My guest this week is the inspirational Catherine Gray. Catherine is an award-winning writer and editor and her debut book, The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober, was a Sunday Times top 10 bestseller. Since then she has published two more books, The Unexpected Joy of the Ordinary and the critically acclaimed Unexpected Joy of Being Single. This episode is all about alcohol, the social constructs that exist around our drinking culture, the rise of sobriety and our fear of being seen as boring. We learn all about Catherine’s journey from alcoholic to teetotaller and she proves that we don’t need alcohol to be happy. She lets us all in on how sobriety has transformed both her mental and physical health. So for those looking to start 2021 in a mindful way, this might be just what you need to hear. *** Life and Soul is hosted by Emma Forbes, produced by Georgie Rutherford and Georgie Futong and edited by Steve Campen. If you’re looking for more content by Emma, please take a look at her new website which is a curation of everything she loves in life - from fashion and food to health & wellbeing:  https://www.byemma.co/ Follow us: @byemma.forbes @emmaforbeslifestyle Follow Catherine: @unexpectedjoyof Catherine’s book: The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober We would also love to hear from you so feel free to send us an email if you enjoyed this episode to hello@byemma.co