“I Drink Every Evening Because I Feel Lonely.”
“I’m so lonely, I end up drinking wine whilst I watch TV in the evenings.” I spotted this comment on one of my blog posts recently. It resonated with me because there was a time in my life when I was doing the same thing. There’s a stigma around both loneliness and drinking too much. When […]
64 Famous Women Who Don’t Drink Alcohol
Before I quit drinking, I didn’t really know any other sober women. Back then, I had a lot of misguided beliefs about alcohol-free living. I thought people who didn’t drink were probably a bit too serious and boring. If someone had shown me just how many amazing, powerful, fun, intelligent and happy women don’t drink, […]
My Partner Doesn’t Support Me (Or Think I Can Quit!)
“Whenever I try to stop drinking, my husband is really negative about it. He drinks much less than me and doesn’t understand why I can’t just have one or two like him. He’s always so sceptical about me trying to stop. He’s even bought…
Lessons In Sobriety From Romantic Comedies
It’s not very often that I have an epiphany about sobriety whilst watching a romantic comedy! I’d normally be reluctant to take ANY major life lessons from these movies… But the other day I was watching Bridget Jones’s Diary (the first…
If You’re Doing Either Of These Two Things – Stop!
I want to highlight two things that might be making your life harder right now. Particularly if you’re in early sobriety – or you’re trying to quit drinking at the moment. It’s all about the way we talk to ourselves… and what we do when…
5 Thoughts To Watch Out For After Dry January
It’s the last day of the month! Whether you found Dry January hard or easy, there are a few common thoughts that tend to pop up at this point: “If I can take a month off, does that mean I don’t have a problem?” “Will I be able to…
3 Quick Tips To Help You Stay On Track
How’s your Dry January going? By this point in the month, the goals you set at New year can seem a long time ago. If your enthusiasm for alcohol free living is waning – or you could do with a dose of motivation to keep going, I want…
2021 In Review: Our Alcohol Free Highlights Of The Year
Every December I ask the women I’ve been coaching this question: “What’s been your alcohol free highlight of the year – and is there a photo that sums up that moment?” The women I work with tend to be very private people, so it’s…
Playing Your Christmas Drinking Movie To The End
Imagine seeing your drinking up on the big screen, in a cinema. The opening scene looks fine – pretty harmless in fact. A bottle gets opened and you promise to just have one drink… But one leads to two… and you can guess what…
“What If” Questions And Trying To Predict The Future
Before I quit drinking, I had a hundred “What if?” questions. What if I try to stop and can’t do it? What if me not drinking makes other people uncomfortable? What if they assume I’m an alcoholic? What if I never have fun again?!