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December 2025 | Sober Holidays & Remote Communities | In Every Issue

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Lonely during the holidays

The writer of “Remedy for a Lonely Holiday” woke up Christmas morning to an empty house. His wife was away, his daughter was in the hospital and he was lonely. Luckily, two years of sobriety told him to get up and get active. He also knew to pick up the phone and say yes. This was just what he needed. “Some simple phone calls changed my whole day,” he writes.

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