Sara Kaufman-Bradstreet – No More Wasted Days

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Five Strategies to Implement When You’re NEW to Your Alcohol Free Life

In a recent episode of The No More Wasted Days Podcast, my cohost and I discussed 5 Strategies you can use if you’re early in your alcohol free life. I know that this title and topic make it sound like it’s only for those of us that are new to our journey, but don’t worry, […]

Journaling Created Long Term Success in My Alcohol Free Journey

I wanted to talk to you about something that I started doing right when I quit drinking. It was a huge part of my success when I quit drinking. This ONE thing was journaling. Now, I hope you didn’t just roll your eyes when I said that, but if you did, I understand. I […]

I Quit Drinking for 2 Years and These 10 Things Happened

2 years ago I was at a strange place with my drinking. Everyday, I’d make a vow to myself that I wouldn’t drink that day, and then 4:00 would roll around, and the thoughts would start consuming my mind. “Oh, c’mon. One drink isn’t going to hurt anything.” The thoughts would start bargaining with me. […]

3 Strategies to Beat Boredom When You Quit Drinking

I talk to so many people that are new in their alcohol free journey, and I would have to say that the number one struggle I hear is, “I’m SO BORED!!” I totally get it, too. I struggled with boredom when I first quit drinking. Before I quit drinking, my hobby was drinking. This left […]

3 Strategies to Help You in Your Alcohol Free Journey

I wanted to talk about three strategies that helped me when I first quit drinking. These strategies helped me so much that I was successful in turning my 30-day break from drinking into a lifetime break from drinking. Two years ago, I was STUCK. Every morning I would wake up and tell myself I’m […]

How ALL my Relationships Changed When I Took a 30 Day Break from Drinking

One of the most positive changes that happened to me when I took a 30-day break from alcohol was how all of my relationships changed. When I decided to take a break from drinking, I was very worried about how my relationships would change. Would it be hard to hang out with my friends? What […]

7 Surprising Things that Happened When I Quit Drinking

Physical Appearance When I quit drinking, my fingers were crossed that I would lose weight. I mean, I was drinking A LOT of calories. Now, you may be shocked to hear that I only lost about 5 lbs. However, I lost a ton of bloat in my midsection. Losing this bloat made me lose inches […]

How I Socialize Without Alcohol

The thought of socializing without alcohol can be SO overwhelming. I get it. My social anxiety was actually one of the reasons I put off even trying to quit for so long. Here’ the thing though, I was actually surprised at how easy sober socializing turned out to be. (It’s not all rainbows and butterflies, […]