Alcohol steals happiness from tomorrow. Not only does it steal it, but it makes you pay it back, with interest. It’s the worst kind of lender, offering you the worst kind of deal.  In these uncertain times, we talk a lot about the cost of...

I know it’s cool these days to be all, “Feel the fear! Push through your comfort zone! You can DO it!” But to be honest, that’s not really me. I hated the uncertainty of sobriety, especially in the early days. There were...

Before I quit drinking, one of my biggest concerns was the reaction I might get from other people. I imagined walking into a bar, ordering a non-alcoholic drink, and the entire place going quiet as people turned in shock. (I know – dramatic...

“This is too hard for me.” When I was struggling to quit drinking, I said this so often it almost became a mantra. But back then, alcohol-free living really did feel like an impossible task to me. If you’re feeling the same way, there...

Alcohol is such a blunt tool. If you’re drinking to take the edge off the day, you’re not just numbing out from the stuff you’re trying to avoid. You end up taking the shine off a lot of the good stuff too. You numb the lows and the highs. That...

Picture the scene: you’re trying really hard to be good when, out of nowhere, you’re offered a free drink. It might be during a flight, on holiday, at a wedding, a party, a restaurant or a work conference… Wherever it is, there’s...

Perhaps you keep thinking about taking a break from alcohol. Maybe you’ve been dabbling with sobriety, on and off, for a while… You spend a lot of time worrying about your drinking and contemplating quitting. But you just don’t feel ready yet. Somehow,...

For a long time I didn’t want to quit drinking completely. The idea of total sobriety felt very restrictive to me. I was certain that if I could just find a way to control my drinking and “moderate properly”, I’d be happy. Back then, what...

This summer feels like it’s going to be the first ‘normal’ one in ages. Travel is back and holidays are on. Whether you’re going away for a weekend or a few weeks, it can bring up the same question: “How do I do this… sober?!” You...