Veronica Valli - Soberful: Uncover a Sustainable, Fulfilling Life Free of Alcohol

Praise for Sober ful

Veronica gets it, and this book is the missing piece for people who want to live a vibrant life without alcohol. If youre questioning your relationship with alcohol in any way, this is the book you need right now. In straight-talking chapters filled with compassionate advice and accessible tools, Veronica delivers a message that is both hopeful and actionable.

Laura McKowen

bestselling author of We Are the Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life

I love Veronica Vallis new book for its clarity, approachability, and basic common sense. Persuasive without being preachy in the slightest, this is a fabulous book and essential reading for anyone wanting to kick the booze.

Lucy Rocca

founder of Soberistas, coauthor of The Sober Revolution: Women Calling Time on Wine OClock, and author of Glass Half Full: A Positive Journey to Living Alcohol-Free

Valli posits a new and different narrative about the perception of alcohol, its pervasiveness in our culture, and how it has historically (and systematically) affected our behaviors and belief systems. Soberful suggests that we can change our misguided beliefs about the benefits of alcohol by revising our perspective, learning a new language, and realizing the power of connection. Vallis Five Pillars of Sustainable Sobriety provide the inspiration and structure necessary for us to discover the root of the problem and attack it with gusto.

Laurie Dhue

National Recovery Advocate and former CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News anchor

Veronica Valli has written a comprehensive guide to getting sober. This simple, straightforward program will help anyone who applies it. Based on her years of experience as a therapist and coach, Veronica takes the reader through a process that will not just get them sober but help them live an empowered, expansive life. Highly recommended.

Sherry Gaba, LCSW

coauthor of Love Smacked and Infinite Recovery and the go-to expert on VH1s Celebrity Rehab

For those of us who happened upon the cyber-sober sphere in and around 2010, Veronica Valli was already a bit of a legend in the recovery blogging space. A woman in long-term recovery herself, Veronica has always excelled at delivering a no-nonsense, inclusive, and easy-to-understand message to people either exploring their relationship with alcohol or trying to save their lives from alcohol destruction. Being a skilled therapist helps her hammer home the simple truthlife is better when we show up for it fully present. This book is a distillation of decades of Veronicas work and is a welcome addition to the burgeoning literature devoted to recovery from behavioral health issues.

Dawn Nickel, PhD

founder of SHE RECOVERS Foundation

Soberful, the new book by my friend Veronica Valli, is a discussion of the great big sober secret: you can get to the land of fun, excitement, belonging, connection, relaxation, rewards, and romance without alcohol. Sober does not mean somber; it simply means awake to all that life has to offer. This book will walk you through the process, answer questions, and open your eyes to new possibilities.

Mary Gauthier

Grammy-nominated American folk singer and author of Saved by a Song

With over 21 years of sobriety, Veronica is an oracle of all things alcohol-free and shows that happy and sustainable sobriety is not only possible but wonderful too.

Millie Gooch

founder of the Sober Girl Society and author of The Sober Girl Society Handbook

Recovery is a lifestyle, and Veronica Valli has established herself as a leading ambassador of this beautiful lifestyle. Soberful provides readers with practical solutions for trying on a new pair of glasses in their approach to life, addressing many of the common fears and roadblocks that people face along the way. I am proud to add Soberful as the latest book to my recovery library, and I will be enthusiastically recommending it to my clients, students, and members of my recovery circles.

Jamie Marich, PhD

author of Trauma and the 12 Steps: An Inclusive Guide to Enhancing Recovery and founder of the Institute for Creative Mindfulness and the Dancing Mindfulness approach to expressive arts therapy

Soberful is an insightful read for anyone seeking change in their relationship with alcohol. Veronica Vallis personal and professional expertise combine to give her a level of compassion and wisdom that informs and resonates.

Jean McCarthy

author of UnPickled Holiday Survival Guide and The Ember Ever There and host of The Bubble Hour podcast

Soberful is a great road map from a sober legend who knows the pitfalls and the joys of the sober path, which gently and expertly guides you through the transitions of early sobriety to a place of happy and sustainable sobriety. This book is going to help so many people to embrace a sober and full life.

Kate Baily

coauthor of Love Yourself Sober

In Soberful, author Veronica Valli offers a gentle self-accepting path forward to live the life you crave, one that substances have robbed you of feeling you actually deserve. The practical steps in this book to help you rediscover a meaningful sober life make this an indispensable guide for those who want to take the first step and also for those who work in the recovery field.

Alina Frank

cofounder of EFT Tapping Training Institute and author of How to Want Sex Again

A must-read for anyone who is concerned about their own drinking or someone elses. Wise, simple, practical advice written with compassion and genuine concern.

Joe Schrank

clinical social worker, founder of The Fix, and executive editor of The Small Bow

Veronica is the voice of wisdom we all need in the ever-growing jungle of alcohol addiction and recovery books. She is an accomplished professional with years of education, training, and practice, who also has personal experience living a healthy, vibrant life without alcohol for twenty-one years. If you are questioning your relationship with alcohol, this book offers you clear guidance for making sense of this relationship. With the Five Pillars of Sustainable Sobriety, Veronica has developed a sustainable program for shifting your mindset, doing the work, and truly transforming your life.

Lynn Matti

clinical psychotherapist, addiction specialist, and host of The Sober Therapist podcast

Refreshing, hopeful, and compassionate. Veronica has a gift for breaking down the true key to lasting sobriety and creating logical guidelines that make achieving it possible for anyone who reads this book. No overwhelming science jargon, just understandable and truthful concepts to help you get where you want to go.

Kelly Fitzgerald Junco

founder of Sober Seorita

Veronica Valli

Sounds True

Boulder, CO 80306

2022 Veronica Valli

Foreword 2022 Chip Somers

Sounds True is a trademark of Sounds True, Inc.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission from the author(s) and publisher.

Published 2022

Book design by Linsey Dodaro

BK06263

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