Kate's Blog
“I am going to do something about my drinking -- just as soon as this is out the way.” I must have said that at least a hundred times. You know what it’s like - you have a lot on at work. There are bills to pay. Your partner is...
How do you know it’s time to quit drinking? Even at the height of my drinking career, I found this a hard question to answer. I’d google "Am I an alcoholic?" and I’d fill out endless online questionnaires. The problem was...
I hope you’re having a good sober October! I’m thrilled to be back after taking a few weeks off to launch another live session of my Getting Unstuck course. The Sober School has grown a lot over the past year, as has the entire ...
This is a great time of year to stop drinking or experiment with an alcohol-free lifestyle. The busy summer months are over, the kids have returned to school, we’re back into a regular routine and Christmas is still ages away (phew)...
Have you been thinking about taking a break from booze? Perhaps you planned on quitting this month - yet you can't seem to get motivated enough to actually do it? I know what that feels like. One of the things that helped me...
If you’re thinking about quitting drinking - or taking some time off from booze - the chances are you’ve been mulling over a few important questions. Things like: do I actually need to quit? Should I just cut down? Is my drinking...
I’m writing this from a little French café on the banks of the River Aisne. I’m on holiday, the sun is shining... and I’m drinking my second café au lait. Life feels GOOD. It’s at times like this that I think wow - alcohol free living...
Not long after I’d stopped drinking, a sober friend of mine suggested that I start taking self-care ‘a bit more seriously’. I winced. The idea of ‘practicing self-care’ seemed pretty self-indulgent and cringey. (Back then, I thought...
Has trying to stop drinking ever made you feel like a bit of a failure? Maybe you’ve promised you’ll quit more times than you can count. Maybe you do great during the week, but you slip up on Friday nights. Maybe you’re so...
