The Dry January® blog

Read stories, tips for the month, alcohol-free reviews and lots more!

Top tips for managing your drinking after Dry January®

If you’d like to drink more healthily and happily after Dry January, this blog has some tips to help you.

Top tips for managing your drinking after Dry January®

If you’d like to drink more healthily and happily after Dry January, this blog has some tips to help you.
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Millie’s Sober Spring hacks - Week five

Millie Gooch | April 2024 | 6 minutes

Sober influencer extraordinaire Millie Gooch is back for another round of weekly hacks to help you power through your mid-week slump.
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Why going sober is more than just a celebrity trend

Janey Lee Grace | April 2024 | 11 minutes

Founder of The Sober Club and 90s hit maker, Janey Lee Grace, knows a thing about celebrities.
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Millie’s Sober Spring hacks - Week four

Millie Gooch | April 2024 | 7 minutes

Explore the sober lifestyle to the max with Millie Gooch's selection of sage words, canny suggestions, and handy resources.
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Susan Laurie’s four top tips to help you adjust at work when you’re newly alcohol-free

Susan Laurie | April 2024 | 10 minutes

As well as being part of the Training and Consultancy Team, Susan is also Alcohol Change UK’s expert by experience.
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Samantha’s story: Alcohol, my family and me

Samantha Kingston | April 2024 | 10 minutes

In 2018, Samantha lost her mum to stage four liver disease due to alcohol dependency.
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Millie’s Sober Spring hacks - Week three

Millie Gooch | April 2024 | 8 minutes

Millie Gooch brings another set of brilliant weekly mid-week instalments to help you explore the sober lifestyle to the max.
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Top tips on navigating a family gathering alcohol free

April 2024 | 10 minutes

If you’re trying to cut back on or cut out alcohol but come from a family with a heavy drinking culture, navigating family events alcohol-free can be really challenging.
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Millie’s Sober Spring hacks - Week two

Millie Gooch | March 2024 | 7 minutes

As ever, Millie brings with her another set of brilliant weekly mid-week instalments to help you explore the sober lifestyle to the max.
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Millie’s Sober Spring hacks - Kick off week

Millie Gooch | March 2024 | 7 minutes

Power through your mid-week slump and start exploring the sober lifestyle to the max with Millie's weekly selection of sage words, canny suggestions, and handy resources all hand-picked for you.
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Sober resources by and for people of colour

March 2024 | 11 minutes

All of us in the sober and mindful drinking space need to work much harder to actively make room for people of colour - as a small step in this direction, here are some resources by and for people of colour.
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Dry January 2024: Kick-starting a year of change?

Dr Richard Piper | February 2024 | 11 minutes

Back in December, our research showed that one in four UK adults wanted to reduce how much they drink in 2024.
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Our top five tips for maintaining your gains from Dry January®

February 2024 | 9 minutes

Softer skin, feeling fresher, clearer head, looking trim - the list of Dry January® benefits goes on…