26/06/2026
Someone asked me recently if I was an alcoholic because I’ve stopped drinking.
I wasn’t even annoyed or surprised. I post about being alcohol free so I must have had a real problem, right? I think that question says way more about how we view alcohol than it does about me.
If the scale runs from 1 (never drinks) to 10 (severe alcohol dependency), I lived somewhere between a 3 and a 7. That’s what we call the middle lane or the grey area.
And my guess is just about everyone reading this post is there on that scale too.
So no, I wasn’t an alcoholic.
But I was a grey area drinker - that middle lane so many of us quietly sit in.
Not “bad enough”. Not “a problem”.
Just pretending it was fine because everyone around me was in exactly the same place.
But I got curious and tired of feeling rubbish, so I took a break.
I joined a 30 day challenge - anonymously at first because I felt embarrassed and because of my job.
But after a week something shifted and I started posting in the private group under my own name because I realised there’s actually hundreds and thousands of women like me, feeling exactly like I was, and there’s power in naming it and changing it.
After 30 days, I felt better… so I kept going.
After the next 30 days, I felt even better… so I kept going again.
And that’s how everything changed.
Sarah’s next Alcohol Reset Challenge starts 1 July. The group will open soon for introductions and to allow everyone to settle in.
If you’re even slightly curious about what a break might feel like - and you suspect you’re somewhere in that grey area too - come join us.
Message me or comment for the link. The cost is super low and the 30 days is worth so much more than what Sarah charges.
And please share this.
You never know who’s quietly struggling behind a “perfectly fine” exterior - juggling work stress, life pressure, menopause or just that nagging feeling that alcohol is taking more than it’s giving.
You don’t need to be drinking every night.
You don’t need to be drinking bottles at a time. Just enough to make you feel crap… and ready for something better.
