I Took Myself With Me

I Took Myself With Me

I’ll always remember the ‘horrible’ realisation I had – and the dawning of understanding I also had – when I discovered the moving house didn’t help me stop my over-drinking habits. A Fresh Start At the time of writing, it is almost 9 years ago that we moved to the...
I Tried Pickled Onions to Help me Control Drinking!

I Tried Pickled Onions to Help me Control Drinking!

I once tried pickled onions as a way to help me control drinking! Spicy, Salty, Exciting! I haven’t asked around to see if anyone has the same tastes as I do, but I have a ‘thing’ for sauerkraut, Kalamata olives (pitted!), Dolmades (also known as stuffed grape vine...
The Benefit of Time – Who’d Have Guessed?

The Benefit of Time – Who’d Have Guessed?

[Video Transcript] The Benefit of Time Would you like more time? Who wouldn’t like more time?! Getting more time was one of the benefits I found when I decided to remove alcohol from my life. Hi, this is Sonya, from Love Being Alcohol Free, and I wanted to share...
Judgemental or Observant?

Judgemental or Observant?

 [Video Transcript] Am I being judgemental or observant? I had an experience on the weekend to do with someone drinking some wine.  And I like to think I’m not judgemental, but it does tend to be very strong in a person’s upbringing – it was in...
IKEA and Non-Alcoholic Wine

IKEA and Non-Alcoholic Wine

[Video Transcript] My Experience with IKEA and Non-Alcoholic Wine Hello there! This is Sonya from Love Being Alcohol Free. I wanted to hop on and tell you about an interesting experience I had at IKEA on Friday. I love going to IKEA and I haven’t been there for years....