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 […]
Protecting your sobriety at Christmas According to Andy Williams, It’s the most wonderful time of the year but for those of us in recovery or early sobriety it can be extremely challenging, stressful and lonely. If you’ve read my other blog posts about Christmas and socializing, you will know that I always encourage you to […]
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, […]
How to Manage stress and overwhelm at Christmas when you don’t drink This will be my second sober Christmas and, just like my kids, I feel so excited for it already. I am looking forward to decorating our (homemade, pallet-wood) tree making biscuits, planning the big lunch, what we will watch on TV and how […]
Should Alcohol Advertising be Banned From TV? I am an advocate of alcohol-free living but I have never really had a problem with other people’s choices regarding drinking, nor does being around alcohol bother me at all, but I was shocked by some of the in your face TV advertising that I recently experienced which […]
How to Avoid FOMO in Sobriety The Fear Of Missing Out or FOMO is huge when we first think about quitting drinking and it can make the choice more difficult than it needs to be. Although this fear might seem real, you shouldn’t let it stand in the way of getting what you want – […]
What is it like to be a Sober Mum? A friend asked me the other day, “What is it like to be a sober Mum? I just can’t imagine being able to cope with my kids without a drink!” We talked about how I deal with the stress when the kids are playing up, […]
How to have a sober Halloween – I love Halloween! It’s my birthday after all but it is also a day of indulgence where we get to eat lots of sweets if we want, hang out with the kids, it’s an excuse for a party or it might be the perfect opportunity to cosy up […]
Menstrual Cycle Awareness as a Tool in Sobriety – I had never even considered menstrual cycle awareness as a tool in sobriety but after speaking to Lisa de Jong, my friend and menstruality coach at Your Cycle Matters, really it makes perfect sense. As Lisa explains in our interview, which you can watch below, there […]
I recently celebrated 18 months sober. Now, if you had told me 18 months ago that I would be here now I probably would have freaked out and I certainly wouldn’t have believed you! Yet, here I am and it feels bloomin’ brilliant! So what have I discovered during these 18 months? Here’s a list […]