by Esther Nagle | Jan 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
A couple of weeks ago, the Sober Business Network Whatsapp group was filled with laughter as we enjoyed Michael Sargood’s first foray into standup comedy. A post shared by @happywithoutthehooch He shared a video from his Instagram, making fun of how newly sober... 
by Esther Nagle | Jan 2, 2024 | Recovery Life
Dry January is a time when many people challenge themselves to go a month without alcohol. After the excesses of the festive December, it can be, for many people, a change to give their body and mind a break, and to enjoy a healthier month. It’s not that much of... 
by Esther Nagle | Dec 27, 2023 | Recovery Life
10 years ago today, I probably woke with a hangover. I usually did on my birthday. Boxing Day always meant drinking. My son would go to his Dad’s, and I’d head to the bottle. Sometimes to my family’s boxing day party. But in the later years of my... 
by Esther Nagle | Dec 21, 2023 | Recovery Life
The view before me took away what little breath I had left, and I felt a joy I had never experienced before. How could I have grown up here and never known how beautiful it was? How had I never seen these trees? Why did I not know how much joy there was to be found... 
by Esther Nagle | Dec 20, 2023 | Sobriety rocks my life
In a society that often glorifies alcohol consumption, embracing sobriety can feel like swimming against the current. But what if we reframed our perception of sobriety? What if we saw it not as a deprivation of pleasure, but as an invitation to a whole new world of...
