Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Lifestyle
Isabelle Aron

How to cut back on alcohol or quit drinking, according to a sobriety coach

In March 2020, Christy Osborne quietly decided to stop drinking alcohol. From LA but based in London, Osborne obviously hadn’t planned for her experimentation with sobriety to coincide with a nationwide lockdown during the Covid-19 pandemic, but being stuck at home turned out to be quite helpful.

“It was weird timing,” says Osborne. “But, because I was a social drinker and there was nothing to do and no-one to see, it ended up being an amazing time for me to just hunker down, figure it out, and get curious about whether drinking alcohol was holding me back or not.”

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.