What if New Year’s Eve didn’t end with a hangover… but with pride, clarity, and real connection?
In this episode of Sober & Lit, Susan and Ruby flip the script on New Year’s Eve and Dry January, inviting you to question everything you’ve been taught about celebration, alcohol, and “starting fresh.”

5 ideas to help you ring in the New Year—feeling clear, connected, and truly "lit" alcohol-free:

1. Question the champagne myth
   Who decided alcohol = celebration anyway? We unpack how culture, advertising, and tradition quietly shaped that belief—and how to loosen its grip.
2. Design your night on purpose
   From festive alcohol-free drinks to setting a simple intention, learn how to plan a New Year’s Eve you’ll actually feel proud of the next morning.
3. Try one night alcohol-free
   Not ready for “forever”? Perfect. Even one alcohol-free night can shift how you see yourself—and what’s possible.
4. NYE intention setting
   Visualize a night you actually want to remember.
5. Keep the fun (ditch the hangover)
   Games, laughter, real connection—yes, it’s all possible without booze. We share our favorite ways to keep the energy high.

Whether it’s your friggin’ first time or you’re already living alcohol-free, this episode will have you rethinking how you celebrate—and how you step into the new year.

Dry January isn’t about white-knuckling. Support, shared stories, and being witnessed change everything.

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