Two mums quit drinking & help other women Thrive
This blog describes how Lucy and Jen came together to start Thrivalist and what they want you to know if you’re struggling with your drinking. Lucy Quick and Jen Clements may have grown up on opposite sides of the Indian Ocean, but their journeys with alcohol share many similarities. For starters, they both chose to […]
3 Ideas for an Epic Alcohol-Free Valentine’s Day
In this blog Jen shares three ways to celebrate an awesome alcohol-free Valentine’s Day. Before I went alcohol-free, I don’t think there was a Valentine’s Day in my adult life that didn’t involve drinking. I remember getting dressed to the nines and clinking glasses of bubbles over candlelit dinners. Or knocking back a few wines […]
Making Your New Year’s Resolutions Stick
In this blog Lucy shares Thrivalist’s six steps to make new habits stick. It’s so easy to sit down at the beginning of the new year feeling super inspired and motivated to make healthy changes in our lives, but actually following through and making the healthy behaviours stick long-term is another story. I have always […]
Why It’s Harder To Quit Drinking As A Grey-Area Drinker
Grey-area drinkers are those people in the earlier stages of problem drinking. They are the ones abusing alcohol (by binge drinking or leaning on alcohol too heavily during a rough patch), or those in the earlier stages of problematic use. Often, their loved ones aren’t concerned about their drinking. They are high functioning individuals who […]
The Voice That Won’t Shut Up
In this blog Lucy describes the competing internal voices that we grapple with when questioning our drinking: our intuitive voice and our addictive voice. She shares her experience of trusting her intuition and the positive impact that has had on her life, and she guides you towards getting in touch with your own powerful intuitive […]
Lucy’s Two Year Sober Anniversary Reflection
In this blog Lucy shares the magic she has found two years into sobriety and some of the ways you could be holding yourself back if you’re alcohol-free and not finding joy in this lifestyle change. If someone had told me this time two years ago, that by removing alcohol from my life I would […]
How Lucy Upgraded Her Christmas
In this blog Lucy compares her last Christmas while drinking with her first alcohol-free Christmas and explains why Christmas without alcohol has been a serious upgrade. It’s 6.30am on the 26th of December 2018. I am lying in the upstairs spare bedroom alone, fully clothed in my cigarette smoke infested Christmas Day dress, my mouth […]
Your Guide to Getting Through the Silly Season Alcohol Free
In this blog we share eight powerful strategies to help you get through the silly season without drinking alcohol. This time of the year can be a big test for anyone who isn’t drinking. The celebratory nature of the holidays is insidiously intertwined with drinking, with alcohol marketing in full force. There are more boozy […]
Our Favourite AF Drinks to get you through the festive season
In this blog Lucy lists some of our favourite tried and tested alcohol-free drinks, listed by category, to get you through the silly season. I am going to be honest with you, I have never really been mad about zero-proof drinks (AKA Alcohol Free or AF). In fact, I drank more AF beers and spirits […]
5 Tips for Sober Dating
In this blog Lucy shares her experience of dating without drinking and gives you five helpful tips to enjoy the dating scene alcohol-free. When I quit drinking nearly two years ago I was a married woman so dating was not something I gave an ounce of thought to. However, 15 months into my sobriety journey […]
