# 14 TIPS FOR A DRY JANUARY! Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/tribe-sober-inspiring-an-alcohol-free-life-369214/14-tips-for-a-dry-january Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/tribe-sober-inspiring-an-alcohol-free-life-369214/14-tips-for-a-dry-january.md Podcast: [Tribe Sober - inspiring an alcohol free life!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/tribe-sober-inspiring-an-alcohol-free-life-369214) Published: 2025-12-27T08:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://janetgourand4.podbean.com/e/14-tips-for-a-dry-january-1765874525/ Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/p2dbzvd5dszupkc8/Dry_Jan_FINAL64xpn.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/tribe-sober-inspiring-an-alcohol-free-life-369214/episodes/14-tips-for-a-dry-january Duration seconds: 1550 ## Resource This week I'm doing a solo episode - 10 reasons to do an alcohol free January - and 14 tips to get you through. In This Episode REASONS TO DO AN ALCOHOL FREE JANUARY You've got a great "reason" to not be drinking when people ask! A dry month is a great way to test your dependency - if you can't get through a month without booze then you need to make some changes Alcohol is so toxic that just taking a month off will have significant health benefits Alcohol is linked to liver disease and 7 different types of cancer - 1 glass of wine will raise your risk of breast cancer by 15% Alcohol will weaken our immune systems - and put us more at risk of becoming infected with Covid 20% of regular drinkers will become dependent over the years - drinking more than a bottle and a half of wine a week may damage your health A month off alcohol will reduce your anxiety, freshen up your looks, help you lose weight and enable you to get some good quality sleep Making a donation to our January fundraiser will give you a dopamine hit (giving makes you feel good) and enable you to receive online and community support for 31 days - you can sign up here TIPS TO GET YOU THROUGH Shake up your daily routine and exercise every day Be ready to cope with your emotions - if you've been numbing your feelings with alcohol they will come to the surface Use a journal to track your progress, note your triggers and process your emotions Listen to music, make a soundtrack for your January Challenge - a real mood changer Have your go-to drinks -drinknil.co.za are offering 10% discount on all their alcohol free drinks for people doing our Challenge Find your tribe - its hard to do this alone - check out our membership program here Please donate to our Earthchild Fundraiser - and get 30 days of community and o… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/tribe-sober-inspiring-an-alcohol-free-life-369214/episodes/14-tips-for-a-dry-january/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/tribe-sober-inspiring-an-alcohol-free-life-369214/14-tips-for-a-dry-january.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.