The Soberisti Team Introduces, part II: Piia Koivumäki How did you become involved with Soberisti?I followed Ira (Ira Koivu, founder of Soberisti) on social media for a couple of years and noticed that her views on alcohol addiction aligned closely with mine, especially as a highly...
The Soberisti Team Introduces: Kaarlo Simojoki Board Member & Advicor in Soberisti Oy Short CV: Addiction expert, addiction medicine specialist (MD). Formerly served as CEO and Medical Director at A-Clinic, and as a professor of addiction medicine at the University of Helsinki. Leads the development of occupational health...
A substance abuse problem can develop in secret over a long period of time. By the time a person is ready to seek help from occupational health services, the problem has often already progressed significantly. COMPANIES and communities rely too heavily on occupational health services to...
I AM Liisa, a 59-year-old university researcher and teacher. I realized about a 12 years ago that I was drinking too much alcohol. I hardly consumed alcohol before turning 40, but divorce, difficult times in life and the resurfacing of traumatic childhood memories from growing up in...
I would have needed Soberisti's services myself at the time, says Ira Koivu. TRADITIONALLY, workplaces in Finland have offered help for alcohol problems only when the issue has become visible and requires intervention. Treatment options have typically included referral to occupational health services and, in...
Kaarina joined Soberisti online course at the turn of the year. She now shares her sobriety story: how her alcohol problem developed, and how she managed to break free from alcohol. I realized I had a drinking problem after a couple of years of medicating my...
Joonas, 42, started Soberisti's online course in December 2022.* JOONAS is a working family man who values a healthy lifestyle and exercises regularly. However, he also struggles with alcohol addiction. Joonas' story is unusual in that he had once become aware of his alcohol problem and...
31.1.2023MIRJA*, 63, had been aware of her alcohol problem for over ten years. Her high position and notoriety in certain circles prevented her from going to occupational health services or seeking help, as she feared being exposed. Then one day, she saw a woman on...
Reader Response from Ilkka An uplifting piece of reader feedback from Ilkka arrived in Soberisti's inbox, who had read the news about the expansion of the Soberisti online coaching program to include men.We thank you for your feedback and for allowing us to publish it! "Hello!Last fall,...
(The text is an extract from a letter of encouragement to the participants of the Free yourself from wine with ease and joy online course. It is intended to provide peer support and tips for the first sober midsummer)Have a wonderful, sober Midsummer!! The first sober...
I had been living for years as a prisoner of alcohol. When I retired, my alcohol consumption got out of control. When I no longer had to think about going to work in the morning, drinking became an everyday occurrence. Sometimes I started already during the...
Tiina, 49, has been a soberist for a year. Tiina explains how she managed to get rid of alcohol, and how it affected her life....
Published 4/21 Tiina, 48, has been living sober since October 2020, when she quit alcohol. She is a successful entrepreneur, and her drinking was a concern to no one except for Tiina and her 17-year-old daughter. She didn’t get drunk in public, pass out in inappropriate places,...
"This works for me," says Liisa, 68, who has become sober through Soberist's online coaching. She has been a soberist for more than six months now and believes she will remain one. Only those close to Liisa know about her alcohol problem and that she no...
"You might be surprised at the many ways in which quitting alcohol can make a difference. I put the cap on in November 2015 after six years of reflection. The main reason I didn’t stop drinking alcohol earlier was that I thought a sober life would...
The 12-step world is predominantly a man's world. When you read the newspapers, it often feels like there’s no other path to sobriety. The Finnish alcohol treatment scene is first and foremost a man's world. Given that the male perspective significantly influences substance abuse policy, it's worth...
"242 Days of Sobriety Behind Me and a Whole New Life Has Begun" I AM a 58-year-old woman working in the healthcare field. When I was younger, my alcohol consumption was quite moderate, and that occasional drinking continued well into adulthood. HOWEVER, little by little, wine began...
The Easy and Joyful method I developed works and frees women from alcohol addiction, but some people find it scary and dangerous. If you haven't sobered up using, say, the 12-step method, then, according to them, you've sobered up wrong. WHEN I freed myself from alcohol...
