How To Stay Sober This December With Ease And Joy (Even If It’s Your First Alcohol-Free Christmas In Years!)

Every day, starting on December 1st, a new “door” of our calendar will open. Behind each digital door is a short video from me, with a tip or mindset hack to help you stay sober this December. As with all advent calendars, there are 24 doors to open and therefore 24 videos for you to watch. You’ll get an email each day letting you know the next video is ready. You can watch each video online or via our app. 

This advent calendar is not suitable for anyone who hasn’t quit yet, or who’s in the first few weeks of sobriety. The content is designed for people who are at least one month sober and are going into their first or second Christmas as a non drinker. The advent calendar assumes you’ve already got through the physical cravings and have a good chunk of sober days behind you. You’re used to living life sober during “normal” times, but you’re concerned December will be a challenge. 

Please don’t buy the calendar if you’re still drinking, or you’re just a few days or weeks sober. Early sobriety is an important time and you deserve the right support. I can provide you with that help and support inside my Getting Unstuck course (a completely different programme designed for beginners). 

The next Getting Unstuck class starts in January and it will walk you through creating an alcohol-free life you love from Day 1. You’ll get support from me, my team of coaches, our community, live Zoom calls, daily lessons and more! You can find out all about the Getting Unstuck class here.

If you’re feeling really confident and happy about not drinking during December, then I’m thrilled for you! I’ve been alcohol free since 2013 and I love this time of year too. However, I remember how challenging my first few Christmases were… it took several years before I could go through the festive season and feel completely relaxed as a non drinker. 

The Sober School Advent Calendar includes everything I wish I’d known when I was battling through my first few Christmases, sober. I’m also lifting the curtain on some of the strategies I’d normally only share with clients within my membership programme.

If you have any doubts about how you’ll get through the next few weeks… or you’re concerned you might feel deprived… if you’re getting by on sheer willpower alone right now… then this advent calendar will be a great way of taking care of yourself.

I know you’re busy at this time of year, so I’ve condensed each day’s video into something short and sweet that gets results. Each video is between 2-3 minutes long. You don’t need to make lots of notes (though you might want to!)

I guess the real question here is: do you have a couple of minutes to spare to ensure you make it through December alcohol-free? If you allow alcohol back into your life, you’ll definitely lose time then. Drinking, recovering from drinking and beating yourself up all takes up a lot of time… 

I understand that choosing to invest in yourself can be a difficult decision.

The thing a lot of people don’t realise is just how much they used to spend on alcohol in the first place. If you’re feeling vulnerable right now and you don’t do this work to protect your sobriety, what could the cost implications of that be? 

The Sober School advent calendar costs just £47. In my drinking days, I could burn through £47 in a few hours, once you account for the cost of buying alcohol, taxis home, rounds of drinks and takeaway food… There’s also the cost of things money can’t buy – the missed life experiences, the broken promises, the conversations you can’t remember. So perhaps the question should be, what is the cost of not buying this advent calendar?