Vol.9 When the world shut down, I poured my 🍷down the drain
Remember 2020, when the world was shutting down?
It felt like the worst possible time to stop drinking…
The world was unraveling.
We were stuck in tiny (or not-so-tiny) apartments.
Social life evaporated.
Everything moved to Zoom.
Fear in the air.
Isolation on the rise.
Loneliness and boredom rang louder as shelter-in-place orders stretched on.
Everyone stocked up on wine.
Friends joked about “quarantine cocktails.”
Alcohol sales skyrocketed.
And I made an unexpected decision.
Instead of stocking up, I cleared my shelves.
Instead of pouring a drink, I poured my liquor down the drain.
Sometimes the worst time to do something turns out to be the best time.
No social life?
No social pressure.
Shelter in place?
No midnight wine runs.
Everything on Zoom?
No party invites. No awkward refusals.
Most people think summer isn’t the season to be Sober Curious.
There’s no Dry January hype. No Sober October reboot.
But here’s the thing:
Summer might be the most underrated — and perfect — time to be Sober Curious.
Why?
#1. Summer breaks routines.
New schedules. Long vacations. A change of scenery.
It’s already a season of shift — why not shift your relationship with alcohol?
#.2 Summer is full of alcohol-free fun.
Long hikes, beach days, camping under the stars.
It’s a time for real connection.
What if this summer, you made memories you could actually remember?
#3. Summer boosts your mood naturally.
More light. More movement. More serotonin.
Why not ride that wave — and let go of the artificial high?
So if you're wondering whether now is the right time to be sober curious.
Maybe it's not in spite of the summer, but because of it.
That's why as as a special bonus, you are invited to:
The 5-Day Live Sober Curiosity Summer Challenge
Dates: July 23 - 27, 2025 (Daily Video + Final Day Live)
Jeanette
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