Published in AINYF…Alcohol is NOT Your Friend·Dec 22, 2022Happy New Year!I love New Year — somehow, the idea of a “clean slate” and a whole clean shiny year ahead makes me happy. I have always been a goal-setter, it’s probably in my DNA after 25 years of corporate life! Before I quit drinking, I would always set a goal to…New Year4 min readNew Year4 min read
Published in AINYF…Alcohol is NOT Your Friend·Dec 12, 2022Why Sobriety is a GiftHow about adding an extra gift to your shopping list this year? A Gift for YOU — the gift of sobriety. When we finally accept that we are drinking too much and need to make a change we feel depressed. We feel resentful of those “normal” drinkers and exasperated with…Recovery2 min readRecovery2 min read
Published in AINYF…Alcohol is NOT Your Friend·Dec 5, 2022Sober Tips for the Festive Season!If you’ve been working hard to cut down or even ditch the drink all year then it’s possible you are facing the festive season with some trepidation — and a concern that you are going to undo all the progress you’ve made. So let’s make a plan for those parties…here…Challenge3 min readChallenge3 min read
Published in AINYF…Alcohol is NOT Your Friend·Nov 28, 2022How About a Dry December?Dare to be different… — How about we play it a bit differently this year? How about we resist the brainwashing — and get smart. How about we unplug from the matrix? How about being a rebel not a sheep? December is particularly difficult for people in early sobriety. We all have to tackle several…Christmas5 min readChristmas5 min read
Published in AINYF…Alcohol is NOT Your Friend·Nov 15, 2022Sober… But Feeling Like an Alien?Explore the benefits of digital sober communities. — It’s testament to the power of the liquor industry that drinking alcohol has become a social norm. (In spite of the considerable amount of evidence that alcohol harms our physical and mental health). It’s human nature to want to fit in so if we go against the norm we feel…Recovery3 min readRecovery3 min read
Published in AINYF…Alcohol is NOT Your Friend·Nov 5, 2022Sober Road… or Drinking Alley?Are you at a crossroads in your life? Some of the choices we make in life can change the trajectory of our future. If you know you’ve been drinking too much for years and have tried (and failed) to cut down numerous times then…Addiction3 min readAddiction3 min read
Published in AINYF…Alcohol is NOT Your Friend·Sep 25, 20227 Ways to Prevent a RelapseHowever long we’ve been been sober we can never get complacent. Relapse rates are high and in a society where drinking is the norm we need to find ways to strengthen our sobriety on an ongoing basis. Although there is no “cure” for addiction, there are things we can do…Relapse4 min readRelapse4 min read
Published in AINYF…Alcohol is NOT Your Friend·Sep 11, 2022The Power of 66… Alcohol Free DaysMany of us start drinking at college just to fit in, then we find ourselves at work entertaining clients or just letting our hair down with colleagues on a Friday night as part of the “work hard play hard” culture. As we get older, we switch to using a glass…Challenge4 min readChallenge4 min read
Published in AINYF…Alcohol is NOT Your Friend·Jul 4, 2022Declare Your Independence from Alcohol!Why not celebrate Independence Day by declaring your independence from alcohol? If we become dependent on alcohol our lives begin to shrink. We gradually lose interest in everyday pleasures and spend all our time engaging in activities which include alcohol. As we become more dependent we begin to drink alone…Independence Day4 min readIndependence Day4 min read
Published in AINYF…Alcohol is NOT Your Friend·Jun 19, 2022How to Be Sober….and HappyJanet Gourand — My first few months of sobriety were tough, very tough. The benefits of quitting alcohol started to appear as promised. I lost weight, slept better, my skin looked great, eyes were clearer. I saved money and yes I even learned to love mornings! Yet in spite of all that good…Sobriety4 min readSobriety4 min read