My Struggles With Alcoholism

2018

• Mystic Order – Reiki Level 3A – 21 Day Cleanse – My Alcoholism Is Gone
• Spiritual Discipline – My Alcohol Addiction – My Story Now
• Personal Development – Still Alcohol Free

2019

• Is Too Much a Choice or Addiction?
• Personal Development – After 10 Months – This Wild Woman Is Drinking Again
• Personal Development – This Wild Woman Still Struggles With Alcohol
• Reiki Principle For Today – I Will Not Worry

2020

• One Year No Beer – 28-Day Alcohol Free Challenge
• Personal Development – A Wild Woman Redefined? Absolutely!
• Personal Development – Living Alcohol Free – Day 78

2021

• Personal Development – Year One Of Living An Alcohol Free Life

2023

• 5 Months Sober & The Shame of Calling Myself An Alcoholic

2024

• Celebrating Another First Year – This Time With Alcoholics Anonymous

2025

• Overthinking & The Joys Of Living My Twenty-Four Hour AA Program
• From Anxiety To Sobriety: My Life Journey From 52 – 56
• Am I Willing To Trust In God?
• The Distinct Languages of AA, DBT & CPT

During the last few days of this recent 21 Day Reiki Cleanse, some very difficult truths surfaced.

With this Attunement – there was no getting away from myself. This level of Reiki – Master Level/Advanced Practitioner is living Reiki.  I now have this intense desire to practice Reiki every day – practice distance healing on a weekly basis – I pray with Reiki – using the Reiki Symbols on problems and situations.  

On August 18th – I was praying really hard on one specific issue in my life – my alcoholism – using the Reiki Symbols on that area which was causing great pain – and suddenly my alcoholism was gone.

Non-Existent.

A miracle happened that day – August 18th, 2018 – My alcoholism was taken away.

As a result of this miracle – I’ve come to see and understand that a love affair with myself has to start first. Authentic self-love where I make decisions everyday that better my life – not numb like I once did because of unhappiness and hurts I was unwilling to face.

I release and calm with exercise. I release, calm and tap inward with daily self-Reiki treatments.  I pray everyday using the Reiki Symbols to help heal difficult situations happening in my life at this time.  I no longer betray myself by not listening to that Observer Self in me – my true self.  That true self that I once numbed out/tuned out with unhealthy habits that caused great pain.

My entire life has been changed – upside down – right-side up – to bring me into my spiritual path. Not onto – into, my spiritual path. I can’t even begin to explain!

There are still challenges in my life – but with this one miracle – everything is aligning before me. For this moment, I can see clearly!

I still pray every day with Reiki about this specific issue that the miracle happened with – because my prayers are to maintain the miracle!! To allow me to keep seeing clearly – and love myself first!!

There is power in prayer, and no matter how you pray – as Caroline Myss says – live fearlessly and pray like you’re crazy!

With an overflowing heart and a true belief in miracles,

Stephanie, 💛

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Update – April 5th, 2026 – My alcoholism was never removed. In hindsight, I was relieved of my craving for alcohol, but not at a place to bring Alcoholics Anonymous into my life to support and maintain my sobriety.

My new sobriety date is August 1st, 2023. I am an active member of Alcoholics Anonymous with a new sponsor from South Carolina who has over 30 years sobriety and is AA Old-School, a new home group and will soon rework the steps the old-fashioned way.