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Exploring sober lifestyle and the stigma attached to sobriety, cultural aspects of drinking and society as well as the many benefits of quitting alcohol.
Motivation to Quit Drinking Alcohol With Coins in a Jar This week’s podcast episode talks motivation to quit drinking alcohol with coins in a jar. I talk to a wonderful, inspiring lady form south Africa, called Jo who began her journey to sobriety by starting a Facebook Page called Coins in a Jar. Jo wanted […]
If you are reading this, then the question, how to know when to give up alcohol, has probably been playing on your mind. Perhaps you have been Googling, “am I am alcoholic?” or maybe you have been trying to stick to the ‘guidelines’ or comparing yourself to your friends and family, or worrying about how […]
Self love is key in sobriety, so is self respect and self care but what exactly does this mean and how do you go about showing yourself love and making self care part of your every day life? When I first quit drinking, I had no clue about this. I thought it was all manicures, […]
How to Celebrate Sobriety Milestones Whether you have just completed a week, 30 days, a month, 100 days or a year or more alcohol free, there is good reason for you to celebrate sobriety milestones. Even your first Friday night or first barbecue without reaching for a drink is a cause for celebration, to revel […]
How to avoid Groundhog Day when you quit Drinking In March 2018 I quit drinking for good, but that’s not to say I didn’t have many Ground Hog days, before I finally broke free from booze. I hate that film by the way, it has me squirming in my seat every time Bill Murray […]
Ten more movies about alcohol addiction, recovery and sobriety to inspire and motivate you as you go through your own journey into self discovery. I must confess I haven’t watched all of these films but I do intend to watch them all. Watching films, reading books and blogs were vital to me in the early […]
Tips to help you through dry January. As I write we are almost half way through the first month of a brand new year. How are you feeling? How are your resolutions coming along if you’ve made them? If you are taking part in Dry January, how is that going for you? Depending on where […]
Why is Alcohol a Socially Acceptable Drug? In this article we’ll be looking at why alcohol is a socially acceptable drug and how this developed from the post war years through to the present day. What is Social Drinking? Alcohol and socialising have gone hand in hand for hundreds of years, in modern day […]
How to Celebrate New Year’s Eve When You’re Sober Just like Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, navigating your way through New Year’s Eve when you’re sober can be a huge challenge. It’s the one time of year when everyone seems to go a little wild, believing that it will all be okay tomorrow, that we’ll […]
At this time of year, the question about how to have fun without alcohol usually pops up and you begin to worry that because you are not drinking then you will be no fun and people will think you are boring and you might even worry that you won’t have a good time yourself. Actually, […]