Sober Curious audiobook

With the all the references to Brene Brown, I kind of wished Brene Brown was writing it.

This book is a must read for anyone who drinks, even if alcohol isn't an issue in your life. Warrington offers fresh insights and questions into why we turn to alcohol in the first place, what role it plays in our lives and challenges us to get on board with the notion that we already have everything we need inside us and that alcohol actually doesn't give us the things we look for in it but in actuality, alcohol does the opposite. Instead of focusing on all the reasons we shouldn't be drinking (there are many), Warrington focuses on the joy and magic to be found in sobriety!

I was surprised and inspired by how Ruby connected being "sober curious" to activism. As someone trying to meditate more and sit in my own discomfort and fully feel, this book encouraged me to take a deeper dive into this way of life by being "sober curious", which also involves letting go of the stress of being "perfect". An easy read, but deep, not-so-easy personal thoughts and reflections are brought to the surface... which I love!

I love, like, admire and adore Ruby Warrington! I listened to Material Girl, Mystical World as an audiobook in my car, and it was honestly like I had a new best friend, chatting about Everything I love and think about. It was AMAZE!Imagine my excitement when my new BFF published a book about being Sober Curious! OMG we are truly on the exact same LIFE PAGE!Well, I liked it, alot. But just 4 stars. And that's my personal experience, just where I am right now.I am about 13 weeks down the road of being Sober Curious, into what Ruby would now call Sober-Sober. Maybe, I think I needed this book between 15 and 10 weeks ago. She is awesome, and this book is AWESOME for any THINKING of trying it and feeling insanely good!One of my favorite quotes on page 10 was about 'Why are the only people not drinking the ones who 'can't'? Its such a part of our culture, we hardly question it. IT'S TIME TO QUESTION IT and join the movement of SERIOUS SELF LOVE! you go girl, you are still my secret author Bff.

My last book for #dryjanuary and I enjoyed her approach that drinking isn’t really black or white and taking extended breaks are ok. I enjoyed her segments on physical improvements/focus/sleep and how alcohol doesn’t really fit into your wellness goals or the fact that in today’s world we really can’t be “out of it”. Some of her chapters got a bit out there for me, but I don’t judge. This is her journey and what helped her and good for Ruby for putting herself out there and sharing her truth and suggestions to help you love your best life. I wish we had a Club SODA here in STL!

A thoughtful critique of our collective obsession and individual relationships with booze through a spiritual lens. Warrington writes without judgment and speaks about alcohol not as the 'bad guy,' but as a prop we use to alter, obscure and numb our emotions. She offers solutions and resources of doing the hard work of sitting with these uncomfortable feelings instead and speaks to the joy and presence on the other side. Great read!

I good examination of the subject, much of it told from the author's personal experience. Its only drawbacks are some tangential thinking that is not very streamlined at times.

I found this book to be well written and helpful for anyone considering taking a break from drinking. I also liked that she acknowledged the privilege she has in addressing these issues.

Of all the books and articles I've read about sobriety, this is the only one that pretty much matches my personal beliefs. The writing is casual and super positive. I appreciate that she acknowledges there is not a one-size-fits-all approach to sobriety. This is the first thing I've read that addresses a phenomenon I experienced after quitting booze, which is the overwhelm of emotions I felt on a daily basis: positive, negative, and neutral - I was feeling everything all the time, which I now realize I hadn't done in over 20 years! The message here isn't only: you should quit drinking. Ruby covers every aspect of how alcohol affects us AND what to expect when you cut it out. She gives suggestions for everything from non-alcoholic drinks to what what to do with your new found energy and spare time. I wish this book had existed at the start of my sober curious journey, though I still found it incredibly helpful and supportive. I will definitely recommend this book to anyone who is sober curious.

I went into this book thinking it would be very corny, channeling Carry Nation and painting alcohol as the devil’s elixir. I was pleasantly surprised to find Warrington’s approach much more, well, tempered. By highlighting her own experience with alcohol and its negative effects, she brings a more common sense approach to leaving alcohol behind that isn’t the pure strictness of AA. If you’re reevaluating your relationship with alcohol, or are just curious about the Sober Curious movement, you could do a lot worse than this book.

There's nothing mind-blowing about this book but the reality, I think, is that there's nothing mind-blowing about realizing the benefits of skipping alcohol. I read this in conjunction with a month-long 'break' from the sauce to add to excitement of things. Warrington is real and funny and has some good points. I liked the author's subtle comparison of someone who might be a 'dry drunk' versus someone who is really 'sober curious'

absolutely would recommend, and certainly changed my perspective on my own “booze story” and overall relationship to drinking. that said, i found some points very repetitive and the author lost me throughout. i’d be curious to hear others’ recommendations for other sober books!

Read about half of it as I was starting to look inward - I enjoyed it and appreciated the “real” way of discussing being soberish and what it can mean on an individual level. It helped me prepare for solutions and think of responses to situations when I don’t want to drink/don’t know how to talk about not wanting to drink.

Main premise: choosing to drink or not isn’t always black or white, but the pros of not drinking definitely outweigh the cons (on a physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual level).Tons of Brené Brown nuggets of wisdom sprinkled throughout the book which I loved.

Alcohol has been a big part of my life for a long time. From family to friends to the jobs I’ve worked. Getting Sober Curious for me has been quite a journey and this book has given me so many great insights on ways to cope. I’m someone who can be quite a perfectionist and extremely hard on myself, so when I have fallen off my path to curiosity I’ve felt so much guilt and shame. After reading this I feel more comfortable and proud of my decisions to want to be sober curious and even become sober sober.

annoyingly eye opening

I first heard of Sober Curious while author Ruby Warrington was a guest on Emma Gannon's 'Ctrl Alt Delete' podcast. My first encounter with the concept was passive, or so I thought! Something must have subconsciously registered in my mind as the book came to mind during a teetotalling journey. The a