✌🏼

#alcoholfree #sobriety #sobrietyjourney #healingjourney #mocktails #sobercurious

Alcohol-me: still at the party, oversharing, forgot to wash her face, so hungover

Cycling Frog-me: giggled, vibed, left on time, read a book, 8 hours of sleep ✨😌

Shoutout to @cyclingfrogcbd for the upgrade 🙌

Normalizing zero alcohol and waking up feeling like a hydrated queen 👑

Link in stories/bio to grab yours 🚲🐸

#alcoholfree #hangoverfree #giggles #momlife

Nobody warns you that when you quit drinking…
you might feel awkward at first.

You might grieve the “fun girl” identity.
You might lose some invites.
You might feel like everything is a little louder.
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But then…
You gain mornings.
You gain self-trust.
You gain real connection.
You gain a version of yourself you actually like. (!!!!!)

Nobody warns you that it’s not just about removing alcohol.

It’s about discovering who you are without it.
And that? Is the real magic. ✨

#sobercurious #hangoverfree #momlife #alcoholfreelife #soberish #funwithoutbooze #selfrediscovery #soberandhappy

The anxiety, the irritability, the constant overwhelm—I assumed it was just my fault for not “handling life better.”

But what I’ve learned is this:

The pain wasn’t trying to destroy me.
It was trying to wake me up.

When I stopped drinking, I could hear what that pain had been trying to say all along.

That I was tired.
Disconnected.
Misaligned.
That I needed something more.

Once the numbing stopped, I could get to work on the real solution—healing, clarity, and building a life I didn’t want to escape from.

✨What if your discomfort isn’t your punishment?
It’s your invitation.✨

💬 Tag someone who needs this today.

🎧 Want support on your alcohol-free journey? Tune into the latest episode of The Alcohol-Free Rebellion for real talk + tools.

📌 Save this post if you’re ready to start listening to yourself again.

#sobercurious #alcoholfreeliving #selfhealing #sobermom #healingjourney

❤️ Walks. Like… a lot of them. Moving my body helped move the cravings, too.

🧡 Mocktails. It helps to still have a fun drink whenever I wanted, especially in social situations.

💛 Accountability/Support- leaning on a sober community instead of trying to “think my way out of it.” Connection > willpower.
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✨ Still using this one daily: walking. It’s my reset button, my calm, my clarity.
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What’s one thing that helped you in early sobriety—or is helping you now?👇

#sobercurious #alcoholfree #sobercommunity #soberlife

Morning coffee is my new happy hour ☕✨

#alcoholfree #soberlife #morningrituals #happyhourupgrade

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Are you sick of playing the moderation game when it comes to drinking? How would it feel to finally be able to break free from alcohol?

Digging Deep to Uncover What is Holding You Back

Over the past 16 years, I have gone from a corporate career in NYC to high-growth Silicon Valley startups to eventually working alongside a TV personality as the Chief Operating Officer of his real estate investment company.

I have personally struggled with burnout and feeling anxious all the time. On the outside, I had what appeared to be a very successful life but I was a complete mess inside. I thought I just had to keep pushing through. Get that next promotion, salary, job title, house, etc. What I was neglecting to see was the part alcohol was playing in how I felt.

That's when things changed.

I started a rigorous process of researching alcohol and it's effects as well as why I may have been more susceptible to becoming reliant on it.

I realized how much misleading information there was around alcohol (not to mention the targeted marketing towards women) and how by educated myself and getting to the root cause of the issue - I could break free from this vicious cycle for good.

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