This dataset consists of 17 transcripts of semi-structured, in-depth interviews with women in 'early sobriety' (stopped drinking between 5 months and 2 years ago) in the UK. The research examines these former self-defined 'moderate to heavy' drinkers' experiences of stopping drinking, encouraging them to tell a story of their 'drinking pasts', 'sober present' and 'imagined futures'. The interviews cover experiences and motivations, strategies for sobriety, disclosure and relationships, and lifestyle changes. There is also a focus on the ways in which identities change in sobriety.This data collection comprises 17 in-depth, semi-structured interviews with women in the UK who self-define as former 'moderate to heavy' drinkers and have been sober for 5-23 months. The interviews explore women's journeys to sobriety, exploring past, present and future alongside women's changing relationships with themselves and others. Strategies for 'success' in early sobriety are also shared. The project sought to examine the ways in which women narrate and frame their journeys to sobriety.

Semi-structured, in-depth interviews with 17 former self-defined 'moderate to heavy' drinkers who stopped drinking between 5 and 23 months ago. The sampling process required that participants identified as female, were over 18 and felt relatively confident in their sobriety. Attendees at the coaching days were informed about the study beforehand and invited to take part in an interview at a convenient point during the coaching day. All interviews were recorded, transcribed and subjected to thematic analysis.