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Despite outward appearances, three years after getting sober Lotta is struggling. She’s often on edge, battles to cope with the busyness and constant upheavals of life, and is eating sugar like crazy to deal with tough emotions. It’s becoming clear what people mean when they say "putting down the drink is just the beginning." The truth is, Lotta’s life-long drinking habit has left her as a fledgling emotionally. She’s slowly accepting that she needs to do some more work on herself. But what? Turn into a hippie and go all mindful and zen? Isn’t all that stuff boring, introspective, and weird? Can’t she just comfort herself with another chocolate muffin, distract herself on Instagram, and hope for the best? It would appear not. Here, Lotta outlines the practices she developed and strategies she worked on to start establishing herself as an emotionally robust woman.
