Sooner or later, you end up in a room where alcohol is doing what it has always done: filling glasses, loosening shoulders, giving people something to hold while they talk. A dinner. A work event. A family gathering. A trip. You’re there as the same person you’ve always been, except for one simple fact—you don’t drink anymore. On the way in, it can feel…
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