My 29-year long Drinking Career
I’ve tried to stop drinking for as long as I can remember… Starting to drink at 15, just to feel that bit more confident (until the next morning that is), until way into my forties, I’ve had my fair share of trying. To be honest, I was going for moderátion until I was like 30/35 years old, not quitting. But as we binge-drinkers all know, there’s no such thing… For us, moderation is a big, depressing and exhausting illusion and one that broke my mojo, bit by bit, year by year until I reached my limit.
That moment came on the 4th of May 2019. I woke up, after playing poker till 4am at our local casino (the day started by having a bottle of Cava over lunch with a friend of mine, at 1pm that afternoon), feeling so ROTTEN and so SHIT, both physically and mentally, and I realised that I just couldn’t do it anymore. I’d had many of those moments before, but for some reason, this day I had reached my limit. The bucket was full. I was done. I had to stop drinking.
Fast-forwarding to today, almost 2,5 years later, I consider myself to be a very happy non-drinker. But… at the beginning of my non-drinking, I felt very alone in my sober journey.
Connection was missing
As everyone else in my social circle drank, I couldn’t really talk to anyone about my newfound love for sobriety. Not with people that fully understood it and that I could relate to, anyway. It wasn’t until I started my Instagram account (@sobertopia) and got involved in the sober sphere there, that I felt understood in my sobriety. No longer was I feeling like that einzelgänger. I felt like part of a ´gang´ – I wasn’t alone! I wasn’t the only one who felt this way and wanted to talk about it (a lot! haha). This made me feel so much stronger in my decision to stop drinking and it was the one thing that I didn’t have before. Being supported by, and feeling connected with other people in the same situation. The Instagram ´Sober Gang´ helped me to solidify my sobriety and make it fun!
But obvs this is all ‘on the line’. And IRL (in real life), connections are just as important. This, PLUS the fact that we’ve all had a hard time these last years with Covid and all its consequences, PLUS spring that is ‘looming’, made me think… Couldn’t we all do with a fun, little sober get-away? Where we can combine a blissful time away in the sunshine with meeting like-minded women? In a gorgeous, alcohol-free setting?
Sober Retreats
This is when and why I started ´Sober Fun in the Sun´! A brand-new concept –> Sober Retreats in sunny Southern Spain. Trips full of sun, yoga, hikes, amazing food, fun activities, relaxation & connection… without the booze! Aimed at sober (curious) women like you and me that like (or need!) a break from day-to-day life, while wanting the possibility to connect with each other.
In 2022 I offer the following three retreats:
Sober Paradise Retreats
3-7th May & 6th – 10th July 2022
From €1395 / £1195
Tarifa, Spain
&
Sober Bliss & Connect Retreat
10-12th June 2022
From €595 / £500
Loja, Spain
Read all about them HERE and make sure not to miss this awesome opportunity to connect with other sober women IRL and to strengthen your own (love for) sobriety! If you have any questions then simply leave me a message below or click HERE to contact me, I would love to hear from you 🙂
Izzy x
