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Catherine Gray

Catherine Gray is a British nonfiction writer whose books explore sobriety, addiction, singledom, and everyday wellbeing. Best known for The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober, she has also written Sunshine Warm Sober and The Unexpected Joy of Being Single. Her books have sold over half a million copies in English-speaking territories and been translated into nine languages. ((https://www.hachette.co.uk/contributor/catherine-gray/))

Biografía y Trayectoria del Autor

Catherine Gray, who publishes as Catherine Simone Gray, is an American writer and educator whose work is rooted in Mississippi, where she has lived since puberty. Her biography is marked by a major early rupture: in 2009, during her senior year of college, she left a sexually and psychologically abusive relationship that had lasted four and a half years. In the years that followed, she married, taught writing in rural Mississippi, built a reputation as a skilled classroom teacher, and earned an M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Mississippi. That combination of personal upheaval, formal study, and years in the classroom helped shape the reflective, teaching-centered voice that would later define her writing life. ((https://unsilencedwoman.com/start-here/?utm_source=openai))

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Because being sober truly is a totally unexpected joy
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But other than that, finding out about attachment styles was a true game-changer for me
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Because a clean conscience feels as good as freshly-washed sheets
-Trying to stop lying
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I have finally stopped failing at moderation, and started winning at being happy
-Dear friends-who-think-I-can-moderate
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I had a lot of social anxiety and when I quit I had to deal with that
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The reason I’m happy and everything is good is because I’m not drinking
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Drinking alcohol for health benefits is like eating burgers for the gherkins
-I’m surprised how happy I am after giving up alcohol
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In this country we treat alcohol like it’s another food group
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"Many people wonder if they can still have fun without alcohol… Gray tackles this misconception"

The New York Times

"Catherine Gray is an exceptional writer"

Huffington Post

"Catherine Gray manages to achieve what so many have struggled to do before her"

Joanne Bradford

"Gray's tale of going sober is uplifting and inspiring"

Evening Standard

"No other author writes about sober living with as much warmth or emotional range as Catherine Gray"

Dr Richard Piper

"Gray's fizzy writing succeeds in making this potentially boring-as-hell subject both engaging and highly seductive"

The Bookseller

"Catherine Gray really captures the FUN we can have in sobriety"

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