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I'M TURNING 45!
Woman's Day US
|December 2025 - January 2026
Sober mom, author, and founder of Recovery Is the New Black Michelle Smith is showing women that life gets better without booze.
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In 2016, Michelle Smith left behind “mommy wine culture” and chose a life of sobriety— a move that cracked her open and changed everything. Out of that transformation came Recovery Is the New Black, a community in which women can be honest about their struggles and find support in living alcohol-free. “I was drinking to escape the stress of life,” Michelle says. “Getting sober taught me to give myself the same grace I've always given everyone else.” Now she shares her story to normalize sobriety and remind women that they're not alone.
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This story is from the December 2025 - January 2026 edition of Woman's Day US.
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