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 am just back from the Reading Festival. What an amazing weekend of music and fun. On top of this the weather was incredible! When I was drinking the thought of attending a music festival without copious amounts of alcohol involved would have seemed ridiculous and pointless. I held the firm belief that it simply …
For nearly all of my adult life just about every social occasion or event involved drinking. My social life and drink went hand in hand, the thought of going out with friends for an evening without sinking a few pints of beer seemed ridiculous, why would anyone do that? Of course, I couldn’t stop drinking …
The festive period can be a challenge for us sober-warriors, we find ourselves around friends and family who are often drinking and celebrating as well as the dreaded work parties and New Years Eve gatherings that arise at this time of year. I got through Christmas, I don’t think about drinking much these days, a …
This has been quite a week in my little sober-world… It has been one full of milestones, three of them to be precise. First of all, the Be Sober private Facebook group is about to reach 600 members, which is quite frankly incredible. The group is simply amazing, we have members from all over the …
The Christmas party is looming and there is no escaping from it, I have to be there, I own the company and I am expected to attend. This is going to be a big sober-challenge for me. The party is held at a fancy hotel called the Elvetham, it is a black tie and gown …
This weekend was the parent’s formal dinner at my Sons school, I was pretty nervous as Saturday approached. This would be my first big function where beer and wine would be flowing, on top of this I didn’t know anyone attending (other than my wife) and I have recently had an operation that means my …
