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“Why are you participating in Dry January, you barely drink!” I hear my brother-in-law say. He then visits to encourage my 14-year-old daughter…
Book 'The addiction beyond' still current
In 1999 Jan Geurtz published the book 'The addiction beyond'. Now, so many years later, the book is still relevant and is read by many people who want to…
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Hello everyone, I sincerely hope that everyone has started the 40 alcohol-free days with hope. So I myself continued after January, so I already have a few weeks behind…
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It's Saturday morning, after another successful alcohol-free week! What I especially notice about myself is that I'm starting to feel more and more. Like opening the curtains. This feels very…
Laughter is really healthy
And, how will it fit? Are you still just as cheerful as before you participated in IkPas, or is your mood showing the first cracks and cracks? If you or…
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Previous Challenges and SMART (=Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Time-bound) Goals. My first alcohol break lasted no less than four years. Frankly, this period was born out of necessity rather than me…
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First introduce myself; I am Charlotte and mother of three sons and one daughter. With my job, a big family and a husband who flies, it's always hectic…
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My very first blog ever and never thought this would be about an alcohol-free period! I'm Renate, 49 and single mother of 3 wonderful teenagers. And since some…
Dealing with 'thirst' during a break
If your social appointments before your alcohol break were accompanied by a (generous) sip of alcohol, you will face this challenge at every drink, birthday or other social event with a non-alcoholic drink…
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First I will introduce myself. I'm Tamara and I'm 38 years old. A mother of a sweet six-year-old daughter, and together with…
The good feeling of stopping
We don't have to explain to you that temporarily not drinking alcohol has all kinds of benefits. This is also evident from studies among previous participants in IkPas. Yet saying 'no' feels like…
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Heavens, I signed up to write a blog (I've never used that word), but now that I'm invited to it, it's exciting. My name…
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