30.12.2017 This was the day 4 years ago that I finished Clare Pooley’s book The Sober Diaries and knew it was time.
Why wait till Jan 1st? I didn’t really look much beyond ‘Dry January’, but I definitely had a different mindset, because for the first time, I had seen a glimpse of another better life without booze.
Before that it had always been just the agony of feeling deprived, of not being able to have what I wanted. My life was consumed by thoughts of alcohol, buying it, drinking it, recovering, planning, agonizing over ‘giving up’, awful FOMO, berating myself, trying to moderate….it was exhausting!
As I’m sure you aware, it changed my life, literally, and my only regret is that I didn’t do it sooner.
Since then I’ve done two and a bit years of Alcohol Free Life podcasts, given a TEDx talk Sobriety Rocks – Who Knew! Started The Sober Club and of course written my own book, which I hope will kick start someone’s alcohol free journey just as The Sober Diaries did for me, and offer some holistic health stuff too!
Thank you again to those of you who have bought my book, The audio version is out now! Happy Healthy Sober – Ditch the booze and take control of your life, Buy here or go to The Sober Club shop and order a signed copy.
Just to blow my own trumpet for a second (I do tell ya’ll to big yourself up!) one member wrote on our facebook group…
Thanks for the continued inspiration and keeping sober fresh with constant reasons to stay on track and reminders that it just keeps on getting better! Thanks for having the courage to do this so publicly and for helping make this journey so accessible. And above all, thanks for letting your light shine brightly so the rest of us could see where to go E.C
That really is my wish, to try and inspire you whatever stage you are at, to follow your own authentic path,
Is it your Day 1?
Whatever the date, start the first day of the rest of your best life NOW.
Thank you for listening to the Alcohol Free Life podcast, scroll back through the archives and let me know your fave guests. (and thanks if you are buying me a coffee!!)
If you want to join The Sober Club, there is SO much support in our membership group, from the online course Get the Buzz without the Booze, (if you are ‘starting again’ go back to lesson one and determine your BIG WHY), through to guided meditations, experts on all aspects of health and wellbeing, and of course the connection in our private facebook group.
