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Sober Self-Esteem: Retraining Your Brain and Body to Life Without Alcohol

Sober Self-Esteem: Retraining Your Brain and Body to Life Without Alcohol by Georgia Foster. Photograph of woman with split red and blue effects by Jurica Koletic
Photograph by Jurica Koletic

Five simple steps you can take to retrain your brain and body to have high, sober self-esteem by using the power of your own mind, instead of alcohol.

Let’s face it — after a couple of drinks we all tend to feel more relaxed.

There are many people who drink alcohol purely to alleviate shyness as well as their social anxieties. However, if alcohol is something that you tend

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