Mountainside Launches “Sober Curious 101”: A Virtual Group Workshop for Mindfully Exploring Your Alcohol & Cannabis Use

Published on January 10, 2025
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Canaan, CT – Mountainside Treatment Center, a world-class provider of comprehensive behavioral healthcare, introduces “Sober Curious 101,” a group workshop held over four weekly online sessions starting February 4th from 6:30-7:30pm. The workshop guides individuals on a mindful exploration of their relationship with alcohol and cannabis, helping them discover a balance that aligns with their values and goals.

“Mountainside believes in multiple pathways to healing and Sober Curious 101 is a reflection of this philosophy,” says Jana Wu LCSW, Senior Moderator of Sober Curious 101. “As we begin the new year, this course is an opportunity to explore sobriety as a flexible, lifestyle-oriented choice rather than a strict abstinence adherence.”

In the United States, young adults are engaging in mindful drinking and becoming more health conscious. According to a Gallup poll, researchers found that the number of younger adults who say they drink has fallen from 72 percent to 62 percent over the last two decades. What initially began as temporary abstinence challenges, like “Dry January” or “Sober October,” has led many people to make permanent lifestyle changes.

Led by licensed clinical specialists, Mountainside’s Sober Curious 101 workshop is offered online and in-person at their outpatient location in Ramsey, NJ. The group workshop aims to help individuals:

  • Examine the factors that influence a person’s alcohol and cannabis use.
  • Understand how substances affect different aspects of their life such as health, sleep, and relationships.
  • Learn strategies for practicing mindfulness and drinking moderately.
  • Join a supportive community of like-minded individuals.
  • Build an action plan with specific, intentional goals to help you succeed.

Sober Curious 101 participants will leave the course with a clearer understanding of their relationship with substances and an action plan to help them take immediate steps toward supporting their overall well-being.

For more information and to register, please visit:  https://www.sobercurious101.com/

Mountainside Treatment Center

Mountainside believes that everyone is capable of achieving recovery. Compassionate, best in class staff provides comprehensive treatment with a holistic approach for you and your loved ones delivered in-patient, out-patient and virtually. This has been our approach since our founding in 1998, positively reshaping the lives of over 20,000+ alumni. We do more because we care more. We believe in every one of our clients who walks through our doors – before they believe in themselves. We see the strengths and values in people that addiction often eclipses.  And we work to help clients discover these qualities so they can have fun and live a fulfilling life without substances. What’s more, we understand that addiction impacts the entire family. We are a leader in family programming to help members in their support for their loved ones in treatment.  Mountainside has been nationally recognized as one of the first to have ASAM 3.7, TJC and CARF accreditation as a leader in substance use disorder and drug and alcohol treatment. We encourage you to learn more about how we do more and care more at mountainside.com.

Contact: 888 200 7460 / communications@mountainside.com