Sober October: 9 Tips to actually enjoy it with Pamela Rueda

If you're doing Sober October, whether it's your first alcohol free month or your fifth, this episode is for you. I sit down with my friend Pamela Rueda, founder of I DO NØT DRiNK, to share our best Sober October tips. We cover how to build new rituals, what to say when someone offers you a drink, and how to make this month count.

We even role play the Halloween party moment, when the host meets you at the door with a glass of wine and a million questions, so you can hear how to say "I don't drink" with total confidence and zero explaining.

In this episode:

Why your sober month should be about what you create, not just what you skip
How to turn your evenings into rest and restore time
Creating new rituals to replace brunch, happy hour and the Tuesday night pour
Why doing it with a community doubles your accountability
The power of four words: "I do not drink"
How to handle social situations and nosy questions
Why this is the month to eat the cake 🎂
Finding your why and making it your root
Progress over perfection, and planning for day 32

Timestamps:
00:00 How Pamela and I met
04:45 Tip 1: Make it count
05:59 Your evenings as self care
08:06 Create new rituals
10:39 Don't do it alone
13:15 The power of "I do not drink"
15:52 Halloween party role play
22:33 What to say and telling people ahead of time
27:28 Eat the cake and don't do everything at once
29:05 Finding your why
38:59 Progress over perfection
39:45 Have a plan for after Sober October
42:36 Where to find Pamela

Want to do Sober October with women who get it? Join the SobahSistahs Empowerment Club and you're in our Sober October challenge right away, with live meetings 7 days a week and Saturday coaching.

Join in October and you'll also get the Sober October Workbook and you can cancel anytime.
👑 Join here: EMPOWERMENT CLUB LINK

Connect with Pamela:
🌐 idonotdrink.com
📖 Her 90 day guided journal: AMAZON LINK
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