Not Drinking Tonight: A Guide to Creating a Sober Life You Love

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I love how Amanda interweaves her clients’ stories as well as her own personal experiences throughout the book. Only 60 percent of adults report drinking any alcohol (63 percent of men and 57 percent of women), according to a 2021 poll carried out by analytics company Gallup. Choose video or audio-only versions of live webcasts and online courses from the world’s best instructors, and complete your CE requirements anywhere, anytime, at your own pace. This is a useful book for people seeking a self-help tool, as well as for clinicians seeking a guide for therapeutic work. Next time you’re facing this situation, the experts recommend using the following phrases and approaches.

If you’re ready to change your relationship with alcohol, enroll in the program and grab your invitation to the 2-hour kick-off at www. If your drug-related problems are severe or complicated, you may be referred to a residential rehabilitation service. Not Drinking Tonight is a refreshing and empowering read for anyone looking to embark on a journey toward a sober lifestyle.Welcome to the Hello Someday Podcast, the podcast for busy women who are ready to drink less and live more.

Her advice on how to live in a world obsessed with alcohol while you’re sober (everything from dating to socializing at a work event) was so useful.

I picked up this book because I thought it would be insightful, make me more relatable and able to provide better informative education to my patients. Amanda's detailed and helpful workbook covers a wide variety of skills and tools necessary for this work. And I, one of the things I like about it is, it’s not a memoir, but it’s born out of your experience. With a wealth of examples, tools, practices, and new ways of relating to both alcohol and the self, Not Drinking Tonight will be an accessible and revelatory balm for anyone questioning the kind of life they want to create outside of drinking.

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Yeah, and I think one of the coolest things about it too, is I used to be like, Well, I don’t want to stop drinking because that’s so restrictive. The market for sophisticated alcohol alternatives has grown exponentially, says Sheinbaum, who works with bars and restaurants in New York City to expand their nonalcoholic offerings.

This book claims that it is not a part of the Quit Lit genre, but it is a how-to on living your best life sober, so I am struggling to see what makes this book different from the other books published that tout the benefits of abstaining from alcohol. And like, both of those are really difficult for someone who’s brave enough to actually I mean, it takes so much to actually raise your hand and be like, I’m worried about my drinking.Learn how to let go of alcohol as a coping mechanism, how to shift your mindset about sobriety and change your drinking habits, how to create healthy routines to cope with anxiety, people pleasing and perfectionism, the importance of self-care in early sobriety, and why you don’t need to be an alcoholic to live an alcohol free life. The author lays out a strong case for not drinking but is also clear that the readers should do their own cost/benefit analysis based on their individual circumstances.