Ze woont in Fullham, London, met haar Schotse man, drie kinderen, een hond en een plankje in de koelkast met alcoholvrij bier. She was educated at Roedean School[1] and Newnham College, Cambridge,[2] from which she graduated with a degree in Economics. There is such joy in not having to think about alcohol any more. It’s very difficult to give something up if you feel like you’re being deprived. But we turned our lives around, and you can too. Memoir #TheSoberDiaries and novel #TheAuthenticityProject clarepooley.com. I’ve learned that if you drink to blur all the difficult things in life, you blur all the good bits too. Des milliers de livres avec la livraison chez vous en 1 jour ou en magasin avec -5% de ⦠4. I know that, as an addict, I have to be really careful anything addictive, and that includes social media, and sugar! By the time I quit, I was drinking around ten bottles of wine a week. All those little things that make you feel ashamed – we’ve done them too. 6.What lessons have you learnt about life (and yourself) since your relationship with alcohol has changed? That blog led to a book, The Sober Diaries. To give you an idea of how hilarious she is, her bio reads “I think I can eat more crisps than you.’ This is not actually true. The husband has just bought a GIANT gas burning barbeque, so that’s the summer weekends sorted! Stephanie [5], In October 2018, it was announced that Pooleyâs fictional debut, The Authenticity Project, had been the subject of a six-way auction, with Transworld securing UK and Commonwealth rights, Penguin Random House acquiring the US rights, and foreign rights sold in 16 other languages.[6]. This is the Era of Women Over 40. Reviews âThe Authenticity Projectâ by clare pooley. Weekends are generally all about family time. Clare Pooley graduated from Cambridge University, and joined the heady world of advertising.By the age of thirty she was on the board, but by the time her third child was born she was burnt out, and left to spend more time with her children. Pooley is married to John Stevenson-Hamilton. Pooley lives in Fulham, London, with her husband, three children, and two border terriers. I have just read your article in the Sunday Mail. There is a whole world out there waiting to be discovered and with a clear head you will appreciate everything it has to offer. I’ve rediscovered the girl I was in my early twenties. Thank you Clare Pooley (VMG) Reply Delete. Talking books. We were scared too. I don’t actually regret our relationship at all – I learned a lot from it, and wouldn’t be where I am now without it. All those fears you have about quitting? She blogged under a pseudonym until the announcement of her first book deal in September 2017. Book review: The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley. I’m more patient, more present and less shouty. It’s fabulous. It’s so sad that so many of us feel the need to make excuses for not drinking and stay anonymous. Are YOU Authentic? Post was not sent - check your email addresses! For sober inspiration, it’s difficult to beat @soberupbuttercup. I have a real love-hate relationship with social media. Clare Pooley graduated from Newnham College, Cambridge and spent twenty years in the heady world of advertising before becoming a full-time mum. Author of The Sober Diaries (https://amzn.to/2Pg2EB6 on Amazon UK), Clare Pooley shares her experience of parenting sober! The book that was a real lightbulb moment for me, back in the early days, was Jason Vale’s Kick the Drink, Easily. Alcohol is the only drug you have to justify NOT taking. After all, my social media feed was littered with memes about ‘wine o’clock.’. This yearâs most talked about female headliner at Glastonbury was no millennial. Sheâs come a long way, baby.