{"id":20747,"date":"2025-01-24T13:59:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T14:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=20747"},"modified":"2025-01-24T15:26:55","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T15:26:55","slug":"what-happens-after-dry-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=20747","title":{"rendered":"What Happens After Dry January?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Here\u2019s how to make the most of what you\u2019ve learned.<\/p>\n

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Laura Van Antwerp tried Dry January for the first time 11 years ago. Like many who participate in this monthlong sobriety challenge<\/a>, she reveled in the immediate benefits: She slept better, went to the gym more often and saved money.<\/p>\n

But as February approached, Ms. Van Antwerp felt excited \u2014 \u201cmaybe overly excited,\u201d she admitted \u2014 to drink again. She would be traveling to Southeast Asia for a six-week trip, and she imagined sipping a glass of wine in Bangkok when she got off the plane.<\/p>\n

\u201cI couldn\u2019t even wait that long,\u201d Ms. Van Antwerp, 40, said. \u201cI ended up drinking at the airport and getting too drunk right out of the gate.\u201d<\/p>\n

While people like Ms. Van Antwerp tend to put thought and effort into planning for a month of sobriety (and slogging through it), they don\u2019t necessarily consider the off-ramp \u2014 and what they want to take away from the experience. \u201cThat\u2019s one of the most important parts of the month,\u201d said Gillian Tietz, host of the \u201cSober Powered\u201d podcast, \u201cand something a lot of people don\u2019t think too much about.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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But research suggests<\/a> that people who participate in Dry January tend to be more concerned about their drinking habits during the rest of the year than those who don\u2019t. So we spoke to several addiction specialists and sober influencers about how to wind down the month and embrace mindful drinking in the future<\/a>.<\/p>\n