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#club365 - Sara & John - ‘2 stories for the pri...
SARA On New Year’s Eve 2016, I decided to give up alcohol for a year to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. At the time it seemed like a wild,...
#club365 - Sara & John - ‘2 stories for the pri...
SARA On New Year’s Eve 2016, I decided to give up alcohol for a year to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. At the time it seemed like a wild,...
The Great Alcohol Free Drink Debate
Here I am, fresh from the Club Soda Mindful Drinking Festival held in London yesterday & thought I'd share my views on a few of the hundreds of awesome products...
The Great Alcohol Free Drink Debate
Here I am, fresh from the Club Soda Mindful Drinking Festival held in London yesterday & thought I'd share my views on a few of the hundreds of awesome products...
#club365 - Nic - ‘Life begins’
On 13 April 2017, I woke up from my slumber,feeling like I'd chewed on Ghandi’s sandal for the last few hours and desperate for a break from the pounding in...
#club365 - Nic - ‘Life begins’
On 13 April 2017, I woke up from my slumber,feeling like I'd chewed on Ghandi’s sandal for the last few hours and desperate for a break from the pounding in...
#club365 Week - Andrea - @feravida @saspodcast
I want to start by saying that my struggle with alcoholism was the greatest gift I have ever received. It was also the single hardest demon I’ve had to defeat....
#club365 Week - Andrea - @feravida @saspodcast
I want to start by saying that my struggle with alcoholism was the greatest gift I have ever received. It was also the single hardest demon I’ve had to defeat....
#club365 Week - Jo - ‘Coins in a Jar’
On 27 July 2018, I celebrated my first Soberversary; one whole year of being completely alcohol free. It’s been a year of ups and downs but most importantly, a year...
#club365 Week - Jo - ‘Coins in a Jar’
On 27 July 2018, I celebrated my first Soberversary; one whole year of being completely alcohol free. It’s been a year of ups and downs but most importantly, a year...
#club365 - Ariane ‘My Soberversary Story’
I had my first drink at 13, and my last at 32. For close to two decades, alcohol was an integral part of my life. When I fell pregnant with...
#club365 - Ariane ‘My Soberversary Story’
I had my first drink at 13, and my last at 32. For close to two decades, alcohol was an integral part of my life. When I fell pregnant with...
#club365 - Kate - ‘Take One Minute At A Time’
On 23 July 2018, I celebrated 12 whole years of sobriety. My relationship with alcohol, like most relationships, was complex. Alcoholism runs in my family and was part of my...
#club365 - Kate - ‘Take One Minute At A Time’
On 23 July 2018, I celebrated 12 whole years of sobriety. My relationship with alcohol, like most relationships, was complex. Alcoholism runs in my family and was part of my...
Super Sparkly Sober Saturday
Pre Soberdom, weekends were for one thing only and that was getting hammered. On Friday nights, the habit was real. There I was, like a bee to a honey pot,...
Super Sparkly Sober Saturday
Pre Soberdom, weekends were for one thing only and that was getting hammered. On Friday nights, the habit was real. There I was, like a bee to a honey pot,...
The Massive Mood - 6 months & beyond
Achieving 6 months of sobriety is a weird old time. On the one hand, it's an ENORMOUS accomplishment; on the other, it's a no-mans-land of 'what the actual fuck am...
The Massive Mood - 6 months & beyond
Achieving 6 months of sobriety is a weird old time. On the one hand, it's an ENORMOUS accomplishment; on the other, it's a no-mans-land of 'what the actual fuck am...
Mum’s Week - ‘CatMother Extraordinaire’
I have been sober for 48 days. Quite the achievement for somebody whose automatic response to any situation was to celebrate (or commiserate) with a beer. Or wine. Or prosecco....
Mum’s Week - ‘CatMother Extraordinaire’
I have been sober for 48 days. Quite the achievement for somebody whose automatic response to any situation was to celebrate (or commiserate) with a beer. Or wine. Or prosecco....
Mum’s week - ‘The Healing Junkie’
Two years ago, I was a very different person to the one I am today. Back then, I was angry, sad, lost but most of all I was addicted. I...
Mum’s week - ‘The Healing Junkie’
Two years ago, I was a very different person to the one I am today. Back then, I was angry, sad, lost but most of all I was addicted. I...
Mum’s week - ‘Changing one thing, changed every...
Hi, I’m Charlie and I'm a NON DRINKER. Ohhhh it feels so good to say that! Although I didn't drink every day, I was a ‘drink till you drop’ kind...
