Running Up That Hill
"And if I only could I'd make a deal with God And I'd get him to swap our places Be running up that road Be running up that hill Be...
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Lucy Rocca
- Feb 5
- 2 min
The Forest
People often find it hard to love themselves, to think back far enough to see through all their mistakes and sadness, to a place where...
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Lucy Rocca
- Jan 28
- 4 min
The Sober Revolution
"Between 2003 and 2012 the number of cases of breast cancer attributable to alcohol consumption in the UK rose from 9,100 to 13,700,...
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Lucy Rocca
- Jan 23
- 3 min
Shame & Alcohol
I generally write about how good life is as a non-drinker, how much happier and brighter the world appears now that I’m not looking at it...
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Lucy Rocca
- Dec 30, 2022
- 3 min
7 things 2022 taught me
When the shit hits the fan, you have two choices: sink or swim. Find a way to cope, or give up. This lesson is one that permeates and...
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Lucy Rocca
- Nov 12, 2022
- 3 min
When One Becomes Two
We are born into a world in which all of our needs are instantly met by others. Throughout infancy and childhood (for those of us lucky...
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Lucy Rocca
- Aug 9, 2022
- 1 min
Alastair Campbell Guest Blog
Soberistas, celebrating its tenth birthday this year, began way back in 2012. We have always been very grateful to Alastair Campbell,...
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Lucy Rocca
- Aug 6, 2022
- 2 min
The Elephant & The Magnet
I honestly don't know how I got through my twenties and most of my thirties alive and with my sanity intact. It was only after I quit...
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Lucy Rocca
- Jul 10, 2022
- 4 min
Move With The Times
Alcohol is closely tied in with nostalgia. For many of us, there are deeply entrenched associations between drinking and life events:...
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Lucy Rocca
- Jun 3, 2022
- 3 min
Make It An Alcohol-Free Jubilee Weekend!
The Jubilee bank holiday weekend is upon us here in the UK. It’s when most of the people we know will be drinking alcohol, and it’s when...
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Lucy Rocca
- May 30, 2022
- 2 min
Your Reservoir Of Untapped Opportunities
Beneath the surface of you - the pre-programmed, outwardly obvious you - sits a reservoir of untapped opportunities. We mostly either...
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Lucy Rocca
- May 18, 2022
- 3 min
The Truth In Your Heart
Imagine a muddy pond. This little body of water has been stirred with a big stick, and the top half of it is now opaque with disrupted...
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Lucy Rocca
- May 5, 2022
- 3 min
Body Image, Food & Acceptance Once & For All
I have yet to meet a woman who likes her body. Who can honestly say she's happy with how she looks. The idea that our physical appearance...
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Lucy Rocca
- Apr 4, 2022
- 2 min
Holidays!
I'm in bed writing this, from Alcudia, Mallorca. This is a rescheduled holiday, cancelled last year due to Covid issues. I have been...
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Lucy Rocca
- Mar 15, 2022
- 3 min
What Constitutes a 'Drink Problem'?
I was never a bottle-of-vodka-at-7am type of boozer. I loved alcohol and, as I transformed from a child to a teenager, I never imagined I...
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Lucy Rocca
- Feb 10, 2022
- 4 min
See The Future
When we are in the pit of despair, we're fully aware that we want, and need, to make big changes to the way we live, but the degree to...
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Lucy Rocca
- Feb 3, 2022
- 4 min
Open Your Heart
When it comes to motivation, most of us will try numerous different methods to instil behavioural changes that will last. Especially in...
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Lucy Rocca
- Dec 8, 2021
- 3 min
Christmas Connections
I quit drinking 10 years ago and STILL feel the pressure to drink alcohol at this time of year. I know I have a lot of triggers that are...
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Lucy Rocca
- Sep 28, 2021
- 2 min
Oubaitori
How very different we all are. How similar we all are. The same, but different. I see this likeness in you, but I also notice this...
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Lucy Rocca
- Sep 18, 2021
- 4 min
Making Things Stick For Good
What is it that drives a permanent shift in our behaviour? What happens that means we sometimes have a compulsion to change for good and...
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