Silver Sobriety

12/24/2025

This holiday season, we hold our entire Silver Sobriety community close.

To those currently walking their recovery journey with us — and to our alumni who continue to demonstrate what is possible — we see your courage, commitment, and resilience. The holidays can bring added emotions and challenges, and your choice to prioritize recovery during this season matters more than you may know.

To our supporters, partners, advocates, and friends: thank you for standing beside this mission. Your belief, generosity, and encouragement help ensure that older adults never have to navigate recovery alone.

We are deeply grateful to everyone who makes Silver Sobriety what it is — a community built on dignity, connection, and hope.

Wishing you peace, warmth, and meaningful moments this holiday season; Happy holidays from all of us at Silver Sobriety.

12/23/2025

The holiday season can be joyful — and challenging — for those in recovery.

Heightened stress, changes in routine, and social gatherings that center on alcohol or substances can increase vulnerability this time of year. That’s why connection, structure, and support matter more than ever.

Helpful reminders during the holidays:
• Maintaining routines can provide stability
• Staying connected to support systems is protective
• Setting boundaries is a strength, not a weakness
• Planning ahead reduces stress and risk
• Self-compassion is an essential part of recovery

Recovery doesn’t pause for the holidays — and no one should have to navigate this season alone. Whether it’s attending meetings, checking in with a trusted person, or creating new sober traditions, support makes a difference.

If you or someone you know could use extra support this season, please reach out. Help and community are always available: www.silversobriety.org

12/23/2025

Silver Sobriety is seeking new Board Members.

As a Stillwater-based nonprofit providing affordable recovery support for older adults, we are looking for committed, mission-driven leaders to join our Board of Directors and help strengthen recovery options for seniors in our community.

Board expectations include:
• Monthly meetings (approximately 2 hours)
• Strategic guidance and governance
• A shared commitment to our mission: rebuilding lives, one step at a time
• Experience in finance, healthcare, aging services, fundraising, or organizational leadership is valued, but not required

To learn more about Silver Sobriety and our impact, visit silversobriety.org.

Interested in learning more or starting a conversation?
Please send us a direct message here or email info@silversobriety.org

12/20/2025

As we reflect on the past few months, we’re filled with gratitude for the community that has surrounded Silver Sobriety — showing up, supporting one another, and believing in the importance of recovery at every stage of life.

These moments of connection remind us why this work matters and how deeply rooted our mission has become over the past ten years. To everyone who has followed our journey, shared our story, supported our services, or simply believed in the work we do — thank you. Your support has shaped who we are today.

As we celebrate this milestone anniversary, we also look ahead with intention and hope. The need remains, the mission continues, and we are committed to serving our community for the next 10+ years and beyond.

We are grateful to walk this path together.

12/17/2025

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12/17/2025

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12/17/2025

For ten years, Silver Sobriety has served a population that is too often overlooked — adults over 50 navigating recovery from alcohol addiction without access to traditional support systems.

When Medicare and Medicaid no longer cover needed services, and age-specific recovery options are limited, many individuals are left without a path forward. Silver Sobriety exists to fill that gap.

Over the past decade, we’ve walked alongside people rebuilding their lives through sober living support, community, and dignity. As we close our first ten years, we are proud — and deeply aware that the need for these services continues to grow.

That’s where monthly support matters.

A recurring donation of just $10 a month helps keep our services accessible for individuals who might otherwise go without support. It sustains programming, connection, and the stability that recovery requires.

If you believe recovery support should be available at every stage of life, we invite you to join us as we enter our next decade.
👉https://www.paypal.com/US/fundraiser/charity/2408129

12/15/2025

The recent The New York Times review of 15 years of medical cannabis research highlights a critical gap between widespread use and solid scientific evidence of benefit, finding that for most of the conditions people commonly self-treat with cannabis (such as pain, anxiety, and sleep issues), the evidence is weak or inconclusive. Nearly 30% of medical users meet criteria for cannabis use disorder.

Silver Sobriety’s mission is to empower individuals to live healthy, intentional, and substance-free lives by promoting informed, evidence-based awareness of how substances affect well-being. The NYT article underscores a similar need for better education, accurate information, and careful clinical guidance around cannabis use—especially given the increasing potency of products and the real potential for risk.

By aligning with this research, Silver Sobriety reinforces that true wellness is rooted in an evidence-based understanding of substance use, not assumptions—encouraging people to make mindful choices, recognize when use may be harmful, and seek support that prioritizes long-term health over unverified claims.

12/11/2025

Silver Sobriety is creating a safe, supportive path to recovery for adults 50+ — filling a critical gap in addiction care. This recent feature highlights the heart behind our mission and the growing need we serve. Read the full story to learn why this work matters now more than ever.

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When Peter Oessterich and Win Miller founded Silver Sobriety, they created it out of one essential need: providing an affordable and accessible program for older adults struggling with addiction.

12/08/2025

As we near the year’s end, we’re reminded of how powerful community truly is. Every meeting, every conversation, every connection — it all matters.

Here’s to growing together.

12/04/2025

Knowledge is empowerment — and empowerment is at the heart of Silver Sobriety.

This New York Times article breaks down the growing research on alcohol and cancer risk, and why understanding these truths matters for all of us choosing health, clarity, and long-term well-being.

📖 Take a moment to read: “How Much Alcohol Does It Take to Raise Your Cancer Risk?”
It’s eye-opening, meaningful, and aligned with why we do what we do.

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Silver Sobriety!

Today, we’re grateful for the incredible community that surrounds us — the participants who inspire us daily, the families who believe in our mission, and the supporters who make recovery possible. May your day be filled with gratitude, laughter, and connection (and maybe a second slice of pie 🥧).

From our Silver Sobriety family to yours — Happy Thanksgiving! 🍂