{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64c105ce6e0909001188b2c1/68679e61df24fe9eb610fa44?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Pt 3: The Surprising Joys of Alcohol Free Living | Lauren McQuistin","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/64c105ce6e0909001188b2c1/1751621102606-82408c65-7120-40cc-99ac-f450939c9985.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In part three, Lauren McQuistin and Dr Alex George discuss the joys of alcohol-free living, how to combat loneliness when first becoming sober and why you don’t have to give up fun when giving up alcohol.</p><p><br></p><p>Plus, Lauren shares the importance of realising that there is no ‘ideal’ version of yourself and reveals why we need to stop demonising boredom.</p><p><br></p><p>Follow <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/brutalrecovery/reels/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@brutalrecovery</a> and pre-order Lauren’s book <a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/No-Lost-Causes-Club-Recovery/dp/0008685169/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1QZ3X6QBNVFA4&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.YeKRP7kIXDJ_oMUecUDb1Q.upEjYX4AEmABCSop_SE2DLxmZHRulU3gjiVTucfQ64Y&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=lauren+mcquistin&amp;qid=1751470944&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=lauren+mcquistin%2Cstripbooks%2C78&amp;sr=1-1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">‘No Lost Causes Club: An Honest Guide to Recovery, and How To Find Your Way Through It’</a></p><p><br></p><p>Preorder Happy Habits <a href=\"https://amzn.to/441QAdd\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow the podcast on Instagram <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thestompcast/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@thestompcast</a></p><p><br></p><p>Get the new, pocket guide version of <a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1804193119?crid=T3ISSI6K6G5Y&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.UH-Iw5U5HwK3e-6VU87yPw.G3BkTH5UxxsmpSybUhiKtPSYhPKUQbDUwhUDRev10oU&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=9781804193112&amp;nsdOptOutParam=true&amp;qid=1732874423&amp;sprefix=9781804193112,aps,74&amp;sr=8-1&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=octopus-author-21&amp;linkId=54ed4e7d1010bd285993d76023aaeb47&amp;language=en_GB&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Mind Manual</a> now</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://bemettle.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Download Mettle</a>: the mental fitness app for men</p>","author_name":"Dr Alex George"}