15 Tips to Maximize Success During Dry(ish) January
Dry(ish) January, also known as Damp January, is pretty similar to Dry January. However, instead of going completely dry for the month, participants can set their own goals based on how they wish to improve their drinking habits.
Bored Drinking: How to Defend Against the Sneakiest Trigger
In this article, we’ll unpack bored drinking and help you figure out whether boredom is a drinking trigger. Then we’ll show you how to better manage boredom and avoid unhealthy drinking patterns.
6 Ways Mindful Drinking Helps With Hangxiety
When you’re drinking, there’s an influx of the GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid), which causes you to feel relaxed and calm. When you stop drinking, you have withdrawal symptoms. Your body gets used to alcohol as a crutch to feel calm. Take it away and anxiety can follow. Add interrupted sleep to the mix, which often happens when people drink to excess, and feelings of depression and anxiety can intensify.
Do You Know Why You Drink? Here’s How to Identify Your Triggers
A bad day at work, a fight with your partner, or just the monotony of everyday life can all lead us to drink — maybe without even thinking about it. We live in a world where grabbing a drink is the norm for socializing, celebrating, or coping with stress. So changing these habits, especially if they’re unconscious, doesn’t come easy. With some self-reflection, though, you can identify your drinking triggers and learn strategies to overcome them.
Dry January 2024: Everything You Need to Master The Challenge
Dry January is a challenge that brings people together to notice their drinking habits for one month. It’s meant to inspire you to drink less by noticing just how great you feel by the end of the month. Now, a Dry(ish) January is also making headlines as a more inclusive challenge to those not wanting to quit cold turkey.
31 Days of Mindful Activities to Do During Dry(ish) January
Based on research, a month off alcohol can lead to higher energy levels, more financial savings, and noticeable improvements in hair and skin. Participants of this challenge also experienced a reduction in blood pressure, glucose levels, weight, and liver fat, as well as increased focus and sleep quality.
10 Alcohol-Free Ways to Hang with Friends
Sunnyside knows it’s important to have alternative activities that everyone can enjoy. Here are some non-alcoholic activities you can do with your friends:
8 Habit Replacements to Curb Alcohol Consumption
Do you automatically reach for alcohol after dinner? Maybe your subconscious response to a stressful day at work is to pour yourself a couple of glasses of wine.
Drinking alcohol in itself isn’t a bad habit. However, when your drinking habits affect your work, studies, finances, or relationships, it could be due time to change them.
Reframe vs. Sunnyside: Which is right for your mindful drinking journey?
So if you’re reading this, you’re probably searching for a way to improve your relationship with alcohol to some degree. We encourage you to find the solution that’s right for what you need right now. But most likely you’ve heard of both Sunnyside and Reframe. In this article we’ll tell you why we think you should use Sunnyside (that’s us!) and why you might consider Reframe as an alternative.
How to Speak to Yourself Compassionately When You “Slip Up” with Drinking
Experts say that if you want to develop healthier habits and improve your life, you should be kinder to yourself. But, how exactly do you do that? If all you know is self-criticism, a kind inner voice isn’t going to pop up out of nowhere.
But changing how you speak to yourself can completely change how you respond to difficult situations and move forward.