Should I cut down or quit?
There is this thing that most of us lust after at some point. It’s the idea of “just one drink”. You know how it is. Unexpectedly, you start to think about how nice it would be to have a drink. Just a cheeky pint at lunchtime. A glass of wine before dinner…
5 things to try this September
Sometimes it’s the little ‘ah ha’ moments in the life that make all the difference. Here are 5 things to try this month that will a) support your sobriety and b) help you feel great!
1: Buy some 2 litre bottles of water. We’re supposed to drink 2 litres of water…
What will my friends say?
When I stopped drinking, one of my biggest concerns was how my friends would react. It might sound silly – schoolgirlish, even – to be that bothered about what other people think, but it mattered. Ideally, I wanted to stop drinking without anyone noticing…
How do you cope with triggers?
Claire writes: I was wondering how did you deal with the first six weeks or so? I have changed dinner dates into lunch dates etc to eliminate the risk and I understand how you should keep your blood sugar levels at an even keel to stop the dips but what were your thoughts…
How to build a sober support network
Who are the people that you spend the most time with, and listen to the most? It’s an important question to ask yourself, because they’re likely to be having a far bigger influence on your life than you might have realised…
Should alcohol be measured in doughnuts?
Alcohol Concern, the people behind Dry January, are currently running a summer campaign called Six Pack Swap. Unlike Dry January, you don’t have to cut out alcohol completely but the idea is to get people moving more, eating less and – crucially – drinking fewer calorie laden beers…
Alcohol and perfectionism
Not a lot of people know this about me, but I am a secret perfectionist. People tend to assume I am one of life’s laid back people. They think I am chilled. Zen. A take-it-as-it-comes girl. I think this is because I am often running late and I tend to leave things to the last minute…
5 things to try this August
I love trying out new things and seeing what’s possible. Sometimes it’s the little changes that can make a difference or lead to a breakthrough. Here are 5 things to try that have helped me or that have been really fun to do…
My crazy drinking rules
The Rules. Ah… the rules. Completely self imposed, they governed much of my drinking life. Long before I really acknowledged I had a problem, I was creating rules about when I could drink and how much I could have. The Rules were my way of trying to reign in my drinking…
The Sober School’s guide to… clubbing
All too often, sobriety gets a bad rap. It’s just assumed that when you part ways with alcohol, you wave bye bye to your social life at the same time. But this is a myth. An alcohol free lifestyle does not, I repeat not, mean signing up for a lifetime of early nights and cocoa before bed…