It’s a great idea to have tools in your sobriety tool kit. What works for you and keeps you motivated?
This is brilliant! Thank you for sharing.
Considering I carry an actual tool box daily I might just buy another and stick it next to it. Go the whole hog!
Again thank you for this. God I love these forums!
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My tools…
☆Coffee
☆AA meetings
☆AA big book
☆The Recovery Book
☆Magnesium, B-3, omega-3
☆H.A.L.T (hungry, angry, lonely, tired?)
☆This forum
☆Prayer
☆Meditation
☆Sober friends
☆"Me time" to recharge
☆Making art
☆Journaling
☆Listening to music
☆Service to others
☆A consistent routine (for discipline)
☆chocolate!
☆keeping a sobriety journal chalk full of WHY lists, quotes, inspiration, bucketlist, etc
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I love all of these!!!
this forum!
fellowship with my sober sisters
AA meetings
weight loss motivation
walks/runs
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Great question. I’ll think on this. 
What’s a fellowship with sober sisters???
@Needhelp1128 It’s a deeper connection/friendship with other women walking the sober path. Women go through different things in sobriety (and in life) so we can relate to one another and help eachother through ups and downs.
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How do you find one??
To Go Tools for Anywhere/Everywhere:
Lavender Oil
CBD Oil
Card with Breathing Exercises
Necklace with my Mother’s Ashes
For General Cravings:
Reading about addiction
Journaling
Meditations arranged in playlist categories (Sleep, morning, animal, positivity, short, self improvements) for quick easy access when I need them most
Fancy NA drinks in wine glasses
Intimacy with partner
Smart Worksheets
Walks
For Calming:
Meditation
Baths
Diffusing Essential Oils
Watching Bob Ross
Snuggling my dog
Herbal teas
Walks
Heating Blanket
For Boredom:
Cooking
Crochet
Wire wrapping
For when I need Others:
This forum
Phone call to Aunt
For Anger:
Positive Affirmations
Pillows for screaming
Going for a drive
A challenging run
Sucking/Chewing Ice cube
Many of these repeat or cross over but I like having them in categories. Always adding…
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Damn @kiki, how do you lug that thing around! 
…I’ll add my list soon.
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Ha! Well the bathtub is particularly difficult 
The first 4 are my essentials that I take everywhere, always. They usually do the trick😉
I suppose it may be easier for women to take more tools on the go with them. Unless you have a nice man bag you can use 
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I actually do have a “man bag” I carry sometimes, but people can’t tell because it just is a small black shopping bag filled with stuff.
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I’m adding gardening, coffee dates, and wearing funny hats to brighten my mood…to my sobriety toolbox. 
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@Melrm thanks for this! What a great list. I am going to think about my kit over the weekend.
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I’m stoked to have found this, the idea of a sobriety toolkit is new to me. I am only 3 weeks in and feel like I’ve just moved out of Phase one, so my list is really in the conception phase but some things I think I’ll add are:
Guided meditation
Journaling
This forum
F45 (exercise)
Baths with oils and music
Herbal tea
Cooking