The Sober Diaries: How One Woman Stopped Drinking And Started Living

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Like many women Clare Pooley found the juggle of a stressful career & family life a struggle so she left her successful role as a Managing Partner in one of the world's biggest advertising agencies to look after her family She knew the change wouldn't be easy but she never expected to find herself an overweight depressed middle-aged mother of three who was drinking more than a bottle of wine a day & spending her evenings Googling ' Am I an alcoholic?' This book is the bravely honest story of a year in Clare's life A year that started with her quitting booze & then being given the devastating diagnosis of breast cancer By the end of the year she is booze-free & cancer-free she no longer has a wine belly is two stone lighter & with a life that is so much richer healthier & more rewarding than ever before She has a happier family & a more positive outlook Sober Diaries is an upbeat funny & positive look at how to live life to the full Interwoven within Clare's own very personal & brilliantly comic story is research & advice as she discovers the answers to questions like How do I know if I'm drinking too much? How will I cope at parties? What do I say to friends & family? How do I cope with cravings? If I stop drinking will I lose weight? What if my partner still drinks? & many more