I was really honoured to be invited onto BBC Radio Surrey and Sussex breakfast show to discuss Sober October and my story with hosts James Cannon and Lesley McCabe. You can listen to the full radio interview right here: [wdi_feed id=”2″]
You Have to Get Outside Your Comfort Zone
Sometimes you have to step outside your comfort zone if you want to move forward in your life and achieve your goals and find happiness. That doesn’t just apply to quitting drinking. Your love life, your career, your health and your all round happiness often require you to take a step into an area that …
Guest post by Jesse from Daily Dose of Sober
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 …
Enjoying a Social Life – Without Drinking Alcohol
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 …
Christmas & New Years Eve Sober – How was it for you?
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 …
You have quit alcohol but your partner still drinks, now what?
My drinking habit had generally been to break open a bottle (or more) of red wine in the evening after my Son had gone to bed, I would normally watch TV and drink with my Wife. Generally, she would have one or maybe two glasses and I would go through the whole bottle and often …
Interview with Peter Davies from Addiction Care
Interview with Simon and Peter Davies from Addiction Care I am honoured to have the opportunity to interview Peter Davies, founder and owner of Addiction Care. Addiction Care is a UK recovery clinic based in Guildford, Surrey. I have known Peter for many years, he specialises in helping people recover from their addictions, whether it …
How long does it take before it gets easier after you stop drinking?
I am often asked how long it takes for the challenging period to subside when you first give up drinking and to be in a place where the thoughts of alcohol are few and far between. When you stop drinking alcohol the first week or two can feel like a really tough challenge, you will …
20 Things I have learned after 4 months of not drinking alcohol
I can’t believe it has been 4 months since I made the monumental decision to stop drinking alcohol forever. For over twenty years I had drank red wine pretty much every day, usually a bottle a night, sometimes often more. As the years went by my dependency got worse and it started to dawn on …
The Things We Say & Do To Justify Our Drinking
After twenty (or more) years of drinking red wine every single day I started to get niggling thoughts entering my head, I put up with them for years. They would say things like ‘you know you drink too much’ and ‘you will die young if you keep drinking like this’. My strategy tended to be …
