Main content
Going sober
Talks with a personal dimension. Clare Pooley was a working mum and loved a bottle of wine...or three. Her love of drink began to get in the way of her love of life.
Clare Pooley was a working mum and loved a bottle of wine...or three. Her love of drink began to get in the way of her love of life.
The realisation that alcohol was no longer her best-friend caused her to break up with it.
This wasn't easy she says in a society that celebrates, commiserates and procrastinates using alcohol.
But the ensuing breakup showed her how being sober can be just as much fun if not more than being drunk.
Last on
Wed 22 Aug 201820:45
BBC Radio 4
Broadcast
- Wed 22 Aug 201820:45BBC Radio 4
Change a light bulb, check your emails...
Podcast
![]()
Four Thought
Series of thought-provoking talks on topics that affect culture and society.





