When I quit drinking 5 years ago, one of my biggest anxieties was being "put on the spot" to explain my teetotaling at events. I discovered long ago that this fear was unjustified. If you're in early recovery or considering quitting drinking, I hope that my experience here helps you to own your freedom from alcohol and make it a point of pride. Thanks to the strategies … [Read more...]

Welcome to my free guide to being a teetotaler and having fun without alcohol. The benefits of becoming teetotal are too numerous to list, and life without alcohol is a matter of mindset. I’ll do my best to convey how much fun the teetotaler lifestyle can be. If you’ve landed here because you want to quit drinking alcohol and you’re wary of being ostracized, you’re in the right … [Read more...]

When I quit drinking for good, alcohol was ruining my life. I didn't really think about what the implications of giving up alcohol were for my ability to meet women, but I probably assumed they weren't good. I mean, how can a guy in his late 20s meet anyone without drinking? Everyone knows that dates always take place in bars or at restaurants, over a bottle of wine. How … [Read more...]

When I quit drinking alcohol, I immediately realized I needed a substitute for all of the booze I'd been sipping. Like a lot of recovering people, I turned to copious amounts of soda to quench my thirst - ginger ale, diet coke, orange soda, anything and everything I could find in a 2 liter container in the grocery store. This would have been a very unhealthy new habit if … [Read more...]