Kristen Bear 

@kristenbear
I'm an actress, writer, and sobriety advocate. I got sober in February 2020 and lost my beautiful mother in December 2021. Making sense of it all is a full time job. We are all innately creative beings, let us heal.

So many people just don’t mess with alcohol anymore.

It’s wild. We all just sort of woke up together like, “Wait a minute, wtf am I doing?”

restacked

Let the ocean remind you

that grief comes in waves.

Let the trees remind you

that growth comes in seasons.

Let the moon remind you

that we were meant to live

in cycles, not in a straight line.

Occasionally I wake up on a Sunday morning, taking for granted how good it feels not to have a pounding headache or crippling anxiety about what stupid thing I said the night before…

Today is not one of those Sundays.

Forever amazed by how much better the sober life is.

I wrote a little about the never-ending grief that comes with losing someone you loved with your whole soul.

Our society expects us to “bounce back,” and “move on,” at lightning speed. Three years and some change later, my “Mom grief,” hits like a Holyfield right hook on random Tuesdays.

I hope it never stops.

I’d be honored if you’d take a moment to witness my grief today.

IYKYK: Dead Mom Problems

Sobriety is a powerful choice, not a sad consequence or moral failing. Life is infinitely more interesting when focused and clear.

I’m less interested in the old narrative that sobriety is “hard,” or “painful,” and more interested in the new and modern narrative that it’s an impressive and intelligent lifestyle choice.

The wine industry feels us leaving them behind and like a discarded lover they’ve begun lashing out…

It’s a generational conflict and the future of the vino world depends on their willingness to evolve.

The Wine Industry Is Having An Identity Crisis

NEW POST TOMORROW, 8am CT

Might get banned from Napa for this one…(a girl can dream)

The establishment is holding onto a thin veil of elitist sophistication, believing that the darling of high-class booze should be exempt from the medical and cultural reckoning that alcohol is facing. It’s clear that the wine industry refuses to concede that wine drinkers can become drunks too, that no amount of money or status or varietal knowledge can ensure a person won’t fall victim to the idea of wine as an …

Dry January has come to an end but the wine industry’s attempts to discredit and disparage the wellness movement continue. Why?

Maybe because admitting that taking a break from their product is good for one’s health would be a direct admission that their product is, in fact, bad for one’s health….a conundrum.

My eyes are rolled so far back in my head as I read the latest commentary from wine industry insiders that I feel like I’m walking backwards.

New post imminent- A new wine narrative, denialism, dramatic irony, Mad Men, and the “holy” woman of vino.

I’m having a field day breaking down the recent messaging from wine industry lifers, reeling from the surgeon general’s latest advisory linking alcohol consumption to cancer risk. It’s a writer’s dream. Irony stacked on irony, this is a modern reckoning begging for commentary. Coming soon….”The Irony of the New Wine Narrative.”