Fact vs Fiction: Is Alcohol Helping Me Cope With Stress?
“It’s been a stressful day. I want a drink!” We’ve all heard other people say they need a few drinks to unwind, and the chances are we’ve also said it ourselves. The idea of drinking away our stress is very well established in…
How To Deal With People Who Want You To Keep Drinking
It can be really tough if your friends and family don’t understand why you want to quit, or worse still, they try and convince you not to bother. In early sobriety, mastering alcohol-free living is challenging enough without the added…
What Kids Can Teach Us About Alcohol-Free Living
Here’s a quick question for you to ponder: would you ever give alcohol to a child? No? What if they were upset? Or needed cheering up? Or they were anxious about something? Or just a bit lonely? Still no? Phew. I thought that’s what…
Fact vs Fiction: Does Booze-Free Mean Boring?
Before I stopped drinking, I thought I knew what alcohol-free living would be like. I was convinced that sobriety was going to be as boring as hell. Alcohol seemed to be the thing that made everything sparkle. It turned bad nights into…
8 Things Normal Drinkers Don’t Do
How often have you asked yourself, ‘Do I really need to stop drinking?’ Answering that question truthfully can be hard, especially when you desperately want the answer to be ‘no’. When it comes to defining problem drinking…
3 Things To Try When You’ve Lost Your Motivation
If you’ve ever gone through a phase where you feel like you’ve lost your motivation to do anything about your drinking then you’re not alone. Nearly all of us go through this at some point. One minute you’re full of enthusiasm…
3 Fears Keeping You Stuck (And How To Beat Them)
Fear is a bitch sometimes. It’s a natural instinct, something designed to keep us safe and help us survive. It can be a brilliant internal warning system. But when it comes to sobriety – a major lifestyle change, whichever way you look at it…
Why Do We Ignore The Dangers Of Drinking?
Imagine being prescribed a drug that had the following side effects: slurred speech, drowsiness, vomiting, headaches, memory loss, distorted vision, unconsciousness and blackouts. Now imagine there were other, long-term, health risks…
How To Get Over The Fear Of Being Judged By Others
When I tell people that I don’t drink, they tend to look at me as though I’ve just revealed, very casually, that I eat children for breakfast. They’re often shocked. Suspicious. A bit confused. There is nearly always a demand to know why…
Fancy An Alcohol-Free August? Here’s How To Stay On Track
It’s the start of a bright, shiny new month – the perfect time to turn over a new leaf and get back on track with your sober goals. I know that talking about quitting ‘forever’ is really intimidating. If there was one thing sure to…
