We asked Tim Copeland, journalist and mindful drinker, if he could put together a piece for us about his journey with drinking, and what he’s done to succeed in achieving his goals. It turned out he’d already written it all down, as he’s been fiercely documenting his progress to aide in his ongoing personal growth,…
If you’re a member of our closed Facebook groups then you’ll already be familiar with Carwyn. If you came to our Christmas Festival at Spitalfields Market, you’ll have seen him wooing the crowds with his beautiful harpistry. I met Carwyn when we were both on a Mindful Drinking panel. He’s fully present, smiley, engaging and…
After well over one year alcohol-free, Club Soda member Melanie decided to share her story with us. I’d like to think I was “normal” then “Like a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly. I drank till I blacked out last night. My spirit told me no more when I got home…
Author of The Sober Diaries, Clare Pooley shares her experience of parenting sober! Drinking while a parent I should start by making it very clear that I am not a parenting expert. Far from it! I’m just muddling along, the same as everyone else. Just as I get to grips with one stage of parenting,…
We caught up with Club Soda member Ali, who has now been alcohol-free for 13 months, about her journey and the work that she has put in to get where she is now. So you’ve been alcohol-free for just over a year now? Yes, 13 months. What was it that made you decide to change…
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week this week, and if you follow us on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter, or are a member of our closed Facebook group, then you’ll have seen that we’ve been sharing a different fact each day about how alcohol can affect mental health. Not seen them? Go follow us! Or join our closed Facebook…
In this week’s webinar Laura talks to brothers Shaun and Lee Fennings. They were among the very first people to join Club Soda as members when we started out, and have both written guest blogs for us in the past. Shaun and Lee both gave up alcohol, three months apart of each other, after a drunken…
On Friday 11th May it’s #nationaleatwhatyouwantday, so we thought we’d take a little look at body image with our super-star Club Soda member Kim. Here’s her story. So f*ck you body-scanning. I’m always looking for new things to entertain or zen the sober me. I heard about body-scanning and thought I would give it a…
Dr. Adi Jaffe is a world-renowned addiction researcher and expert and the founder of IGNTD Recovery. It is a system that has been developed over 12 years, and is completely different from any other system for alcohol, drug, sex, gambling or food addictions. The difference is that IGNTD Recovery addresses these issues at their deepest level,…
There are many, many, celebrity related A-Z articles about drinking or the lack thereof. We’ve even done our own: a list of female celebs and a list of male celebs who don’t get smashed. So we thought “Hey, what about all the REAL people out there? The ones we see every day in our lives,…