sobriety coaching
Getting Through Wine o’clock – Ten things that helped me quit drinking As I approach 4 years of alcohol-free living, I sometimes reflect on the early days and what I did to help me through the witching hour. For me wine o’clock, or beer o’clock in my case, began at 2ish when my kids came […]
A question that came up in a coaching session recently was, will quitting social media help with sobriety? To answer this question I will explain why, as a sobriety coach and addiction therapist, I became so worried about the effect of social media on my own sobriety, mental health and overall wellbeing, that I myself […]
Quitting Drinking – The Fading Affect Bias Not a very exciting topic title, I have to admit but the Fading Affect Bias is a thing in sobriety and I want to tell you what it is and how to combat it. I first came across this term in William Porter’s Book ‘alcohol Explained’ and was […]
How to Make Your First 100 Days Sobriety Awesome I’m going to jump right in here and say that if you have been doing dry January and are coming to the end of an alcohol-free month I want you to keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going because the best is yet to come […]
How to use your energy and make 2022 the year your life changes What if there was a gentle, easier , uplifting and more inspiring way to stop drinking and live an alcohol-free life that you love? Would you want to embrace it? Of course you would? If you are tired of the struggle, yet […]
From Dark Clouds to Rainbows – A Client’s Journey to Sober Bliss I am so excited to bring you this conversation today with one of my clients, Kate. Kate worked with me for three months one to one and now, six months after our first meeting, she talks to me about her experiences on this […]
Why Dry January Doesn’t Have to be Dry Ugh, Dry January. Even the phrase sounds depressing. How do you feel about taking a month off booze in January? Does it fill you with joy and delight or with dread and misery? Taking a month off booze is never a bad thing and the fact that […]
Help if you’re struggling with sobriety at Christmas Are you worried that, despite your best intentions, you might end up drinking at Christmas? Do you want to have a wonderful festive season but not let it turn into an alcofest? Are you feeling safe and secure enough in your own sobriety to not let other […]
Ah, Christmas! All the normal rules don’t seem to apply and we are surrounded by people who seem to be drinking everywhere and all the time. But just because you don’t have alcohol in your glass it doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy yourself and have fun. But there is also such a strong association between […]
12 reasons why a sober Christmas is the best gift you can give yourself. This is an updated version of the post I wrote in 2018 when I was about to have my first sober Christmas. As I write, I am getting ready for, and excited about sober Christmas number 4! I still firmly believe […]