10 Tips to Stay Sober Over the Holidays
- Gather like-minded community. If not available in person-there are a lot of amazing online communities focussing on alcohol free living.
- For holiday parties; personally, I don’t talk about not drinking at all, and when somebody offers a drink, I say that I first want to hydrate, or get a sparkling water with lemon. Some people like to bring Alcohol Free beer or so.
- Initiate exercise dates. You might find that the Alcohol Free you prefers more 1-1 dates or introversion. To deal with possible FOMO or loneliness, set up walk or exercise dates, coffee dates, cookie baking dates, movie dates..
- Get into a new hobby, channel that creativity into something new
- Seek a coach/professional who can help you face the family triggers, learn how to self soothe and reprogram your mind
- Meditate to center yourself and gain clarity about how you want to handle family/parties/temptations
- Get really into your “why”. Don’t let shame or a bad drunken fight be the only fuel. That might have kick started things for some, but having a love based vision for your future pulls us forward more then running from shame
- Get involved in causes that are meaningful for you, again, community community, community
- Geek out on the science that supports Alcohol Free living, as data usually helps family/friends understand your choices better than “I need to spiritually up-level”
- Reward yourself with free experiences that you always been curious about
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