Sober Curious Workshops for those wanting to quit or cut back on alcohol

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)- The holidays are here and celebrating with family and friends means good food and often times good alcoholic drinks, but a new year is right around the corner with new goals for many of us, and if you’re interested in a ‘Dry January’ or are just sober curious, then John Brunty’s Sober Curious Workshops are for you!

John Brunty Coaching supports people battling addiction to alcohol, drugs, and compulsive spending, to aid those facing mental health challenges and life’s everyday obstacles. As a Sober Companion and Recovery Coach, Brunty’s commitment extends from adolescents to adults, and counts his sobriety date as September 30, 2003. 

This January, he’s introducing the first month-long Sober Curious workshops for those people who wish to quit drinking or learn how to cut back on their alcohol consumption and drink more mindfully. Through expert coaching, understanding the psychology of why we drink, and education on how alcohol can affect our long-term health, the Sober Curious Workshops will be conducted in a series of weekly meetings during January 2024. The workshops will also feature weekly goal-setting discussions by nutrition and mental health experts who will speak on the neuroscience behind drinking, a mixologist to teach participants how to make alcohol-free mocktails, along with coaching and peer support to help meet everyone’s objectives. 

“I want it to be like a Dry January, but where people can do it in group activities, have group accountability, not just quit drinking for 30 days and say ‘I don’t have a problem,’ or ‘I didn’t drink for 30 days and I was really bored,’ says Brunty. His goal is to create lifestyle change in every participate.

After more than 20 years of sobriety, Brunty says he knew he had a problem years before he got help. “The main thing I would always think was I’ll just never have fun again, and that’s the biggest lie. Ask an average of sober people; they would say I was worried I wouldn’t have fun, and it’s such a myth, such a lie, and I just want to say let’s do it together, let’s be accountable to each other, and learn some stuff, and have a good time.”

If you are ‘Sober Curious’ and would like to get involved, the first workshop will have a live Zoom kick-off orientation on January 1 before
in-person meetings begin at Crave Market, 2843 Millwood Avenue, 6-7:30 pm on Thursday evenings. The workshop size is limited, and the participation cost is $99 per person. For more information, visit here or call John Brunty Coaching at 843-371-0195 to reserve your spot.