Be Sober – Quit Drinking with Simon Chapple the Quit Alcohol Coach
Welcome to the Be Sober Blog – I am Simon Chapple, Sober Writer, Speaker and Coach for This Naked Mind. At 44 years old I decided enough was enough and stopped drinking forever. If you want to change your relationship with alcohol this website and the Be Sober private Facebook group could be the right place for you. My mission is to spread the word about the benefits of a life without alcohol – Be Sober and my story have been featured on the BBC, in the news and on Club Soda and This Naked Mind. If you want to change your relationship with alcohol check out my book – The Sober Survival Guide.
If you are one of the millions of people who have taken part in Dry January you may have been wondering what to do when the month comes to an end, this post is designed to help you. For some people it has been a long wait to drink alcohol again and after four weeks …
When you live an alcohol-free life it can be a real challenge to find sober events that allow you to meet like minded people, experience new and exciting alcohol-free drinks and listen to incredible and inspirational speakers. These kind of events can serve as a great reminder that we aren’t alone on our journey, as …
The last few months have been amazing. Following the release of my first book The Sober Survival Guide the interest around living an alcohol-free life has been pretty intense. It never ceases to amaze me at the sheer number of people who are worrying about their drinking and when they find out about Be Sober …
Around 5 million people in the UK take part in Dry January by taking a one month break from drinking alcohol. After the Christmas holidays and New Years Eve celebrations many people have overdone the booze and feel the need to detox and prove to themselves they still have control over their drinking habits. Many …
It was my birthday yesterday and as a special treat I asked my wife Michelle to join me on the Be Sober YouTube channel for an interview so she could share her own experiences of my sober journey from her perspective. I wanted to hear what it was like for her when her partner decided …
I was honoured to appear on The Sober Club podcast with the awesome Janey Lee Grace. You can listen to the full podcast below.
Even after I quit drinking alcohol I still found there were times when my mind would be racing and full of thoughts and I knew I needed to take steps to calm it down and get myself in a place of peace. A few years ago I went to a retreat in the New Forest …
When I quit alcohol I found so many awesome sober blogs that helped me learn so much about the journey ahead of me. Sober blogs can be an essential piece of kit in your sober toolbox and I would urge anyone who is working on changing their relationship with alcohol to make sure they check …
I am excited to share a guest post from Alex and Lisa founders of the Sober Experiment. Find out more about their awesome 30 day supported challenge to alcohol freedom at: https://www.soberexperiment.co.uk/ Guest post below Alex and Lisa met at secondary school through their parents. Both upbringings involved alcohol as a normal part of life. …
When you quit drinking you can have thoughts about alcohol all the time. For me they came thick and fast in the early weeks. I knew I needed a strategy for dealing with thoughts as they came up so I didn’t start acting on them and reaching for the wine. Watch the video below as …
