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Hello, darling heart, and welcome to this episode of the drink less, live better podcast.

This is the podcast that helps you to see that drinking less doesn't need to be stressful, lonely, or boring.

I'm your host, Sarah Williamson, and I decided to have a year alcohol free as a little life experiment and haven't looked back.

I'm a best selling author, expert speaker, corporate workshop facilitator, and life coach.

I'm here to support you with your alcohol free or drink less adventures.

To keep up to date, be sure to follow me on Instagram at drink less, live better, and head to the website drink less, live

better.com, where you'll be able to sign up to the 5 day drink less experiment, find blog posts, and you can choose to join

the email club where I share resources, wisdom, insights, and glimmers of hope and joy. I hope you enjoy this episode. Let's get straight to it.

How to enjoy a gentle start to 2024?

I'd like to begin by telling you I'm not focusing on any year long ambitions at this stage.

I'm just considering a calm winter season or summer, I suppose, if you're in the southern hemisphere.

Just because we've started a new calendar or diary, and, yes, I am still paper based, it doesn't mean we need a full road

map right the way through the year. So what am I doing? I'm prioritising simple pleasures.

Reading, sewing and drinking tea on the sofa. Dog softly snoring by my side.

I'm lighting the fire, smelling the wood burn, watching the flames flicker, and hearing the comforting crackle.

I'm embracing the micro joys, listening to my son tell the funny story of the person in front of him in the shop, laughing

with him, and watching his lovely face.

I'm stopping measuring my worth by what I get done.

I'm useful and valuable just as I am.

I don't need a fully ticked to do list to prove anything to anyone, least of all me.

I'm not going to explain myself if I don't want to. I don't owe anyone my story.

I'm releasing what I think other people think because I don't know what they think.

I'm only guessing and that's not helpful.

I'm seeking internal validation and not validation from other people. I'm practising naming my feelings.

I've chosen to be more conscious of this.

I use the feelings wheel to help me.

I try to expand my emotional vocabulary.

I try to express myself more meaningfully and carefully.

I'm modeling something for my teenagers, and they I hope they find this useful one day.

If prioritising simple pleasures is something you're interested in, join my rest club. We meet twice each week.

I'll add the link to the show notes.

Join us to read, knit, sew, paint, draw, journal, meditate, listen to music, nap, complete a jigsaw. All restful activities are welcome.

What a beautiful way to start a new year. Thank you for listening in today. Come back again next week.

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Well, only do that if you love it, obviously.

If you didn't love it, you wouldn't still be listening at this point, so I think I'm safe asking for your support now.

Check out the show notes for a link to a hidden podcast episode that will help you with your 5 PM cravings and details about

my one to one life coaching and sober coaching programs. And, PS, I believe in you.