The Dry Challenge

How to Lose the Booze for Dry January, Sober October, and Any Other Alcohol-Free Month

By: Hilary Sheinbaum

Narrated by: Eileen Stevens

Trend journalist, on-air host, and lifestyle expert Hilary Sheinbaum explores the incredible life-changing benefits of abstaining from alcohol for one month and provides a comprehensive guide to help you tackle Dry January, Sober October, and other booze-free challenges.

For many people, the holidays bring too much fun, too much food, and too much booze. January can be the perfect time to embrace the new you—and it all starts with taking a break from the bottle . . . but this challenge isn’t limited to the month of January.

The Dry Challenge is ideal for anyone who wants to complete a dry month challenge, giving up all forms of alcohol—wine, beer, spirits and cocktails, including no shots, no low ABV cocktails, and absolutely no champagne toasts—for thirty-one days.

Whether you’re thinking of participating in Dry January, Sober October, or want to choose a time of your own, this book walks you step-by-step through one drink-free month, from making a plan to sharing the news with friends and family (and what to do when someone tries to sabotage it) to getting back on track if you slip up and have a drink (or two).

Hilary Sheinbaum covers essential topics and provides informative tips such as:

• “What You’ll Gain When You Lose the Booze”—a deep dive into the health benefits of living a month without booze.
• “Sober Month Support Squad”—how to enlist friends for support and combat social pressures from our current drinking culture.
• Fun non-boozy activities everyone can participate in, dating (without drinks), “zero-proof” drink recipes, how to throw a nonalcoholic shindig, and the new sober nightlife trend.

With interactive activities from prompts to checklists to recipes, The Dry Challenge is the ultimate guide to stay booze free for one month. Cheers to a whole new you!

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

Not Helpful

This book is written by And for 20. Somethings living in big cities. Not relatable to a 73-year-old woman living in a rural area with the same desire to have a dry month.

read something else

This books reads and sounds like it was written by and for a freshman in college. It is overly simplistic, with long, repetitive lists about concepts known to everyone: "go to the gym where you can lift weights, use a treadmill, attend a class, do yoga... some gyms even have a pool!!"

For a blinding flash of the obvious, read this book

In the first 20 minutes of listening, I had to suffer through multiple explanations of what a dry January is. Really? I got it the first time…

Unless your a newbie

I really expected or was hoping for more from this book. I would say one chapter was beneficial to me in the sense that I learned something new. So unless you are completely new to Dry (any-month) I wouldn’t recommend.