NOVEMBER EDITION
Your monthly dose of sober strength, glowing skin, clean beauty, mocktails & motivation.
Hello Sober Glow Getters!
Welcome to the very first edition of my monthly Sober Glow Newsletter , something I’ve wanted to create for such a long time but you know how busy this sober lifestyle gets! Today I am celebrating 9 YEARS SOBER and I thought it’s the perfect time to launch my monthly newsletter!
Every month, you’ll get a blend of:
✨ My top sober tips
✨ Skincare & makeup recommendations
✨ A “mocktail of the month”
✨ A motivating read
✨ A glow-boosting self-care ritual
✨ Info on joining my Glow Sisterhood
✨ Plus a sneak peek at Tropic’s latest offers
I’m so excited to bring us all together in one space to support, inspire, and lift each other through this beautiful sober self-care lifestyle.
🌱 My Top 9 Tips for 9 Years Sober
Today marks 9 years alcohol-free – I can not belive its been 9 years, it feels like I have created a whole new me in that time! 9 years of clarity, peace, strength and creating a life I love 😍
I am always getting messages asking for my top tips so here are the nine tips that have helped me the most on my sober jounrey:
1. Romanticise your sober life.
Make it feel special and make it a priority! Especially in those early days create cosy rituals, make time for you and make YOU and your recovery a priority.
2. Treat self-care as non-negotiable.
Self care is so important and it really is how we take our power back – from an early night with a hot chocolate and a book or Netflix, promising yourself a walk every day, healthy food and new recipes, a long hot bath and pamper night, taking yourself on a date – for a coffee or the cinema. Its all about doing the things that YOU want to do and MAKING yourself a priority.
3. Know your triggers & plan ahead.
Preparation removes pressure. When I quit I was determined to keep all the Christmas dates in my diary, I just thought if I can get through these sober and the whole of Christmas I can get through anything. BUT I had a few tools in my tool box to help, some people were more than happy with me saying I had an early morning start so was driving, whilst others wouldn’t take that as an answer so a couple of times I would say I was on antibiotics. It worked!
I made sure that food was involved! Sitting and enjoying lovely food was a novelty to me as I always ate less to drink more, food was an inconvenience!
Make sure you have your AF drinks in stock too – at the start of my sober journey these helped me a lot.
4. Don’t isolate — connect.
Find supportive people and uplifting spaces. This can be online or in person – for me a lot of my support has been on line. Just find your people, the people who light you up! Who give you the good energy, the good vibes, they don’t have to be sober but they need to lift you up on your journey.
5. Move your body for your mind.
Exercise is therapy. Exercise has been my go to since day one of my journey, even if it meant just getting out for a walk in those early days. Now I workout most days and push myself with weights and cardio and have even signed up to the Manchester Hyrox in January! Mentally it just keeps me on track and if you want more proof just read these stats……..
Exercise releases natural mood boosters (serotonin, dopamine, endorphins).
Just 15 minutes a day can reduce depression risk by 26%.
Movement reduces anxiety by up to 30%.
Improves sleep by 65%, which massively boosts mood.
Regular exercisers have 43% fewer low-mood days.
6. Replace the glass with a ritual.
Mocktails, tea, AF fizz, whatever you fancy but one thing I have realised is the GLASS is more important than the drink! I still LOVE a gorgeous big glass even if its full of something simple like a sparkling water or diet coke – its all about the glass!
7. Celebrate every milestone.
Small or huge, acknowledge it all. At the start of my journey my goal was a sober Christmas and then 100 days, then 6 months, a year and every year after that! Celebrate your sober milestones with a little treat to YOU (or a big treat) I’m planning on a mini break next year for my ten years! This year I have finally got myself a coffee machine that I have wanted for ages – in the early days I would just have a day off work and go for lunch! Big or small celebrate it all! And don’t forget if you are looking for selfcare treats, I am your girl!
8. Educate yourself.
Keep learning, growing, and staying empowered. Our sober journeys are an ongoing path of self development and self discovery – podcasts, books, inspiring Instagram accounts, new challenges and pushing yourself out of that comfort zone is really what its all about.
9. Remember: you’re not losing anything, you’re gaining everything.
My sober journey really has been the gift that keeps on giving, I literally put down the glass and picked up a new life!! And you can do the same!
🍸 Mocktail of the Month: Glow & Berries Spritz
Ingredients:
- Sparkling water or alcohol-free fizz
- A splash of raspberry cordial or AF mulled wine cordial
- Frozen berries
- Fresh mint
- Ice
How to make it:
Fill your glass with ice, pour your fizz, add cordial, berries, and mint.
Refreshing, simple, and perfect for a cosy night in-all the festive vibes without the hangover!
✨ 5-Minute Gua Sha Facelift Ritual
I shared this demo on my socials earlier this month and had great feed back! From the drinking me who would very rarely wash her face at the end of the night (normally too drunk, tired or both!) I absolutely love having a good skincare routine and this is an essential part of mine!
Why I love it:
A Gua Sha routine helps reduce puffiness, softens tension, boosts circulation and gives you that natural “calm glow”. It’s a beautiful way to reconnect with yourself at the end of the day and even repeat a couple of positive affirmations as you do it.
📚 Motivating Read of the Month:
The Sober Diaries by Clare Pooley
When I started my sober journey, Clare’s words were like a lifeline – honest, funny, emotional and so real. She helped me feel seen, supported and understood in a way I didn’t even know I needed.
Clare has been one of my biggest inspirations, and I’m so honoured to be mentioned in the acknowledgements. It’s something I’ll always treasure.
If you’re sober or sober-curious, this book is uplifting, relatable and full of hope.
A beautiful reminder that life on the other side of alcohol is brighter, calmer and so much more you.
🌿 Glow With Tropic — Join My Team and share your sober glow!
If you love clean beauty, self-care and empowering other women, joining Tropic could be a life-changing next step – which came naturally to me after I got sober. At a time I was looking for toxin free beauty and skincare and really thinking about what I was putting on my skin and in my body, the business side of things was never planned! It all happened organically – which is what I love about it, zero pressure!
What you get when you join:
✨ The Tropic Starter Kit filled with bestselling skincare & our founding product, the gorgeous Body Smooth!
✨ 25% off all your own products
✨ Flexible – work online, in person or both. Zero targets or pressure, you have full control and can do as little or as much as you want to do!
✨ A supportive community of Glow Sisters – I have around 100 ladies on the team now and its all grown organically from customers who LOVE the products, and we have quite a few sober glow ladies on there now too!
✨ Personal guidance from me as your mentor – I will be with you every step of the way!!
If you’d love more info, just reach out, I’d love to support you on your Tropic Sober Glow Journey!
🎁 Tropic’s Give Back Friday Offer!
This months offer is truly special one of our most generous yet with something for you and our Charities! click the link below to find out more
👉 www.tropicskincare.com/angiefairclough
See You Next Month for lots of festive top tips for a sober Christmas to remember!
Thank you for being here and walking this journey with me.
Every month I’ll be dropping into your inbox with sober tips, self-care, skincare, mocktails and all the glow you need.
If you enjoyed this November edition, please share with your sober sisters and your socials. Don’t forget to leave a comment or send me a message to let me know what you think – I love hearing from you.
Please check out my linktree https://linktr.ee/soberglowgetter and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/soberglowgetter/ for other ways to connect. I am here for you at every step of your sober glow journey.
Keep glowing 🌟
Love Angie xx
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