Wine used to be fun and now it isn't. You feel that life is passing you by, and you are not living up to your full potential. Fed up with the Wine Witch? Listen for help, advice and support if you want to improve your relationship with booze, or get sober for good.
We're all feeling afraid. Her's why booze won't help.
If you have been trying the same old, same old cycle of quitting-drinking-quitting, it's time for a new way.
The most useful quote I have ever heard, and how I apply it to my sober journey.
Welcome back to the podcast! With FFG season upon us (Forced Family Gatherings), here's my take on how to approach them, if you are a sober newbie, or feeling a bit vulnerable in your new sober lifestyle
Can dreaming and visualizing a sober life really help the recovery process? Hint: Kind of.
Cravings change over time. To start with, distraction and substitution are great techniques to help you put down the bottle. But, in the long term, I found that they weren't enough...
Feeling a bit "meh"? It's hard to embrace a change in lifestyle if your mojo is low. Here are three steps to help you get your mindset in the "right place" and start (or restart) your sober journey!
What is it that sets off that urge for wine? A trigger! In this episode I'll share with you, my Seven Deadly Triggers...
In this episode, I'll chat about "healthy boundaries" and why it's good for us to say NO...
Stuff I have learned along the way (and still learning)!
Just finished Dry January? Wondering what to do? Feeling a bit conflicted? Have a listen, as I explode some myths about your month off booze..
It's been two years since I started Sober Sassy Life...
"The reasons why I drank are far less important to me, than the reasons why I will never drink again". Nevertheless, sometimes stories can help others. I hope this one can.
Like it or not we all get older. A disturbing trend is that older women are drinking more than ever..
Today, I'm chatting about our brains on and off booze, and how to get through Post Acute Withdrawal Symptoms.
Life has got so much simplier since I quit drinking...also What's New and Booze in the News...
Today I'm chatting about Echo Chamber, what they are, how we can into them, and how they hinder sobriety. Also Booze in the News and details about Sober Made Simple and Let's Chat - two new resources from Sober Sassy Life..
Do these magical dates for "Fresh Starts" put us under too much pressure? Also, I talk about this week's Booze in the News (Baby Boomers v Millennials booze consumption) and What's New this week at Sober Sassy life. You can also watch this episode LIVE on Youtube.
What would you do? How would start afresh? Sharing some new goals for the rest of my life..
Are you doomed to be in the Hallway of Recovery forever? What's stopping you from opening that door...
Sometimes those memories from our drinking past are not pleasant. But sometimes they serve a purpose.
Do all these crystals, potions and cleanses actually help your sobriety? (Warning this one gets a bit sweary)
As summer is upon us, I wonder - is there is a better time of year to quit drinking?
I started writing a blog to keep myself accountable - now it's much more than that.
Nausea? Upset stomach? Every pill designed to 'cure" us has a side effect? But what about the side effects of a very simple 'cure', available to all of us?
Looking back over the last couple of years, and also, what's planned for June.
Am I anti-alcohol? Anti-drinking? No, absolutely not, but here are some things that I am against...
Why do we just keep on drinking when it's SO bad for us?
When do you turn the other cheek and when do you set boundaries? Determining the best reaction to situations can be harder early on in sobriety, when you are still 'second guessing" yourself..
Quitting the booze is not easy. But it doesn't have to be complicated.
In this social media age, it's easy to think that everyone else is having a better time of it than you...
How to we get to the Big Picture of our life? By ignoring it.....
When does that Tipping Point of Sobriety happen? When the struggle ceases and we embrace our new sober life?
Finding your reason for quitting and for staying sober. Figuring out what's in it for you...
Do it with good grace, or don't do it at all, my mum used to say. I've fallen into a bad habit again...
If you are clear about WHY you are quitting, the "How" becomes a lot easier. Today I'm talking about the impact alcohol has on our health - it should be a reason to quit, but often it's not.
Welcome to the introduction of a series of podcast episodes that will focus on the "nuts and bolts' of quitting and what comes afterward. This series is an accompaniment to my new "How to Quit Drinking and Live Sober Ever After" which will be published late Jan/early Feb. The other accompaniment is a YouTube Series that can be viewed via my youtube channel You can find it here
Reset and reframe your thinking around drinking - here are some of the small but significant improvements to your life that you can expect once you quit drinking. And if you are a little further down the sober path - it doesn't hurt to remind yourself how far you've come!
Is there a chance for humanity? And how does this relate to sobriety? (hang in there, all will be revealed)...
My spending habits were similar to my drinking habits - and so was the feeling of shame....
Sober Ever After, my new book is now available in an audio version. This is the first chapter.
Is it the Russians? What effect is all this "Fake News" having on our drinking behaviour?
The only way to shift the conversation, to get the message to people who are still on the "top floors" of the alcohol elevator, is to come out of the Sober Closet...but that's easier said than done...
Change happens whether we like it or not. Part of the sober journey is figuring out how to deal with it.
Is full abstinence the only way? Or should we, in the Sober community be more supportive to those who are wanting to moderate?
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