LA SOBRIÉTÉ

AN ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO EMBRACING SOBRIETY FOR THE GOOD OF YOUR HEALTH.

When many of us hear the word sobriety, we tend to think of abstaining from something or depriving ourselves of it. This book sets out to show us that going sober doesn't have to mean missing out on anything, whether we're choosing to abstain completely or enjoy in moderation—because there's a way to make sobriety easy, fashionable and fun. All we have to do is open our eyes and our hearts to embrace a life free from excess. We live in a society of overconsumption and are led to believe not only that we must look outside ourselves to find happiness, but that we always need more in order to be happy. As a result, we feel pressure to fill the voids in our lives with substances and other forms of excess such as food, gambling, work, toxic relationships and technology. In this informative book written in an approachable and empathetic style, the author reflects on the pleasures of choosing to be sober and draws on her own experience to engage readers in a conversation with themselves to encourage them to explore their relationship to what they consume and gain awareness of any self-destructive behaviour.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Why talk about sobriety?
Chapter 1. Defining sobriety
Chapter 2. Defining addiction
Chapter 3. Behaviour, emotions and fears
Chapter 4. Beliefs and perceptions
Chapter 5. Young people and curiosity
Chapter 6. Motivation and discipline
Chapter 7. Truth or consequence
Chapter 8. Reconnecting
Chapter 9. Life after excess
Chapter 10. Spirituality
Chapter 11. A meaningful life
Conclusion

Actress Eliane Gagnon is no stranger to TV or the big screen and has also worked as a screenwriter, director and producer. Her first book, Carnets de fuite (Running Away), a personal account of her struggles with sobriety, was published by Libre Expression in 2019.