29. 14 Tips to Get you Through an Alcohol-free January!

Tribe Sober – inspiring an alcohol-free life!

• Here in South Africa, alcohol has been banned for a few weeks – so we can’t buy any!
• A dry month is a great way to test your dependency – if you can’t get through a month without booze, then you need to make some changes 
• Alcohol is so toxic that just taking a month off will have significant health benefits
• Alcohol is linked to liver disease and 7 different types of cancer – 1 glass of wine will raise your risk of breast cancer by 15%
• Alcohol will weaken our immune systems – and put us more at risk of becoming infected with Covid
• 20% of regular drinkers will become dependent over the years – drinking more than a bottle and a half of wine a week may damage your health
• A month off alcohol will reduce your anxiety, freshen up your looks, help you lose weight and enable you to get some good quality sleep
• Making a donation to our January fundraiser will give you a dopamine hit (giving makes you feel good) and enable you to receive online and community support for 31 days – you can sign up here

• Shake up your daily routine and exercise every day
• Be ready to cope with your emotions – if you’ve been numbing your feelings with alcohol, they will come to the surface
• Use a journal to track your progress, note your triggers and process your emotions
• Listen to music, make a soundtrack for your January Challenge – a real mood changer
• Have your go-to drinks -drinknil.co.za are offering 10% discount on all their alcohol free drinks for people doing our Challenge
• Find your tribe – its hard to do this alone – check out our membership program here
• Please donate to our Earthchild Fundraiser – and get 30 days of community and online support – sign up link is here