465: Catherine Gray on The Lasting Joy of Being Sober

<p>Catherine Gray is a&nbsp;<em>Sunday Times Bestselling&nbsp;</em>author of five books, including&nbsp;debut smash hit&nbsp;<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/16850/9781912023387" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober</em></a><em>.&nbsp;</em>She’s sold well over a quarter of a million books and her books have now been translated into nine languages.&nbsp;She’s been sober since 2013. Catherine has also written about being single later in life and learning to appreciate the ordinary.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Eric and Catherine discuss her latest book,&nbsp;<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/16850/9781783253395" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sunshine Warm:&nbsp;Unexpected Sober Joy That Lasts</a></p><p>But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed.&nbsp;<a href="https://oneyoufeed.net/support" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month.&nbsp;</a>It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!</p><p>Catherine Gray and I Discuss The Lasting Joy of Being Sober and…</p><ul><li>Her book,&nbsp;<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/16850/9781783253395" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sunshine Warm:&nbsp;Unexpected Sober Joy That Lasts</a></li><li>The power of getting more specific with your gratitude lists</li><li>Being several years removed from addiction and in the advanced stages of recovery</li><li>Understanding that addiction doesn’t have to define you, but that it’s always there</li><li>No longer defining herself as an alcoholic after several years of sobriety</li><li>Addiction can be the difference between what you intend to do and what you actually do</li><li>How addiction is a spectrum and not black or white</li><li>The issues with labeling yourself as an addict</li><li>What matters most is asking yourself if your life would be better without the substance or behavi