sobriety coaching
You may have come across the words sober toolbox, sober toolkit or toolbox for sobriety which bring images of an actual box of tricks to mind or little pouches that people carry around with them. While your sober toolkit can consist of actual physical items, they are really just a range of techniques, activities and […]
Demystifying Day One of Sobriety Ah, day one of sobriety. The thought of day one can be both terrifying and exciting. You want to get there, get through it, move past it but yet you still find yourself on the sidelines, wishing hoping, wanting. Day one seems scary to you and brings up many thoughts […]
First step to sobriety When you think of sobriety, quitting drinking or taking a break from alcohol, so many thoughts and feelings pop up and, let’s be honest, not all of them feel good. Even though living alcohol-free is the most loving and empowering thing you can do for yourself, actually taking the step feels […]
This week I was featured in the Telegraph which is massive for me and while I wasn’t thrilled about the headline, my story was the most read piece across the entire site that day and clearly resonated with and inspired many people. However, it missed out, what I feel, is the most important part of […]
Alcohol Free Summer Ah, the summer! While glorious, carefree, and fun, with fewer commitments and an easy, lazy vibe, can be triggering for us sober folk for the exact same reasons. All the normal rules don’t seem to apply and we all want to kick back, relax, enjoy ourselves and have fun. But there is […]
How to Feel Good About Quitting Drinking. There are so many benefits to be enjoyed when you quit drinking. But how can you feel good about quitting drinking before you even start? Often the decision to stop drinking comes from a place of shame, fear and guilt. These feelings can make it difficult to actually […]
What to do when drinking is taking up too much space in your head Are you in that place where you want to stop drinking but feel absolutely terrified by the prospect? Is drinking, the thought of drinking, reducing your drinking, worrying about drinking and quitting drinking taking up too much space in your head […]
I’ve been listening to music quite a lot lately, I have an uplifting playlist for when I clean or want to lift my mood and an inspirational playlist to help me get into the mood for working. However, when I first quit drinking I didn’t listen to music for the longest time and there are […]
How to Celebrate when you’re Sober Celebrating without alcohol. It is sooo difficult at first when you’re newly sober to know what to do or how to celebrate when you’re sober. After all in our society and culture celebrations and commiserations tend to revolve around booze, everything is a reason to drink and the thought […]
Have you ever said this to yourself? “I’ll stop drinking when…..” When the weather warms up, when it cools down, when lockdown ends, when I come back from holiday, when life is less stressful, when I’ve started my new job, when the kids go back to school, when the kids break up from school. I’ll […]