Write yourself calm

A workshop replay with Millie Gooch founder of Sober Girl Society and author of Hangxiety (coming Sept 2026) all about using writing as a tool to support your mental health and wellbeing. Millie will guide you through how writing can help you process emotions, find calm and unlock creativity.

In the workshop we will explore:

- Millie’s personal journey and how writing has helped her navigate big emotions

- Common myths about writing, what might be holding you back and why anyone can be a writer

- Four guided writing exercises (just bring a pen and paper!)

Whether you’re sober, sober-curious, a seasoned writer or someone who’s never put pen to paper come along for a gorgeous feel good evening and discover how writing can support your mental health. 

About Millie Gooch:

After years of partying and hangovers started taking a toll on her mental health, Millie gave up alcohol in February 2018, starting Sober Girl Society 7 months later. Having worked at Hearst Magazines for 5 years as a lifestyle journalist, Millie now writes about sobriety for various publications and her activism work around sobriety has been featured in Red, Stylist, The Telegraph, Refinery29, Elle, Cosmopolitan, UniLad, Bustle, Delish and many more! You can read some of her work HERE. In 2021, Millie Gooch published her first book The Sober Girl Society Handbook immediately topping the Amazon bestseller charts. Millie regularly works with brands both in and out of the non-alcoholic market such as Sainsbury’s, Anthropologie, Brewdog and Adidas. She has also presented at well known universities and organisations to promote a healthier drinking culture in the workplace and amongst students.  Millie is a proud charity ambassador for Alcohol Change UK.