I AM Liisa, a 59-year-old university researcher and teacher. I must have realised a dozen years ago that I was drinking too much alcohol. I HAD been almost sober until I was 40, but divorce, hard times in life and the awakening of traumatic childhood memories...
Traditionally, workplaces in FINLAND have offered help for alcohol problems at the point where the problem is visible and needs to be addressed. Treatment options have included referral to occupational health and possibly disconnection or institutional care. At the same time, there are a large number...
Kaarina joined the Free yourself from wine with ease and joy online course at the turn of the year. He now tells his sobriety story: how his alcohol problem developed, and how he managed to break free from alcohol. I realized I had a drinking problem...
Joonas*, 42, started on the Soberist online course in December 2022. Joonas is a working family man who values a healthy lifestyle and exercises regularly. He is also addicted to alcohol. Joonas' story is unusual in that he had once woken up to his alcohol problem...
