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.
I have spoken before about the ‘Big Domino’ and how when you push it over so many other amazing and unexpected things happen. It really is so true! When we quit drinking we have our own reasons for making the decision. Usually health, relationships, regretful behaviour or the pain of addiction, we don’t think about …
I have been travelling quite a bit recently and what has really struck me is how very bad the drinking culture problem has become in the UK. I have spent the last week in Tokyo and the difference in the behaviours associated with drinking are a stark contrast to my home in Southern England. Where …
When I first announced to the world on Facebook that I no longer drank alcohol one of the first comments simply said ‘Boring’…ouch! After I thought about it, I started to understand why someone would make this comment, I always used to think people who didn’t drink were complete losers who were missing out on all the …
It has been a while since I posted, sorry about that! A while ago someone said to me that when you quit drinking there are so many huge benefits and often new opportunities arise that you never expected. Of course, at the time I didn’t give it much thought, but now I know it really …
Hi, my name is Jesse, and I don’t drink alcohol. No, I’m not an alcoholic. I never hit “rock bottom.” I was never homeless and drinking vodka from a paper bag. However, I do have a problem with drinking. Like so many, I was a “gray area drinker.” Gray area drinking is the type of …
Many of the issues experienced when we try and quit drinking come from the way we think, people convince themselves they can’t do it because some of the thoughts they have tell them they can’t. I hear statements like this all the time: ‘I can never quit drinking, I have always been like this and …
I thought it would be good to have a Be Sober emergency plan, a mantra we can use if we ever think we are going to slip up. A bit like ‘in the event of a fire break glass’. After a bit of thought I came up with PMSL (which also means Piss My Self …
This week saw me hit 6 months sober, I honestly never thought I could have changed my life and stop drinking and I am starting to feel that I have found freedom from the tight grip alcohol had on me (however, my guard is always up!). So I thought it was time to write a …
I had always been tempted to attend a Club Soda event and when I saw they were hosting a Mindful Drinking Festival at The Truman Brewery in Brick Lane, London last weekend I thought it was time to go along and check it out for myself. I was also keen to meet up with Clare …
