Soberful: Uncover a Sustainable, Fulfilling Life Free of Alcohol

How to stop drinking, stay stopped, and develop emotional skills for a life of excitement and connection ... without the hangover.

"No thanks--I'm not drinking tonight." In a culture that equates alcohol with enjoyment and social acceptance, making this simple statement can make us feel like we're depriving or even punishing ourselves. "When we realize we don't want to drink anymore or can no longer drink safely, it can feel like the only choices are to spiral out of control or embrace a joyless life," says psychotherapist and sobriety expert Veronica Valli. "But it's not true! Sobriety can be a path filled with fun, excitement, belonging, relaxation, and romance."

Soberful offers a practical and straightforward program on how to get sober and stay sober by increasing your self-worth, energy, and participation in life. Valli begins by debunking widespread beliefs about alcohol and sobriety, including the illusion that alcohol itself is the problem. Then she takes you into the heart of her method for building an alcohol-free life that works--the Five Pillars of Sustainable Sobriety:

- Movement--Taking care of your body for physical and emotional health
- Connection--Using self-compassion as a foundation for creating healthy and authentic relationships
- Balance--Learning how to disarm the triggers that make you want to drink
- Process--Validating, honoring, and accepting the past to move forward into the future
- Growth--How to keep changing, keep learning, and keep choosing to stay sober throughout the journey of your life

"When we change how we experience the world, we can stop trying to escape our feelings with alcohol," Valli says. As a leader and pioneer in the field with 21 years of sobriety, Valli now shares the same steps that worked for her and her clients. Written with gentle humor and compassion, Soberful provides a road map to a life beyond drinking--one that is expansive, fulfilling, and joyously free.

ISBN-13: 9781683648291

Media Type: Hardcover

Publisher: Sounds True - Incorporated

Publication Date: 01-25-2022

Pages: 240

Product Dimensions: 8.30(w) x 5.30(h) x 1.00(d)

Veronica Valli Veronica Valli is a former psychotherapist who now works as a sobriety coach with almost twenty years of experience. She has helped thousands of people reach their full potential and live happy, healthy lives by being alcohol-free. She’s been the keynote speaker at annual conferences, such as Women for Sobriety, and is the cohost of the popular Soberful podcast. Learn more at soberful.com.

Table of Contents

Foreword Chip Somers ix

Introduction 1

Part 1 Does My Relationship with Alcohol Make Sense?

Chapter 1 How Do I Know If I Should Stop or Not? 7

Chapter 2 The People Who Don't Want You to Get Sober 17

Chapter 3 Crossing the Bridge into Sobriety 25

Part 2 Building an Alcohol-Free Life that Works

Chapter 4 The Five Pillars of Sustainable Sobriety 39

Chapter 5 The Pillar of Movement 51

Chapter 6 The Pillar of Connection 73

Chapter 7 The Pillar of Balance 97

Chapter 8 The Pillar of Process 127

Chapter 9 The Pillar of Growth 163

Conclusion 191

Acknowledgments 203

Resources 209

Notes 211

Bibliography 217

About the Author 223

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