The first week of sobriety can feel overwhelming because your brain and body are recalibrating. Knowing what to expect reduces fear and helps you stay grounded. Here’s a general guide to the first seven days.

Quitting alcohol is not just a physical challenge – it’s a mental one. If you’ve recently decided to stop drinking, you might be feeling overwhelmed by the relentless inner chatter. "Should I have a drink? Maybe just one ? No , I shouldn’t. But I really want to.. Maybe I'll stop tomorrow." That exhausting back-and-forth – what I call alcohol noise – can dominate your thoughts and make staying sober feel like a full-time job. Back when I was drinking (and trying to stop, agai

If you've ever felt like your brain is working against your best efforts, this podcast episode is essential. I recently had a deeply personal chat with Lotta Dan (Mrs. D) on the Living Sober Sobriety Chat podcast about sobriety and ADHD, and I’m thrilled to share a summary of it here. My recovery journey, like many, had its twists and turns but the biggest revelation came years along the track, the diagnosis of adult ADHD . This conversation dives into my experience of figh

Gray area drinking is common, especially among capable, high-functioning women. You don’t have to hit rock bottom to realise alcohol is taking up too much space in your life. Many women find themselves in what’s known as the gray area of drinking — a space between ‘social drinker’ and ‘alcoholic’, where things might look fine on the outside but something inside you knows it’s not. If you’ve ever Googled “How much is too much?”, or promised yourself you’d only have one glass o

Rainy days stuck indoors during winter can bring on a case of the blues. I am a summer girl - my ideal day is swimming, sunbathing,...