The Sober Spring blog

Check out blogs from sober influencers and experts, every week throughout Sober Spring. You can also read blogs from Dry January® with tips for your alcohol-free adventure.

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Press release: Alcohol Change UK announces headline partner and official partners for 2025 Dry January® challenge

November 2024 | 18 minutes

Alcohol Change UK has secured a headline partner and a raft of official partners for its globally renowned Dry January® challenge in 2025.
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Celeste’s story: Alcohol has profoundly impacted my life…so has the joy of recovery

October 2024 | 10 minutes

Alcohol forms the backdrop of my earliest memories.
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Sonia’s story: Alcohol is glamorised more than it’s scrutinised

October 2024 | 10 minutes

In the early years, I never gave a second thought to how alcohol affected my physical health and my mental well-being.
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Sean's story: "I managed to break out of this loop by slowly swapping it for a virtuous cycle."

October 2024 | 11 minutes

Since Sean quit alcohol for good, his body feels better than it ever has and is fitter than he ever thought possible.
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Millie’s Sober Spring hacks - Week Fourteen

Millie Gooch | June 2024 | 8 minutes

Millie Gooch brings another of her mid-week instalments to help you explore the sober lifestyle to the max.
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Millie’s Sober Spring hacks - Week thirteen

Millie Gooch | June 2024 | 8 minutes

Millie Gooch brings another of her mid-week instalments to help you explore the sober lifestyle to the max.
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Millie’s Sober Spring hacks - Week twelve

Millie Gooch | June 2024 | 8 minutes

Millie Gooch brings another of her mid-week instalments to help you explore the sober lifestyle to the max.
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Beyond the Bar: Gladly queer, proudly sober

June 2024 | 10 minutes

When Scott came out at the age of 16, he quickly found himself enamoured with the party and hedonistic culture of London's Soho nightlife.
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Millie’s Sober Spring hacks - Week eleven

Millie Gooch | May 2024 | 8 minutes

Millie Gooch brings another of her mid-week instalments to help you explore the sober lifestyle to the max.
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Changing the game: Being an alcohol-free footie fan

Jay Motty | May 2024 | 10 minutes

There are many things I thought I’d never witness during my time as a football fan, England getting to a major final, United going over a decade without a title, City winning the treble (ffs!
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Millie’s Sober Spring hacks - Week ten

Millie Gooch | May 2024 | 8 minutes

The wonderful Millie Gooch, sober influencer extraordinaire and founder of Sober Girl Society, is back for yet another year of hosting Sober Spring.
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Time to start really seeing the world – Alcohol-free travel and holidays

Sean Willers | May 2024 | 14 minutes

After years of booze-heavy travel, former soldier and DJ turned fitness coach, Sean Willers, shares his experiences of sober stags-dos and getaways.