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25.01.2022 Just a friendly reminder that our SOBAR SMART sessions are on again at 5:30pm tomorrow! If you need a little help in building and maintaining motivation for your moderation goals, tips on how to cope with urges and cravings or how to find a lifestyle balance while managing big thoughts and feelings... Jump online and join us. We know it can be a little daunting to put it out there to strangers that you need assistance, but we promise, it's just a zoom with friendly faces in ...little boxes and a bunch of ideas that you can take away and try at home. Registration links on our events page... We'll be waiting for you!

24.01.2022 The new NHMRC alcohol guidelines have just been released and there are quite a few big changes. They've dropped the recommended maximum number of standard drinks per week down to 10 from 14 and for the first time they make a very clear statement about young people and advise no alcohol for anyone under the age of 18. https://www.abc.net.au//changes-alcohol-guidelin/12960196

23.01.2022 Check out this powerful piece, SOBER from Mitchell Canfield on recovery and mental health. For all of you who are doing the sober journey, we see you and are proud of you.

21.01.2022 The ACT Health system focuses on providing person-centred care that is timely, appropriate and effective. We want to learn more about real world issues LGBTIQ+ Canberrans are facing in their interactions with the ACT health system. This short survey aims to get a better understanding of the needs and priorities of the LGBTIQ+ community when accessing public health in the ACT. Your views and feedback will be used to inform a report on a proposed program of work for the public ...health system that aligns with the ACT Government’s Capital of Equality Strategy (2019-2023) and commitment to the LGBTIQ+ community. Expected time: 15 minutes https://bit.ly/32AYyvS

21.01.2022 Hey sobertarians, does anyone feel like sharing their story?

20.01.2022 Did you manage to catch the Global Mindful Drinking Festival at the end of last month? It was a cracker of a sober long weekend! We joined "Breakfast with Proud and Sober" to discuss all things booze (and other drugs) in the LGBTIQ+ community - both here at home and overseas - and why we drink and drug the way we do and how we can avoid the pitfalls as a cohort of communities as well as individually.

20.01.2022 Sex, dating, and intimacy while sober (or newly soberish) can often be a daunting affair for those of us who haven't had practice. But, these are all seriously important aspects of our lives - both physically and for feeling fulfilled in our psyches - and it's natural to feel vulnerable and shy about bringing someone into our personal space for the first, or even the one hundredth, time sober or without our usual crutches. If this sounds a little like you - check out The Sober Sexpert, Tawny Lara, and other delightful humans giving all the tips to quell those sober sexual nerves!

19.01.2022 It's really awesome to see the conversation around alcohol and addiction, and how we view it getting louder in Aussie media. Starts tonight, give it a watch and let us know your thoughts! https://www.sbs.com.au/programs/addicted-australia

18.01.2022 Join the Flux Study now and help our community response to COVID-19 and HIV. We need gay and bisexual men to tell us how COVID-19 has impacted their lives. https://www.flux.org.au/

17.01.2022 Have we got any TOMs in the crowd? Great ad and a great resources from FARE, we're particularly a fan of the 'Measure your pour" calculator!

17.01.2022 Can you help us? We’re conducting in-depth research into why we drink like we do, both as a nation and as our unique cohort of communities. This research will assist us to aid in policy development for LGBTIQ+ health needs, resource development for support services and messaging around alcohol, and how to harness its positive benefits while avoiding its pitfalls.... We would love for you to share your experience with one of the two surveys, there's one for our full time and part time drinkers and one for the sobertarians amongst us who no longer imbibe. If you would like to add your voice to ours please follow the below links. Sobertarians: evaluation.force.com/r/AHMresearchformer Drinkers: evaluation.force.com/r/AHMresearch

16.01.2022 Did you know it takes just 66 days to form a habit? For most Australians, lockdown lasted around 70 days. We’re joining the Alcohol and Drug Foundation to encourage all Australians to reflect on whether their COVID-drinking might have become a little habit. Visit littlehabit.com.au for information on how to recognise problem signs around drinking and find out more about what to do to turn your little habit around. #breakthehabit

12.01.2022 Our very own Caedz, joined the Global Mindful Drinking Festival recently and met up with the amazing humans from Sober Seekers’ Club, Rise Revolution, We Want To Be Better Podcast and SOBER MATES to discuss tips on navigating social situations sober and discuss how to empower yourself to feel comfortable and confident socialising sans booze. If you're in need of a little midweek inspiration on your moderation or sober goals, you can check out the recording on YouTube.

12.01.2022 Supported by the ACT Government's Capital of Equality Grants, " A Community in Isolation" is a single season podcast project comprised of 10 episodic interviews... with members of the ACT LGBTIQA+ community; aimed at capturing the oral history of LGBTIQA+ identifying individuals during periods of significant emotional, social, and psychological isolation. The demographic markers are quite broad; with a condition placed that interviewees must have been residing in the ACT during the Same Sex Marriage survery (2017) and are currently residing within the ACT at the point of interview to be eligible. Applications are open now and will close on the 30th of November 2020. Interviews will take approximately 2 hours and will be conducted either in person or online depending on COVID restriction requirements and current location of the interviewee. Parties who are interested in being interviewed can find out more via the website www.ciiactpodcast.com or through the application form: https://admin941980.typeform.com/to/QEhl27Cx

09.01.2022 Heading into the weekend and want to remain sober, or at least give moderation a good go? Check out this masterclass from Lyre's for some cheeky tips on how to whip up amazing AF drinks for you and your friends!!

09.01.2022 Great little clip from the super humans at Hello Sunday Morning featuring three quick signs that you may want to change up your relationship with drinking.

06.01.2022 We've got to say we've a little bit of a 'sober club' crush on Sober in the Country Ltd's Shanna Whan... she's super candid about her life and struggles and super passionate about changing our relationship with alcohol in rural areas where help is sorely lacking. It's incredible to watch the conversation around how we treat alcohol in Australia get louder and more poignant with her voice added. Have a listen to this amazing podcast recorded recently and remember it's always #OK2SAYNO to a drink.

05.01.2022 Quick tips for staying the path of moderation or alcohol free.

04.01.2022 Recovery, sobriety and moderation are a wide spectrum. There are so many stories and so many different roads that people can go down. Here at Sobar we focus on giving people the option to manage their own path. We believe in harm minimisation and in empowering the individual to find and use what fits for them. For all those people that have reached their own personal state of recovery, we are super proud and happy for you, and you should be too. If you are not where you want ...to be yet, don’t worry because setting goals, being kind to yourself, and utilising support networks can help you get there. Remember we're here to help so if you need just a tweak, a boost to your motivation or a little more of a push to crush your goals, come along and join a SOBAR SMART meeting.

01.01.2022 If you’re an LGBTIQ+ identifying person who lives in the ACT, or you live the surrounding regions and use public health services in the ACT, ACT Health wants to learn more about your experiences with the ACT health system. ACT Health is running a survey to better understand the needs and priorities of the LGBTIQ+ community when accessing public health care, and your feedback is important. To complete the 15 minute survey please visit: https://www.yoursaypanel.act.gov.au/c/r/lgbtiqhealth

01.01.2022 Sobertarians, what are your thoughts on this? Really heartening to see all the calls for more AF options in pubs and venues!