Feeling your feelings when you’re used to numbing with alcohol
I will never forget how difficult it felt to sit with my feelings when I removed alcohol from my life. I felt raw and exposed, like all my skin had been removed. I was so out of practice when it came to sitting with emotional discomfort. I was so used to pouring a glass of […]
How to stop romantisizing about alcohol NOW!
As the weather in Australia starts to warm up, with lockdown restrictions lifted and summer party vibes in the air, it can be enormously challenging as a sober person to not start romanticizing about alcohol. In fact, our students are often sharing with us how this time of year is the most triggering and hardest […]
Learning to live AF is a skill (just like learning to ride a bike!)
When a little girl is learning to ride a bike, she’ll wobble and fall off many times before she rides smoothly. When she’s face down in the dirt, no one says ‘forget it, she’ll never be able to ride properly!’. She’ll be dusted off, plastered up, and told a bunch of encouraging things so that […]
The Secret Sauce of Sobriety: Self-care
Last month, I was feeling so low on energy I had to spend a few consecutive days in bed. As I was lying there, frustrated that I felt so exhausted but had so much to do, I realised that I had been doing way too much for too long, operating at a ridiculously fast pace, […]
Why an entire health overhaul isn’t the best idea when you first quit drinking
We had an interesting conversation on a recent Thrivalist Group Coaching call. A student shared that she was 11 days alcohol-free and feeling grumpy and miserable. She’d cut out alcohol, caffeine and sugar, while at the same time going from not running at all to running 5km everyday. On top of this, she was trying […]
Why it’s never too late to quit drinking
We work with women at all different stages of life, helping them to change their relationship with alcohol and build a wonderful sober life for themselves. From the sober-curious woman in her early 20’s up to the retired grandma in her late 70’s, we support women from all walks of life to change their relationship […]
How alcohol steals happiness from tomorrow
This blog explains how and why drinking alcohol feels good at the time, but leaves you with less capacity to experience joy and pleasure in the future. There is absolutely no denying that drinking alcohol feels good in the moment. The dopamine, endorphins and other feel-good chemicals released by the brain in response to alcohol […]
How Sobriety Supercharges your Life
This blog explores the top 4 ways quitting alcohol has given Lucy an opportunity to become a supercharged version of herself and how you can apply these principles to your own journey, if it feels right for you. Something that surprises a lot of women in our Thrivalist community, is how quitting drinking is just […]
Sobriety isn’t a magic bullet, but it is a powerful opportunity
This blog describes how removing alcohol from your life gives you the chance to do the work required to drastically improve the quality of your life. The rise of the sober and sober-curious movements has led to a lot of hype around the beautiful benefits of alcohol-free living, of which there are many! Some people […]
How to get your besties on board for your sober journey
This blog provides 7 things you can ask your besties to do to support you in your alcohol-free journey. Deciding to take a break from booze can be a challenging time. It suddenly feels like everywhere you look, people are drinking and the world revolves around alcohol. It’s like after a painful breakup and all […]
