Living alcohol-free and deliriously happy!

Today at the day job I had my end of year assessment, where a respected manager was to give me feedback on my year, and how best to...

thankfully never once thought about drinking alcohol, which used to be my go-to "friend" when stress hit. I never think about drinking, thes

As I sit and stare at this now slightly tatty looking author copy of my paperback book, I marvel at how far I have come. I cannot stop...

Annie Grace & Amanda in Tampa, at the ALP Training in March For This Naked Mind coaches, the learning never stops. We are an open book,...

Can you pinpoint a moment in your life where everything changed? I can pinpoint loads of moments, but sadly many of them are tragic, and...

"Do you still crave alcohol?" asked a friend recently. We had been enjoying a coffee together, solving the worlds problems, and catching...

Are you joining the ever-increasing number of people doing Dry January this month? Whether for a quick health kick, to get your alcohol...

I finally got round to fixing a broken screen on my iPad last week. It had been broken for three years. As I left the screen repair shop...

An interesting article hit the Daily Mail (UK) yesterday, suggesting there is evidence that some heavier drinkers share the same genes....

Do you remember a movie called Sliding Doors? I loved that film, I like anything time travel or alternate reality based. Or sci-fi. Of...

Are you worried about missing out if you give up alcohol? Many of us are before we take a break from alcohol, and there will be many...

Having been alcohol-free for a good while now, I find myself naturally surrounded by new friends and colleagues who are also...

I was enjoying another alcohol-free beer in a local pub a couple of nights ago, celebrating a colleagues retirement, and having a really...

Today I went to a pub after work to say goodbye to an old boss. Pretty standard stuff, saying goodbye to an old work colleague, but as I...

How is your weekend going so far? I was just sitting around, listening to a gorgeous new track on the radio, and remembering how weekends...

The phrase "Happy, Healthy You" is a common one, especially in January or the summer months, when we all make new resolutions, or decide...

Dust off that library card, or give the local bookshop a call, because here are the top five 'Quit-Lit' titles that most helped me in my...

If you are a woman of a certain age, as I am now, you might be experiencing symptoms of the peri-menopause. Whilst some of us seem to...

So, you have decided to give alcohol a break for a little while. Maybe a month, maybe 100 days, or even a whole year. Congratulations!...

When people find out I am alcohol free, they often ask me, "Why?" Sometimes I can answer... because I feel better without it! And other...