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12/10/2025

GO SOBER THIS OCTOBER - DAY 12

 You cannot solve a problem with the same mind that created it.

Trying to stop drinking from a drinker’s mindset keeps you stuck in the same loop. Think like a non-drinker now—choose the places, routines, and self-talk that match that identity. Change the frame the world and yourself.

I’m almost 5 years alcohol‑free now—about 1,760 days— I have saved over £25000, had 1,750+ hangover‑free mornings, and I’m 5 stone lighter. If I can do it, you can absolutely do it this October.

If you’d like to support Macmillan and the 3.5 million people living with cancer in the UK, my fundraising page is in the comments.

And if you’re curious about giving it a go yourself, I wrote Walking Back to Happiness: The Secret to Alcohol-Free Living and Well-being, packed with 70+ mini workshops to help with those first days and weeks.

Comment STOPTOBER below or DM me if you’d like to get in touch.

Boost your reset this October with Alcohol Change UK’s free Try Dry® Anytime 31 Days APP. It includes free daily motivational emails to give you a boost through October.

10/10/2025

10/10/2025

GO SOBER THIS OCTOBER - DAY 10

Why Your Why Is So Important

I love the famous qoute by the philosopher Nietsche, that says “he has a why to live for can bear almost any how”. But what does this mean in terms of going sober?

When your “why” for not drinking is emotionally compelling, you can ride out cravings, social pressure, and off-days because those are just the “hows” on the path. Keep that why front-and-center each day, and the hows shrink into manageable steps rather than battles.

I’m almost 5 years alcohol‑free now—about 1,760 days— I have saved over £25000, had 1,750+ hangover‑free mornings, and I’m 5 stone lighter. If I can do it, you can absolutely do it this October.

If you’d like to support Macmillan and the 3.5 million people living with cancer in the UK, my fundraising page is in the comments.

And if you’re curious about giving it a go yourself, I wrote Walking Back to Happiness: The Secret to Alcohol-Free Living and Well-being, packed with 70+ mini workshops to help with those first days and weeks.

Comment STOPTOBER below or DM me if you’d like to get in touch.

Boost your reset this October with Alcohol Change UK’s free Try Dry® Anytime 31 Days APP. It includes free daily motivational emails to give you a boost through October.

08/10/2025

GO SOBER THIS OCTOBER - DAY 8

Ask Your Future Self

Feeling stuck? Next time you’re faced with a choice - like whether to carry on alcohol free or have a drink —don’t ask your current mood. Ask your future self.

The version of you who’s already living your desired reality. That version already knows the answer.

This is how change happens.
This is how identity shifts.
This is how you become who you’re meant to be.

I’m almost 5 years alcohol‑free now—about 1,760 days— I have saved over £25000, had 1,750+ hangover‑free mornings, and I’m 5 stone lighter. If I can do it, you can absolutely do it this October.

If you’d like to support Macmillan and the 3.5 million people living with cancer in the UK, my fundraising page is in the comments.

And if you’re curious about giving it a go yourself, I wrote Walking Back to Happiness: The Secret to Alcohol-Free Living and Well-being, packed with 70+ mini workshops to help with those first days and weeks.

Comment STOPTOBER below or DM me if you’d like to get in touch.

Boost your reset this October with Alcohol Change UK’s free Try Dry® Anytime 31 Days APP. It includes free daily motivational emails to give you a boost through October.

06/10/2025

HOW TO CHANGE YOUR BELIEFS - DAY 6

Beliefs are simply assumptions which we hold to be true and which may – or may not - be based on facts.

We’re not born with beliefs. We learn them. So they can be unlearnt!

They are like tables… We build and dismantle beliefs like we would a table. The belief starts out as the table top and we use references to create the legs. The stronger the references, the stronger the legs, which creates a solid belief.

The way to both build and dismantle beliefs is through small, daily actions. These help us gather evidence that the belief holds true.

Every day that you remain alcohol-free, you are building a firm belief that you can thrive without alcohol. You are building a new empowering belief that you no longer need it. Every day alcohol-free is a vote for the new belief.

To break up limiting beliefs be curious and question the facts that support these beliefs.

All beliefs can be challenged. List the beliefs you have about alcohol, which you think are limiting. Take each limiting belief, for example ‘Alcohol relaxes me and reduces my anxiety’ and ask the following questions.
- Does this belief improve your life?
- Is this belief good for your health?
- Does this belief have any harmful consequences for you or others?

You will soon see the legs fall off the table and the table come crashing down.

If you’d like to support Macmillan and the 3.5 million people living with cancer in the UK, my fundraising page is in the comments.

And if you’re curious about giving it a go yourself, I wrote Walking Back to Happiness: The Secret to Alcohol-Free Living and Well-being, packed with 70+ mini workshops to help with those first days and weeks.

Comment STOPTOBER below or DM me if you’d like to get in touch.

Boost your reset this October with Alcohol Change UK’s free Try Dry® Anytime 31 Days APP. It includes free daily motivational emails to give you a boost through October.

04/10/2025

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26/09/2025

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