ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Why I wrote Practical Sobriety
My name is Coby Grace.
I struggled for years trying to solve my own problems with alcohol.
This book is about how I found my way through.
CONTINUING WAS NO LONGER AN OPTION
My story
As I approached forty, the problems I had with alcohol were exploding in my face. Continuing was no longer an option.
Once I seriously tried to stop, I realised something: I couldn’t. I’d stop, get better, then delude myself into thinking I could go back. Be normal. Control it.
I couldn’t. Of course I couldn’t.
It took me years to get the message. But when I finally did, I moved on to the next question: if I wasn’t in control of this thing, then who the hell was?
That sent me on a quest for understanding—understanding myself, alcohol, and the environment I was living in.
I found answers. Lots of them.
And eventually, they set me free.
FROM EXPERIENCE TO BOOK
Clarity. Strategy. Sobriety.
My professional life—when I could keep my shit together—was all about teaching, sharing and writing.
Once I broke free, I knew I had to share what I’d learnt. And so I did, in the best way I knew how.
Practical Sobriety is the result.
It follows the same path I eventually followed:
01
Clarity
Understand where you are and what keeps pulling you back.
02
Strategy
Turn that understanding into a practical approach to recovery.
03
Sobriety
Put it into practice as your needs and capabilities change.
This is how I found my way through.
Practical Sobriety gives you a framework for finding yours.
BEGIN HERE
Start with understanding
Read the opening sections and all eight chapters of Part One: Clarity, free online or as an EPUB.