Tips to Help You Prepare an Alcohol-Free Vacation
To 50 and Beyond | Midlife and Alcohol-Free Lifestyle
Release Date: 07/03/2024
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Are you planning a vacation and want to stay alcohol-free but feeling unsure if you can manage it?
I've been there too. When I stopped drinking, I struggled with the idea that a vacation could be enjoyable without alcohol. For me, alcohol and vacation were intertwined in my belief of what made a trip fun.
It took one sober trip to realize that vacations could be just as enjoyable without alcohol.
In this episode, I share seven of my favorite tips for preparing for a sober vacation, along with strategies to help you stay on track during and after your trip.
What you’ll hear:
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Why we associate vacations with alcohol and how to change the associations one trip at at time
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My first sober travel experience and what I learned
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The benefits I’ve experienced from traveling without drinking: Keeping my wits about me, longer (slow) days I remember, and not needing a vacation from my vacation.
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Seven tips to help you prepare for your vacation before you leave:
1. Define your purpose of the trip.
2. Get clear on what challenges you are concerned about to create a plan when/if they come up.
3. Communicate your intentions not to drink with a travel buddy or someone at home.
4. Focus on Nourishment
5. Invest in something to carry with you as a reminder of your intention to stay a/f.
6. Write down you reasons why you don’t want to drink and make an “if this, then that” plan that you can carry with you.
7. Write a Dear Me letter to open when you return. In this letter, you will talk about how you experienced your vacation without drinking and how grateful and proud of yourself you are.
You are not alone if you’re not that excited about alcohol-free vacations, but I want you to know that if you are choosing not to drink on vacation when you would normally - it is a badass move that can be life-changing.
If you need extra sobriety support, join us inside Team Alcohol-Free before enrollment closes on 7/1/24.
Inside The Team this summer, we are kicking off our First Annual Sober Gal Summer Camp on July 15th.