Mum’s week - ‘Changing one thing, changed every...
Hi, I’m Charlie and I'm a NON DRINKER. Ohhhh it feels so good to say that! Although I didn't drink every day, I was a ‘drink till you drop’ kind...
Mum’s week - ‘Day 1 or 1 Day .. you decide’
Yesterday was my birthday. Yesterday was also my Day 1 as I embark on a year without alcohol. So how am I feeling about it? Well, of course there are...
Mum’s week - ‘Day 1 or 1 Day .. you decide’
Yesterday was my birthday. Yesterday was also my Day 1 as I embark on a year without alcohol. So how am I feeling about it? Well, of course there are...
Mum’s week .. ‘I vow to never drink again’
On 28 October 2016, I became sober. My decision was finalised after a hideous hen weekend away. My own hen weekend. I vowed never to drink again. We went camping...
Mum’s week .. ‘I vow to never drink again’
On 28 October 2016, I became sober. My decision was finalised after a hideous hen weekend away. My own hen weekend. I vowed never to drink again. We went camping...
Mum’s Week - ‘Brains Are Awesome’
Towards the end of 2017, I decided to challenge myself to raise money and awareness for The Brain Tumour Charity, in memory of my lovely mum. When I was thinking...
Mum’s Week - ‘Brains Are Awesome’
Towards the end of 2017, I decided to challenge myself to raise money and awareness for The Brain Tumour Charity, in memory of my lovely mum. When I was thinking...
Guest Poem - The Darkness
The darkness descends at any given time; without any warning, without sign. I've survived through what was total hell; only I myself know when I will really be well I've...
Guest Poem - The Darkness
The darkness descends at any given time; without any warning, without sign. I've survived through what was total hell; only I myself know when I will really be well I've...
Guest Blog - Lysha Holmes Celebrates 1 Year Sober
On 10 June 2017, my best friend & I were belatedly celebrating my 43rd birthday. We bought the obligatory bottle of Prosecco as we'd done countless times over the last...
Guest Blog - Lysha Holmes Celebrates 1 Year Sober
On 10 June 2017, my best friend & I were belatedly celebrating my 43rd birthday. We bought the obligatory bottle of Prosecco as we'd done countless times over the last...
Men’s Week - ‘Alcohol Was Not My Friend’
I am living the most wonderful life imaginable. I have an amazing wife, a fabulous job, a beautiful home and lots of good friends. I feel fit and strong and...
Men’s Week - ‘Alcohol Was Not My Friend’
I am living the most wonderful life imaginable. I have an amazing wife, a fabulous job, a beautiful home and lots of good friends. I feel fit and strong and...
Men’s Week - Sobriety changed my life
I started drinking cider at the age of 15. Almost instantly, I loved how alcohol made me feel. My shyness would disappear and I would feel like the life and...
Men’s Week - Sobriety changed my life
I started drinking cider at the age of 15. Almost instantly, I loved how alcohol made me feel. My shyness would disappear and I would feel like the life and...
Men’s Week - Alcohol & Me
I bloody love drinking or perhaps I should say I used to bloody love drinking. My early years were often spent in a private sports club where drinking was prolific....
Men’s Week - Alcohol & Me
I bloody love drinking or perhaps I should say I used to bloody love drinking. My early years were often spent in a private sports club where drinking was prolific....
Men’s Week - The Enemy in the Bottle
Where shall I start….??? Well, I’m 56 years old, male, and have been married for 17 years (third time lucky) with two mid-teenagers. For most of my life, I was...
Men’s Week - The Enemy in the Bottle
Where shall I start….??? Well, I’m 56 years old, male, and have been married for 17 years (third time lucky) with two mid-teenagers. For most of my life, I was...
Men’s Week - ‘Living life in high definition’
My relationship with alcohol was always a difficult one. As a child, I watched my mum descend into serious alcoholism. Thankfully, she's now been sober for eighteen years but whilst...
Men’s Week - ‘Living life in high definition’
My relationship with alcohol was always a difficult one. As a child, I watched my mum descend into serious alcoholism. Thankfully, she's now been sober for eighteen years but whilst...
Men’s Week - Hey, my name is Scott & I’m an alc...
I am an addict of people, places and things. I have been clean and sober since 18/10/17, one day at a time. At 23, I never imagined committing to a...
Men’s Week - Hey, my name is Scott & I’m an alc...
I am an addict of people, places and things. I have been clean and sober since 18/10/17, one day at a time. At 23, I never imagined committing to a...