Sober October Link-Up – Week 3

Celebrating all paths to getting and staying alcohol free!

Welcome! Each week this Sober October, we’re sharing a link-up featuring supportive reads and resources from the alcohol-free Substack community.

Find the first link-up here, the second one here, and scroll down for this week’s edition.

We’d love to hear from you too! Share your favorite alcohol-free writers and resources in the comments, and if you’re sober, feel free to include a link to your own publication or website. We celebrate and welcome all paths to getting and staying alcohol free!

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New or curious?

• Time to get honest (check out this entire series!), Allison Deraney

• What I wish I’d known before I went alcohol-free, The Glow Guide by Jen

• Sober October? Let’s Get Real, Lori

• Can You Be Sober if You Never Were an Alcoholic? Dee Rambeau & Joshua Doležal

• everything I did to manage, slow, and ultimately stop my drinking, Erin Shetron

Sober stories & insights

• the parting glass, Elissa Altman

• The 34 year-old self would’ve hated me for, Daniel Danciu

• Dear Alcohol: It’s not me. It’s you, Stephanie Gibbons

• A Surprising Lesson Learned in 4 Years of Sobriety, Michele Maize

• 15 Years Sober Today, Michael Mohr

• The Power I Found in Losing Everything, Adam PT

• The Saturday That Changed Everything, Zac Small

• The Last Gift My Drinking Self Gave Me, Shane Willbanks

• From Blocked to Breakthrough, Josh Woll

Sober dating & relating

• Sober Saturday Nights, Katie Bean

• Navigating Sex Sober, Janey Lee Grace

• Is Living Undimmed Selfish? Cecily Mak

• The joys of sober socialising, Ellie Nova

• Dating, Sex & Relationships in Sobriety, The Way of Persephone

Sobriety & society

• Yeah, I’m Sober. And Don’t You Dare Call Me “Less Fun,”

  Jennifer Bridgman

• No, Gen Z doesn’t need to drink more alcohol,

  Dana Leigh Lyons

• In This Heavy Drinking Culture, We Can’t Have It Both Ways, Celeste Yvonne

5 more alcohol-free voices

• Louise Atthey, Pearls of Wisdom

• Tacita B, Sober Millennial

• Valley Haggard, Valley Haggard

• Jamie Marie, Life with Jamie Marie

• Susie Middleton, Sixburnersue

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What sober voices are you enjoying this October? We’d love for you to share—or just say hello—in the comments!

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We know that sharing about recovery and sobriety can feel vulnerable. Like in recovery groups, we ask that commenters in this space refrain from giving unsolicited advice or spreading hate and division. Thank you for helping us foster a kind and inclusive community!

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Dana Leigh Lyons is a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine sharing heart-sourced guidance on body-mind-spirit wellness. She manages Sober App Substack alongside writing her own newsletter: PERFECT HUNGER™, feeding your hunger for a more beautiful, more nourishing life.

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