“How can I get sober when I love drinking wine? And cocktails? And beer?” At the height of my drinking career, I asked myself this question a lot. I knew I needed to stop and I knew cutting down didn’t really work for me. I hated the...

Did you hear the comedian James Corden talking about trying to drink less recently? He said he’d started to ask himself this question: “How much of tomorrow do I want to borrow?” It’s a great question. Alcohol doesn’t add anything extra into your...

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard the news that Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, has cancer. It brings to an end weeks of wild online speculation about her. But what does all that have to do with alcohol-free living?...

Have you ever done something stupid when you’ve been drinking… a drunken mistake that’s left you cringing for weeks? Yeah, me too. But we don’t often talk about this stuff. The awkward, embarrassing and shameful things that happen… And yet it can...

Have you seen that meme? The one that says, “The most expensive part of having kids is all the wine you have to drink!” Motherhood can be tough, no matter what age your kids are. If you struggle to imagine parenthood without the reward of wine at the...

“I bet they make a big deal out of me not drinking…” “I feel as if I’m letting other people down… What if they think I’m boring?” If any of these thoughts sound familiar, you’re not alone. It can be tough to be the first person in your...

As soon as the thought popped into my head, I knew I’d be in trouble. Back in my drinking days, “I deserve a glass of wine” was something I said to myself a lot. Bad day? Busy, bored or tired? I could always find a reason why I deserved a glass. (Only...

What do airports, planes, holidays, restaurant meals and sunsets have in common? They’re all things I thought sobriety would ruin for me. Seriously. I never believed I’d be able to get through them without drinking. Or if I did somehow manage to resist,...

Imagine meeting someone and instantly deciding that you want to spend the rest of your lives together… It doesn’t really happen, does it? (Apart from in the movies.) But that’s what so many women try to do with sobriety. One day they’re in a long-term...